AIIMS Raipur lecturer 2021
Mental Health Nursing
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Sexual gratification from actual or fantasized inanimate objects is known as:
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Explanation
- Fetishism is defined as a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from nonliving objects or a very specific focus on nongenital body parts.
- The question stem directly describes the core feature of fetishism: 'Sexual gratification from actual or fantasized inanimate objects'.
- Common fetish objects include items intimately associated with the human body, such as shoes, gloves, or undergarments.
- For a diagnosis of fetishistic disorder, these urges, fantasies, or behaviors must cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning for at least six months.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option A: Exhibitionism involves arousal from exposing one's genitals to an unsuspecting person, not from inanimate objects.
- Option C: Frotteurism involves arousal from touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person, usually in a crowded place. It does not involve inanimate objects.
- Option D: Voyeurism involves arousal from secretly observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity. The focus is on watching, not on objects.
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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 when encountering a patient with a paraphilic disorder is to maintain a professional, non-judgmental attitude to ensure the patient receives necessary medical care without stigma.
- If a patient's sexual behaviors involve non-consenting individuals (as in exhibitionism, frotteurism, voyeurism), the nurse has a responsibility to follow mandatory reporting laws and facility policies to protect public safety.
- What if? If a patient with fetishism reports that their urges are causing significant distress and interfering with their relationships and work, the correct nursing action is to facilitate a referral to a mental health professional for assessment and therapy. The focus shifts from simple identification to active intervention.
How to Approach the Question
- This is a factual recall question that tests your knowledge of psychiatric terminology.
- First, identify the key phrase in the question stem: 'sexual gratification from... inanimate objects'.
- Next, systematically review each option and match its definition to the key phrase.
- Option A, Exhibitionism, is about exposure.
- Option B, Fetishism, is about objects.
- Option C, Frotteurism, is about rubbing.
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Definitions of Paraphilic Disorders
- Stem keywords: Sexual gratification, inanimate objects
- Lead-in keywords: known as
Question ID
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Reference Book
E6 Kaplan Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry-2022 (pp 1-3768 of 3768) pp. 1694-1696, 1695-1697
E6 Robert Boland, Marcia L. Verduin - Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry-Wolters Kluwer Health (2024) (pp 1-16525 of 16525) p. 6729-6731
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