Exhibitionistic Disorder 689
Exhibitionistic Disorder
Diagnostic Criteria 302.4 (F65.2)
A. Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the ex-
posure of one’s genitals to an unsuspecting person, as manifested by fantasies, urges,
or behaviors. 
B. The individual has acted on these sexual  urges with a nonconsenting person, or the
sexual urges or fantasies cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social,
occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Specify whether:
Sexually aroused by exposing ge nitals to prepubertal children
Sexually aroused by exposing genitals  to physically mature individuals
Sexually aroused by exposing genitals to prepubertal children and to physically
mature individuals
Specify if:
In a controlled environment:  This specifier is primarily applicable to individuals living in
institutional or other settings where opportunities to expose one’s genitals are restricted.
In full remission:  The individual has not acted on the urges with a nonconsenting per-
son, and there has been no distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other ar-
eas of functioning, for at least 5 years while in an uncontrolled environment.
Subtypes
The subtypes for exhibitionistic disorder are ba sed on the age or physical maturity of the non-
consenting individuals to whom the individual prefers to expose his or her genitals. The non-
consenting individuals could be prepubescent children, adults, or both. This specifier should
help draw adequate attention to  characteristics of victims of individuals with exhibitionistic
disorder to prevent co-occurring pedophilic di sorder from be ing overlooked. However, indi-
cations that the individual with exhibitionistic disorder is sexually attracted to exposing his or