paraphilia
Sign in to saveA paraphilia is an uncommon, intense, and persistent sexual arousal or attraction to anything not sexual by nature, though substitutions of preferential for intense are favored for specific designations. It has also been defined as a sexual interest in anything other than a legally consenting human partner. Paraphilias are contrasted with normophilic ("normal") sexual interests, although the definition of what makes a sexual interest normal or atypical remains controversial.
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A paraphilia is an uncommon and intense sexual attraction to things that aren't typically considered sexual in nature, or to situations that don't involve consenting adult partners. Understanding paraphilias matters because they help researchers and clinicians distinguish between typical sexual interests and atypical ones, though experts continue to debate exactly where those boundaries should be drawn.
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Key facts
- Gender and sexual identity.title
- Paraphilia
- Gender and sexual identity.image
- Martin van Maele - La Comtesse au fouet 01.jpg
- Gender and sexual identity.caption
- Podophilia (foot fetishism), a paraphilia
- Gender and sexual identity.etymology
- παρά (para; other) + φιλία (philia; loving)
- Gender and sexual identity.definition
- Atypical sexual interest
- Gender and sexual identity.coined_by
- Friedrich Salomon Krauss
- Gender and sexual identity.synonyms
- Sexual perversion (1880s–1920) Sexual deviation (1952–1980; DSM and ICD)
- Gender and sexual identity.associated_terms
- Normophilia (antonym)
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Definition
- History of paraphilic terminology
- Criticism of common definitions
- Inclusion and subsequent exclusion of homosexuality
- Characteristics
- Causes and correlations
- Prevalence
- Among men
- Among women
- In ancient cultures
- Paraphilic disorder
- References
A paraphilia is an uncommon, intense, and persistent sexual arousal or attraction to anything not sexual by nature, though substitutions of preferential for intense are favored for specific designations. It has also been defined as a sexual interest in anything other than a legally consenting human partner. Paraphilias are contrasted with normophilic ("normal") sexual interests, although the definition of what makes a sexual interest normal or atypical remains controversial.
The exact number and taxonomy of paraphilia is under debate; Anil Aggrawal has listed as many as 549 types of paraphilias. Several sub-classifications of paraphilia have been proposed; some argue that a fully dimensional, spectrum, or complaint-oriented approach would better reflect the evident diversity of human sexuality. Although paraphilias were believed in the 20th century to be rare among the general population, subsequent research has indicated that some level of paraphilic interests are relatively common.