Describe the primary method used to assess deviant sexual interests,as well as two approaches used to treat deviant sexual interests.

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The Answer is One of the most popular methods to assess deviant sexual interests is the use of penile phallometry.Penile phallometry involves placing a measurement device around the penis to measure changes in sexual arousal.To measure deviant sexual interests in child molesters,photos of naked male and female children and adults are presented,as well as rapists' recorded descriptions of nondeviant and deviant sexual behaviour.
Many different techniques have been developed to train offenders to eliminate deviant
thoughts and interests and to increase the frequency of appropriate sexual thoughts and interests.For example,in aversion therapy,the offender is sometimes given an aversive substance to smell (e.g.,ammonia)whenever he has a deviant sexual fantasy.The underlying goal is to reduce the attractiveness of these deviant fantasies by pairing them with a negative event.
Another approach is called masturbatory satiation.In this treatment,the offender is told to masturbate to ejaculation to a nondeviant fantasy.After ejaculation,he is told to
switch to a deviant fantasy,thus pairing the inability to become aroused to this deviant fantasy.The effectiveness of these techniques to change deviant sexual interests has been questioned by several researchers (Quinsey & Earls,1990).

Describe the Primary Method Used to Assess Deviant Sexual Interests,as