KPSC Staff Nurse - 2021
Mental Health Nursing
Easy
Practice of gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity.
Appeared in: KPSC Staff Nurse - 2021
Explanation
- Voyeurism is defined as the practice of achieving sexual arousal by observing unsuspecting individuals who are naked, in the process of undressing, or engaged in sexual activity.
- The term for this is also known as scopophilia.
- The core elements described in the question—gaining sexual pleasure from watching others who are naked or in sexual situations—directly match the clinical definition of voyeurism.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option A: Fetishism involves arousal from non-living objects or specific non-genital body parts, not from watching people.
- Option B: Transvestism involves sexual arousal from cross-dressing (wearing the clothes of the opposite gender). It does not involve watching others.
- Option C: Sexual sadism involves deriving pleasure from the physical or psychological suffering of another person. The focus is on inflicting pain or humiliation, not observation.
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Clinical Relevance
- Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Definitions of Paraphilic Disorders as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
- A nurse's role involves maintaining professionalism and a non-judgmental attitude while being aware of behaviors that could indicate a risk to others, especially non-consenting individuals.
- It is crucial to distinguish between a paraphilia (an atypical sexual interest) and a paraphilic disorder, which causes distress or involves harm. Most people with atypical interests do not have a disorder.
- What if? - If the observation is consensual between partners as part of their sexual activity, it is not considered voyeuristic disorder. The disorder specifically involves observing an 'unsuspecting' or 'non-consenting' person.
How to Approach the Question
- First, read the question carefully to identify the core action and context. The keywords are 'sexual pleasure,' 'watching others,' 'naked,' and 'sexual activity.'
- Next, analyze the options provided. Each option is a distinct psychiatric term for a specific paraphilia.
- Recall or look up the definition of each term.
- Match the definition from the question stem to the correct term. The act of 'watching' for sexual pleasure is the defining characteristic of voyeurism.
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Definitions of Paraphilic Disorders
- Stem keywords: sexual pleasure, watching others, naked, sexual activity
- Lead-in keywords: Practice of
- Negative lead-in flag: false
Question ID
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Reference Book
E6 Robert Boland, Marcia L. Verduin - Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry-Wolters Kluwer Health (2024) (pp 1-16525 of 16525) pp. 6737-6739, 15691-15693
E6 Kaplan Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry-2022 (pp 1-3768 of 3768) p. 1702-1704
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