Describe the four major environmental risk factors for paraphilic disorders

What will be an ideal response?

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- family variables may contribute to paraphilias, including hostile family behaviors, poor attachment, and aggressive sexual activity within the home
- paraphilias may come from learning experiences by associating a paraphilic object with masturbation and orgasm
- people with a paraphilias often have cognitive distortions to justify or rationalize their sexual behavior
- cultural factors such as how tolerant a culture is of a particular unusual sexual behavior, like cross- dressing, affects the likelihood of a paraphilic disorder being diagnosed