Sexual fetishism

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Sexual fetishism
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Synonyms N/A
Pronounce N/A
Specialty N/A
Symptoms Sexual arousal from specific objects or situations
Complications Distress, relationship issues
Onset Adolescence
Duration Long-term
Types N/A
Causes Unknown, possibly psychological or neurological
Risks Social stigma, legal issues
Diagnosis Based on DSM-5 criteria
Differential diagnosis Paraphilia, Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Prevention N/A
Treatment Psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy
Medication N/A
Prognosis N/A
Frequency Common, varies by type
Deaths N/A


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Sexual fetishism or erotic fetishism is a sexual fixation on a nonliving object or nongenital body part. The object of interest is called the fetish; the person who has a fetish for that object is a fetishist. A sexual fetish may be regarded as a non-pathological aid to sexual excitement, or as a mental disorder if it causes significant psychosocial distress for the person or has detrimental effects on important areas of their life. Sexual arousal from a particular body part can be further classified as partialism.

Definition[edit]

While medical definitions restrict the term sexual fetishism to objects or body parts, fetish can also refer to sexual interest in specific activities in common discourse.

Diagnosis[edit]

In order to be diagnosed as fetishistic disorder, the arousal must persist for at least six months and cause significant psychosocial distress or impairment in important areas of their life.

Types[edit]

Fetishes can involve body parts, such as breasts (mazophilia), buttocks (pygophilia), or feet (podophilia). They can also involve non-human objects, such as leather (leather fetishism) or latex (latex fetishism).

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