Sex Offending and Sexual Appetite: The Clinical and Theoretical Relevance of Hypersexual Desire

Kafka, Martin P.

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“…Although phallometric assessments do not appear to provide strong evidence for a significant role of ''sexualization'' (i.e., sexual preoccupation, sexual compulsivity, hypersexuality, and sexual deviance) in sexually coercive behavior, other data do support the hypothesis that some aspect of sexual drive or sexual appetitive behavior is a critical component both in sexual aggression (Ellis, 1993;Malamuth, 1998) and in other ''volitional impairments'' of sexual behavior (Kafka, 1997(Kafka, , 2003Kafka & Hennen, 2003). A number of investigations have found that sexually coercive males have consensual sex at an earlier age and have more consensual sex partners than do non-coercive males (Abbey, McAuslan, & Ross, 1998;Abbey, McAuslan, Zawacki, Clinton, & Buck, 2001;Kanin, 1985;Koss & Dinero, 1988;Malamuth, Linz, Heavey, Barnes, & Acker, 1995;Malamuth, Sockloskie, Koss, & Tanaka, 1991;Senn, Desmarais, Verberg, & Wood, 2000).…”

Section: Role Of Sexualization In Coercive Sexualitymentioning

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Is a Diagnostic Category for Paraphilic Coercive Disorder Defensible?

Knight

2009

Arch Sex Behav

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There is a proposal to establish a paraphilic coercive disorder as a new paraphilia in the DSM-V. The empirical data do not, however, support the hypothesis that a distinct syndrome exists that comprises males who are sexually aroused by the coercive elements of rape per se. Purported evidence for this syndrome has centered on the results of phallometric studies. Higher plethysmographic responses of rapists to coercive rape scenarios may, however, be better explained by the failure of coercive elements to inhibit arousal to sexual aspects of the stimuli rather than by arousal specifically to the coercive elements. In addition, sexual fantasies about forcing sex and about struggling victims are highly correlated with sadistic fantasies and have not been shown to identify a syndrome that can be discriminated from sadism. Finally, taxometric evidence strongly supports the hypothesis that the underlying components of rape are distributed as dimensions and do not constitute a separate taxon. Consequently, the criteria purported to categorize rapists into the proposed syndrome would have to be arbitrarily determined. Not only does there seem to be little empirical justification for the creation of this new syndrome, the inclusion of this disorder among the paraphilias would have serious potential for misuse. It would imply endorsement of Paraphilia, NOS, nonconsent, which is currently inappropriately employed in civil commitment proceedings to justify commitment.

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Section: Role Of Sexualization In Coercive Sexualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Is a Diagnostic Category for Paraphilic Coercive Disorder Defensible?

Knight

2009

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“…The phenomenon of hypersexuality has been discussed from various perspectives, including sexual addiction (Carnes, 1986;Goodman, 1993Goodman, , 2001Leedes, 2001;Myers, 1995;Ragan & Martin, 2000;Schwartz & Brasted, 1985), sexual compulsivity (Coleman, 1987(Coleman, , 1991(Coleman, , 1992(Coleman, , 2003Cooper & Lebo, 2001;Quadland, 1985;Travin, 1995;Weissberg & Levay, 1986), sexual dependency (Wan, Finlayson, & Rowles, 2000), sexual impulsivity (Barth & Kinder, 1987;Gabbard & Bennett, 2005) and hypersexuality (Brandell & Nol, 1992;Finlayson, Sealy, & Martin, 2001; Kafka, 1997Kafka, , 2001Kafka, , 2003Orford, 1978;Reid, 2007;Reid & Carpenter, in press;Rinehart & McCabe, 1997, 1998Salzman, 1972). Although there is disagreement about what the phenomenon should be labelled, there does appear to be a general consensus that a substantial number of patients are experiencing signifi cant distress and consequences due to a pattern of persistent, intense sexual urges, thoughts and behaviours that are interfering with activities of daily living (Coleman, Raymond, & McBean, 2003).…”

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Coping strategies used by hypersexual patients to defend against the painful effects of shame

Reid¹,

Harper²,

Anderson³

2009

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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This article reports the findings of a study investigating coping strategies used by hypersexual patients (n = 71), compared with a control group (n = 73), in their attempts to defend against shame. Coping strategies were measured using the Compass of Shame Scale (CoSS) and hypersexual behaviour was measured by the Hypersexual Behavior Inventory (HBI). A multivariate analysis of variance of between-group differences was significant, and examination of post hoc univariate tests revealed that the sample of hypersexual patients defended against shame with higher levels of withdrawal and higher tendencies to attack self and others when compared with the control group. The effect sizes of these differences were moderate to large. A categorical analysis of the patient group indicated that the greatest percentages of elevated shame scores were clustered on the Withdrawal and Attack Self subscales of the CoSS. Between-group differences on the Avoidance subscale of the CoSS were not significant. The results of this study are discussed as they pertain to clinical practice, and future recommendations for research are offered.

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“…Kafka's definition included all sexual outlets: intercourse with a regular partner, along with masturbation, protracted promiscuity, and paying for sex. Daily orgasm was necessary but not sufficient for Kafka's definition of hypersexuality; to be problematic, the high frequency of total sexual outlets also required significant sexual pre-occupation and adverse psychosocial consequences (Kafka, 1997(Kafka, , 2003. Kafka's (1997Kafka's ( , 2003 definition is promising, but it is always difficult to define unusual behavior (in the statistical sense) as pathological.…”

Section: High Rates Of Sexual Behavior As a Distinct Disorder (Hypersmentioning

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“…Daily orgasm was necessary but not sufficient for Kafka's definition of hypersexuality; to be problematic, the high frequency of total sexual outlets also required significant sexual pre-occupation and adverse psychosocial consequences (Kafka, 1997(Kafka, , 2003. Kafka's (1997Kafka's ( , 2003 definition is promising, but it is always difficult to define unusual behavior (in the statistical sense) as pathological. Even if the behavior is rare, and the people engaging in the behavior show distress or impairment, the behavior could still be simply "different."…”

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High Rates of Sexual Behavior in the General Population: Correlates and Predictors

2006

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We studied 2450, 18-60-year-old men and women from a 1996 national survey of sexuality and health in Sweden to identify risk factors and correlates of elevated rates of sexual behavior (hypersexuality) in a representative, non-clinical population. Interviews and questionnaires measured various sexual behaviors, developmental risk factors, behavioral problems, and health indicators. The results suggested that correlates of high rates of intercourse were mostly positive, whereas the correlates of high rates of masturbation and impersonal sex were typically undesirable. For both men and women, high rates of impersonal sex were related to separation from parents during childhood, relationship instability, sexually transmitted disease, tobacco smoking, substance abuse, and dissatisfaction with life in general. The association between hypersexuality and paraphilic sexual interests (exhibitionism, voyeurism, masochism/sadism) was particularly and equally strong for both genders (odds ratios of 4.6-25.6). The results held, with a few exceptions, when controlling for age, being in a stable relationship, living in a major city, and same-sex sexual orientation. We conclude that elevated rates of impersonal sex are associated with a range of negative health indicators in the general population.

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Sex Offending and Sexual Appetite: The Clinical and Theoretical Relevance of Hypersexual Desire

Cited by 72 publications

References 63 publications

Is a Diagnostic Category for Paraphilic Coercive Disorder Defensible?

Is a Diagnostic Category for Paraphilic Coercive Disorder Defensible?

Coping strategies used by hypersexual patients to defend against the painful effects of shame

High Rates of Sexual Behavior in the General Population: Correlates and Predictors

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