Hormonal response to perceived emotional distress in incarcerated men with sexual sadism.
Hormonal response to perceived emotional distress in incarcerated men with sexual sadism.
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患有性虐待狂的被监禁男性对感知到的情绪困扰的荷尔蒙反应。
DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2021.111180
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Harenski,CarlaL
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Cazala,Fadwa;Zak,PaulJ;Beavin,LauraE;Thornton,DavidM;Kiehl,KentA;Harenski,CarlaL
Sexual sadists derive pleasure from humiliation, domination and infliction of pain on victims. They display increased penile arousal and activation of brain regions involved in sexual arousal and emotional states when viewing stimuli depicting individuals in physical distress. Neuroactive hormones modulate these regions, but it is unknown if sexual sadists also have endocrine responses to depictions of individuals in distress. The present study examined endocrine responses, elicited by viewing a video depicting an individual in extreme emotional distress, in incarcerated adult male sexual offenders (n= 23) with varying levels of sadistic traits. Sadism, was measured by the Severe Sexual Sadism Scale (SeSaS). Testosterone (T), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and oxytocin (OT) were assayed before and after participants watched a video depicting an individual in emotional distress. T responses to the video were significantly and positively associated with SeSaS scores. There were no significant associations between sexual sadism and OT or ACTH. Our findings provide physiological evidence of atypical processing of distress cues in sadism consistent with the role of testosterone in sexual arousal and aggressive behaviors. These findings have implications for the evaluation and treatment of sexual sadists.
