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( Paraphilia )
Paraphilia
A psychosexual disorder in which sexual
gratification is obtained through highly unusual
practices that are harmful or humiliating to others
It may also describe sexual feelings toward
otherwise non-sexual objects
Paraphilia
Exhibitionism
Fetishism
Transvestic fetishism
Frotteurism
Pedophilia
Sexual Masochism
Sexual Sadism
Voyeurism
Exhibitionism
The recurrent urge or behavior to expose one's
genitals to an unsuspecting person.
The recurrent urge or behavior to perform sexual acts
in a public place, or in view of unsuspecting persons.
Exhibitionism
Types of exposure
A female displaying her bare breasts with an up-and-down
lifting of the shirt and/or bra , is known as flashing.
Displaying one's bare buttocks — both in a sexual,
exhibitionistic context (almost always by female) and also when
done (usually by men) for shock value, is known as mooning.
Anasyrma is lifting up one's skirt to expose bare genitals, for
varied reasons, but most often to please the exposer with a
display of the exposed's bare genitals.
Martymachlia is sexual attraction to having others watch the
sexual act.
Fetishism
The use of inanimate objects to gain sexual
excitement.
Partialism refers to fetishes specifically involving
nonsexual parts of the body. The body part preferred
by the fetishist takes a sexual precedence over the
owner.
Transvestic fetishism (Transvestism)
Any sexual behaviour or arousal that is in any way
triggered by the clothes of the other gender.
Frotteurism
The recurrent urges of behavior of touching or
rubbing against a nonconsenting person.
Pedophilia (pederasty)
The sexual attraction to prepubescent children.
Commonly used to describe all child sexual offenders
Sexual Masochism
The recurrent urge or behavior of wanting to be
humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to
suffer for sexual pleasure.
Sexual Sadism
The recurrent urge or behavior involving acts in
which the pain or humiliation of a person is sexually
exciting.
Voyeurism
The recurrent urge or behavior to observe an
unsuspecting person who is naked, disrobing or
engaging in sexual activities, or may not be sexual in
nature at all.
Zoophilia
The sexual attraction to animals.
Necrophilia
The sexual attraction to corpses.