Differential suppression of arousal by sex offenders with intellectual disabilities

Previous research that has evaluated the ability of sex offenders with intellectual disabilities (ID) to suppress sexual arousal has produced mixed results. The current study had 2 purposes: (a) to replicate prior research on arousal suppression by sex offenders with ID and (b) to evaluate whether i...

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Published in:Journal of applied behavior analysis 2014-09, Vol.47 (3), p.639-644
Main Authors: Walker, Stephen F., Joslyn, P. Raymond, Vollmer, Timothy R., Hall, Astrid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arousal
arousal assessment
Humans
instructions
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Intellectual Disability - rehabilitation
Male
Middle Aged
Photic Stimulation
sex offenders
Sex Offenses - psychology
suppression
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Previous research that has evaluated the ability of sex offenders with intellectual disabilities (ID) to suppress sexual arousal has produced mixed results. The current study had 2 purposes: (a) to replicate prior research on arousal suppression by sex offenders with ID and (b) to evaluate whether it is possible for offenders with ID to maintain arousal to nondeviant stimuli while suppressing arousal to deviant stimuli. Both participants were successful in suppressing arousal to deviant stimuli, and 1 participant was successful in maintaining arousal to nondeviant stimuli while suppressing arousal to deviant stimuli.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1002/jaba.142