The police had a busy day in one small town. They arrested one man for exposing parts of his sexual anatomy to a group of elderly ladies at the garden show around noon. Then, around nine o'clock that night, they caught a young man hiding up in a tree and looking into a woman's bedroom while she was undressing. The man at the garden show most likely has the psychosexual disorder known as ________, while the man up the tree would be diagnosed with ________.

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The man at the garden show displaying his sexual anatomy to others is exhibiting behavior consistent with exhibitionism, which involves exposing oneself to unsuspecting strangers. The man in the tree watching someone undress without their knowledge is engaging in voyeurism, which involves obtaining sexual pleasure from observing unsuspecting individuals who are naked, in the process of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity.

The Police Had a Busy Day in One Small Town