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 |
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).
See also[edit]
- Paraphilia
- Body worship
- Foot fetishism
- Leather fetishism
- Latex and PVC fetishism
- List of paraphilias
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