| Paraphilia | Types of Paraphilia | Biological, Psychological, and Medical Perspectives |
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What is a fetish?
Sexual attraction to an inanimate object
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What is pedophilia?
Sexual arousal by prepubescent children
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What is the biological perspective?
"Suggests that people with paraphilia disorders generally have higher sex drives"
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What is a transvestite?
A person (usually male) that is aroused by wearing clothing belonging to the opposite sex
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What is zoophilia?
Sexual arousal by animals
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What is the psychoanalytical perspective?
"Suggest that people paraphilia disorders in men are defenses against castration anxiety"
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What is masochism?
Sexual arousal through receiving pain
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What is exhibitionism?
Sexual arousal by exposing genitals to strangers
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What is cognitive-behavioral therapy?
"Therapy method in which elimination of paraphilic behaviors is sought through desensitization, aversion therapy, orgasmic reconditioning, etc."
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What is sadism?
Sexual arousal through inflicting pain
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What is necrophilia?
Sexual arousal by corpses
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What are SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reputake Inhibitors)?
"These function as antidepressants to limit and reduce paraphilia behavior (depressing sexual response)"
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What is partialism?
Sexual arousal by specific body parts
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What is voyeurism?
Sexual arousal by spying on unconsenting victims changing or as they engage in sexual acitivity
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What is castration?
A controversial medical procedure in an attempt to suppress paraphilic desires
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