17-4: Disorders of gender and sexual identity, sleep, impulse control, eating, post-traumatic stress
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 psychosexual gender identity disorders | Repeated desire to be of the opposite sex |
| sexual deviation | Paraphilia - abnormal sexual inclination or behavior |
| fetishism | Sexual urges involving the use of inanimate objects (fetishes) such as clothing, shoes, and underwear |
| nymphomania | Abnormal, excessive sexual desire in the female |
| pedophilia | Sexual thoughts or activity with children by an adult |
| satyriasis | Abnormal, excessive sexual desire in the male |
| sexual masochism | Paraphilia in which sexual gratification is derived from being humiliated or hurt by another |
| sexual sadism | Paraphilia in which sexual gratification is derived from humiliating or hurting another |
| transvestism | "Cross-dressing" |
| voyeurism | Disorder marked by recurrent sexual urges to watch unsuspecting people who are naked, disrobing, or engaging in sexual activities |
| zoophilia | Disorder involving sexual activity with animals |
| dyssomnias | Sleep disturbances involving amount, quality, or timing of sleep |
| insomnia | Inability to sleep |
| hypersomnia | Sleep disorder consisting of the need for excessive sleep |
| narcolepsy | Recurrent, uncontrolled, brief episodes of sleep |
| breathing-related sleep disorder | Sleep disruption due to a sleep-related breathing condition (sleep apnea) |
| parasomnias | Sleep disorder in which abnormal events occur during sleep |
| nightmare disorder | Repeated awakenings from sleep due to extremely frightening dreams |
| sleep terror disorder | Parasomnia marked by panic and confusion when abruptly awakening from sleep |
| sleepwalking | Recurrent episodes of arising from bed during sleep and walking about |
| impulse control disorder | Failure to resist a temptation to perform an act harmful to oneself or others |
| pathological gambling | Morbid preoccupation with gambling |
| kleptomania | Disorder consisting of episodes of stealing objects that are not needed for personal use or for their monetary value |
| pyromania | Deliberate and purposeful firesetting for personal gratification |
| anorexia nervosa | Eating disorder characterized by refusal or inability to maintain minimum normal weight |
| bulimia nervosa | Binge eating, followed by compensatory behavior such as self-induced vomiting or the use of diuretics and laxatives |
| post-traumatic stress disorder | Various psychological symptoms occurring after a traumatic event such as military combat, flood, fire, or an auto accident |
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