UPPSC-2021
Mental Health Nursing
Easy
The practice of gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity.
Appeared in: UPPSC-2021
Explanation
- Voyeurism is defined as achieving sexual gratification by observing unsuspecting individuals who are naked, in the process of undressing, or engaged in sexual acts.
- This definition directly matches the description provided in the question stem.
- The core feature is the act of 'peeping' or watching without the other person's knowledge or consent for the purpose of sexual arousal.
- It is also known as scopophilia.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option A: Fetishism involves sexual arousal from nonliving objects (e.g., shoes, underwear) or a highly specific focus on non-genital body parts, not from observing people.
- Option B: Transvestism (or Transvestic Disorder) involves sexual arousal from cross-dressing (wearing the clothing of the opposite sex). It does not involve watching others.
- Option C: Sexual sadism involves deriving sexual pleasure from the physical or psychological suffering of another person. The focus is on inflicting pain or humiliation, not on observing.
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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.
- Nurses must be able to conduct a non-judgmental sexual history to identify behaviors that cause distress or impairment, which is essential for accurate psychiatric assessment.
- It is critical to differentiate between a paraphilia (an atypical sexual interest) and a paraphilic disorder. A disorder is diagnosed only when the interest causes significant personal distress, impairs social or occupational functioning, or involves harm to non-consenting individuals.
- What if the person being watched is a consenting partner? This would be considered a shared sexual activity or preference, not voyeuristic disorder, as the key elements of 'unwitting' and 'non-consenting' are absent.
How to Approach the Question
- This is a factual recall question that tests your knowledge of psychiatric terminology.
- First, carefully read the definition provided in the question stem: 'gaining sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity.'
- Break down the key components: 'watching others' (observation), 'naked/sexual activity' (the context), and 'sexual pleasure' (the outcome).
- Evaluate each option against this definition.
- Recall the specific definitions of the paraphilias listed: Fetishism (objects), Transvestism (cross-dressing), Sexual Sadism (inflicting suffering), and Voyeurism (observing).
- Select the term that perfectly matches the act of observing unsuspecting others for arousal.
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Definitions of Paraphilic Disorders
- Stem keywords: sexual pleasure, watching others, naked, sexual activity
- Lead-in keywords: The 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) p. 6737-6739
E6 Kaplan Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry-2022 (pp 1-3768 of 3768) pp. 1702-1704, 1703-1705
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