definition paraphilia
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paraphilia paraphilia ‎(plural paraphilias or paraphiliae) 1  An abnormal sexual attraction, typically of extreme or pathological nature.
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parapsychology parapsychology [(par-uh-seye-kol-uh-jee)] The study of extrasensory perception (ESP), communications with the dead, telekinesis (using mental energy to cause distant objects to move), and other mental phenomena that have not been explained or accepted by scientists. (See psychic research.)
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Paraphilia Coinage of the term paraphilia (paraphilie) has been credited to Friedrich Salomon Krauss in 1903, and it entered the English language in 1913, in reference to Krauss by urologist William J. Robinson.It was used with some regularity by Wilhelm Stekel in the 1920s.omosexuality was at one time discussed as a sexual deviation. Sigmund Freud and subsequent psychoanalytic thinkers considered homosexuality and paraphilias to result from psychosexual non-normative relations to the Oedipal complex.
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paraplegia Medical Definition of paraplegia. : partial or complete paralysis of the lower half of the body with involvement of both legs that is usually due to injury or disease of the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar region.
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- Although Money has defined nearly 50 paraphilias, there are currently eight paraphilic disorders recognized in the DSM-IV: pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, sexual masochism, sexual sadism, fetishism, transvestic fetishism, and frotteurism.
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- Necrophilia is a paraphilia which involves an individual sexually aroused by fantasies of or actual sexual contact with a deceased person.ontact between the necrophile and the corpse may range from penile-vaginal intercourse to anal intercourse, oral sex, or masturbation in the presence of a corpse. Experts and lawmakers consider necrophilia nonconsensual because the deceased individuals cannot give consent.
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- Yes. It is one of many paraphilias (irrational attraction to something) but can further be distinguished by the fact that it compels people to social and legal deviance which … can cause great and lasting physical and psychological injury to other people.
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Ephebophilia Ephebophilia is the primary or exclusive adult sexual interest in mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19. The term was originally used in the late 19th to mid 20th century. It is one of a number of sexual preferences across age groups subsumed under the technical term chronophilia.
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Klismaphilia An anal douche. An aluminium nozzle, a non-medical enema apparatus. Klismaphilia (or klysmaphilia), from the Greek words κλύσμα (enema, from κατακλυσμός, deluge, flood) and φιλία ((fraternal) love), is a paraphilia involving enjoyment of, and sexual arousal from, enemas.
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- Pedophilia, also spelled paedophilia, also called pedophilic disorder, psychosexual disorder in which an adult has sexual fantasies about or engages in sexual acts with a prepubescent child of the same or opposite sex.
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- paramecium. n, pl-cia (-sɪə). 1. (Animals) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia and a ventral ciliated groove for feeding: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates). [C18: New Latin, from Greek paramēkēs elongated, from para- 1 + mēkos length].(ˌpaer ˌpær əˈmi ʃi, -əm, -ʃəm si). əm., n. pl. (Animals) any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia and a ventral ciliated groove for feeding: phylum Ciliophora (ciliates). [C18: New Latin, from Greek paramēkēs elongated, from para- 1 + mēkos length]. (ˌpaer ˌpær əˈmi ʃi, -əm, -ʃəm si). əm., n. -pl•ci (-a ʃi, -ə si). ə
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Sadomasochism Sadomasochism is not considered a clinical paraphilia unless such practices lead to clinically significant distress or impairment for a diagnosis. Similarly, sexual sadism within the context of mutual consent, generally known under the heading BDSM, is distinguished from non-consensual acts of sexual violence or aggression.
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- Paramecium (parr-ə-MEE-sh(ee-)əm, /ˌpaerəˈmiːʃⁱəm/ ˌpærəˈmiːʃⁱəm or-parr-ə-mee-see, /əm/) ˌpaerəˈmiːsiəm ˌpærəˈmiːsiəm is a genus of unicellular, ciliated protozoan commonly studied as a representative of the. ciliate group
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List of Paraphilias Other paraphilias: this is a grouping of rarer paraphilias including such problems as telephone scatalogia (obscene phone calls), necrophilia (corpses), partualism (exclusive focus on one part of the body), zoophilia (animals), coprophilia (feces), klismaphilia (enemas), urophilia (urine).
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Is there a semantic difference between âpedophileâ and âpederastâ? Pederasty is defined by M-W as : Anal intercourse, especially with a boy as the passive partner. Whereas pedophilia can refer to any kind of sexual attraction to children, including attraction which is never consummated, or which doesn't result in intercourse.
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Hebephilia Hebephilia: Introduction. Hebephilia: Hebephilia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving teenagers. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hebephilia is available below.
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Paraphilias A paraphilia is distinguished by a preoccupation with the object or behavior to the point of being dependent on that object or behavior for sexual gratification. Paraphilias include sexual behaviors that society may view as distasteful, unusual or abnormal.
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List of paraphilias sthenolagnia ‎(uncountable) sexual arousal from displays of strength or muscles. Anil Aggrawal, Forensic and Medico-Legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practices, CRC Press, 2008, p. 380, ISBN 1420043080.
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paraphilia Sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations which may interfere with the capacity for reciprocal affectionate sexual activity or lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, require participation of non consenting individuals, lead to legal issues).
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Paraphilia An optional paraphilia is an alternative route to sexual arousal. In preferred paraphilias, a person prefers the paraphilia to conventional sexual activities, but also engages in conventional sexual activities. The literature includes single-case studies of exceedingly rare and idiosyncratic paraphilias.
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- [bahy-oh-fil-ee-uh, ‐feel-yuh] /ˌbaɪ oʊˈfɪl i ə, ‐ˈfil yə/. noun. 1. a love of life and the living world; the affinity of human beings for other life forms. Origin of biophilia.
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Paraphilias Most paraphilias are far more common in men than in women. The focus of a paraphilia is usually very specific and unchanging. A paraphilia is distinguished by a preoccupation with the object or behavior to the point of being dependent on that object or behavior for sexual gratification. Paraphilias include sexual behaviors that society may view as distasteful, unusual or abnormal.
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- Hair fetishism. Hair fetishism, also known as hair partialism and trichophilia, is a partialism in which a person sees hair – most commonly, head hair – as particularly erotic and sexually arousing. Arousal may occur from seeing or touching hair, whether head hair, pubic hair, axillary hair, chest hair or fur.
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Definition Definition. Eosinophilia (e-o-sin-o-FIL-e-uh) is a higher than normal level of eosinophils. Eosinophils are a type of disease-fighting white blood cell. You can have high levels of eosinophils in your blood (blood eosinophilia). High levels of eosinophils may also occur in your body's tissues at the site of an infection or inflammation (tissue eosinophilia).
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Exhibitionism There is another definition of exhibitionism that does not describe a paraphilic disorder. In the context of pornography and kinky sex, “exhibitionism” can refer to the act of exposing oneself or engaging in sex play in front of a camera and deriving extra sexual arousal from the camera's presence.
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- Definition of parapodium plural parapodia play \ ˌper-ə-ˈpō-dē-ə, ˌpa-rə-\ 1: either of a pair of fleshy lateral processes borne by most segments of a polychaete worm 2: a lateral expansion on each side of the foot usually forming a broad swimming organ in some gastropods