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paraphilia

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par·a·phil·i·a  (pr-fl-, -fly)
n.
Any of a group of psychosexual disorders characterized by sexual fantasies, feelings, or activities involving a nonhuman object, a nonconsenting partner such as a child, or pain or humiliation of oneself or one's partner. Also called sexual deviation.

para·phili·ac n.

paraphilia [ˌpærəˈfɪlɪə]
n
(Psychiatry) any abnormal sexual behaviour; sexual anomaly or deviation
[from para-1 + -philia, from Greek philos loving]

paraphilia
the practice of, indulgence in, or addiction to unusual sexual activities. — paraphilic, adj.
See also: Sex
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.paraphilia - abnormal sexual activity
exhibitionism, immodesty - the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals
fetichism, fetishism - sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
paedophilia, pedophilia - a sexual attraction to children
voyeurism - a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior
zoophilia, zoophilism - a sexual attraction to animals
sexual perversion, perversion - an aberrant sexual practice;
paederasty, pederasty - sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)


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The DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000) editors make the statement, "A paraphilia must be distinguished from the nonpathological use of sexual fantasies, behaviors, or objects as a stimulus for sexual excitement .
One deals with trans-sexualism, which he admits is neither a paraphilia nor a sexual crime, but is included because it has so much in common with them.
The caused of Paraphilia is childhood trauma, such as sexual abuse.
 
 
 
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