Assessment of Deviant Arousal in Adult Male Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Reyes, Jorge R.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Sloman, Kimberly N.; Hall, Astrid; Reed, Robert; Jansen, Greg; Carr, Sam; Jackson, Kevin; Stoutimore, Michael
Titel	Assessment of Deviant Arousal in Adult Male Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 39 (2006) 2, S.173-188 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
DOI	10.1901/jaba.2006.46-05
Schlagwörter	Stimuli; Research Design; Developmental Disabilities; Sexual Abuse; Criminals; Measurement Techniques; Human Body; Change; Therapy; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anreizsystem; Forschungsdesign; Entwicklungsstörung; Sexueller Missbrauch; Straftäter; Messtechnik; Menschlicher Körper; Wandel; Therapie
Abstract	Ten individuals, residing in a treatment facility specializing in the rehabilitation of sex offenders with developmental disabilities, participated in an arousal assessment involving the use of the penile plethysmograph. The arousal assessments involved measuring change in penile circumference to various categories of stimuli both appropriate (adult men and women) and inappropriate (e.g., 8- to 9-year-old boys and girls). This approach extends the existing assessment literature by the use of repeated measurement and single-subject experimental design. Data from these assessments were analyzed to determine if clear and informative outcomes were obtained. Overall, three general patterns of results emerged. Some participants showed differentiated deviant arousal or higher levels of arousal to specific inappropriate stimuli ("deviant" is a term used in the existing sex-offender literature to describe this type of arousal). Other participants showed undifferentiated deviant arousal, in which case they showed nonspecific arousal to inappropriate stimuli. The remaining participants showed no arousal to inappropriate stimuli but did show arousal to appropriate stimuli. Implications for assessment, treatment, and future directions are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 7 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10