Abnormal Psychology Exam 1 T S 1 1 Lecture 9 10 15 Taking Sides 1 1 Sunday August 23 2015 Should Hypersexual Disorder Be a Diagnosable Mental Disorder The academic community debates about whether or not hypersexual disorder is real The DSM IV and its update have both left sexual disorders out and also not included it in the appendage that requires additional research Yes Sexual Addiction Hypersexual Disorder and the DSM 5 Myth or Legitimate Diagnosis The Yes argument is based on older studies stating that increased access to internet pornography and hook up apps has made it easier than ever to access sex It s not about the physical feelings of sex it s about the bubble effect in which the sex addict experiences euphoric mental bene ts such as dissociation from depression anxiety life stressors and past trauma Anticipatory state is better than the physical outcomes in the same way that gambling addicts say that playing is better than winning No Is Sex Addiction a Legitimate Disorder Primarily makes references to his own book Argues that the sex addiction industry is not based on evidenced studies Ends article with Re ection How should clinicians respond to a client seeking help for sexual behavior considered excessive by the client When the behaviors are majorly affecting the clients life in much the same way as a diagnosis of drug or alcohol addiction is treated except instead of shooting up the behaviors are risky sexual encounters excessive masturbation and or repeated seemingly uncontrollable activities related to obtaining the sexual high What criteria should professionals use in determining whether sexual behavior is excessive to the point that it would meet the criteria for mental disorder 1 Sunday August 23 2015 When the disorder person is not able to choose between engaging in an undesirable sexual act and keeping a job keeping a signi cant other managing healthy relationships with children friends And when a web of carefully constructed lies has been built around the undesirable behaviors What are your thoughts about David Ley s assertion that there is a sex addiction industry which is responsible for promoting the diagnosis and treatment of hypersexuality disorder Of course there is a sex addiction industry the same could be argued for all other mental disorders The industry is not solely responsible for promoting the diagnosis The industry is based on what little research has been conducted and it reports and sensationalizes the disorder as much as any other disorder Think about the media s portrayal of multiple personality disorder which no longer goes by that name What factors may have played a role in in uencing the editors of the DSM 5 to ultimately drop hypersexual disorder from the nal version of the manual The pushback from the psychology community deciding to omit and then adding it when more evidence has been conducted is better than being wrong again gay as a disorder What kind of research could be developed to assess the validity of hypersexuality disorder Surveys between people who feel like their sexual desires are disorders and people who state that their desires are normal Look for signs regarding a preference for the anticipation faze and other signs as mentioned in the Weiss s article Brain scan studies participants engage in the use of sexual media porn literature dopamine levels are measured in addition to the brain Activity in the frontal part of the brain would suggest that the person is engaged whereas no activity in the front would be the bubble effect Class Lecture 9 10 15 Biological Psychological and Sociocultural social circles and situations concentric circles of in uence family friends roommates school society biopsychosocial These three contribute to abnormal Delusion false belief hallucination false perception 2 Sunday August 23 2015 Diathesis vulnerability DNA coding based on genetic past Psychotic extreme behavioral deviance mentally emotionally physically Andrew Internal bugs ingested insecticide Biological grandfather s psychiatric hospitalization use of LSD stopped training as an athlete consumption of raid emotional stressors Sociocultural cut from baseball team girlfriend breaks up with him nding no help outside immediate family friends are no goods LSD friends instead of athletes Psychological inner emotions stress self care any big changes Childhood experiences Greek Family Failing out of school Bodily affect mood cognition eating sleeping medications family history exercise Hormonal changes toxins Concordance Rate likelihood that second twin will develop anything i e schizophrenia after rst twin does Answer exposure to different sociocultural factors Jacket of protection protective factors diet more love from a parent Cardiac Dyskinesia drooling lose of mouth functions 3