What is Paraphilia?
{{Cleanup-list|date=November 2024}} '''Paraphilia''' is a [[concept]] in [[sociology]] and [[medicine]]. A paraphilia is when someone gets very [[Sexual arousal|sexually aroused]] by something considered unusual. Paraphilias often involve things or people who do not [[Sexual consent|consent]] to being involved, or cannot consent. Some examples include: * [[Exhibitionism]]: Arousal from exposing one's body to others * [[Frotteurism]]: Arousal from rubbing against or [[groping]] strangers * [[Infantilism]]: Arousal from being treated like an [[Baby|infant]] or [[toddler]] * [[Incestophilia]]: Arousal from sexual intercourse with [[family]] members<ref>Eating, Sleeping, and Sex - Page 232 Andrew Baum - 1989</ref> * [[Masochism]]: Arousal from being physically hurt * [[Necrophilia]]: Sexual attraction towards [[corpses]] * [[Sadism]]: Arousal from physically hurting another person * [[Sexual fetishism]]: Arousal from non-sexual objects or body parts * [[Voyeurism]]: Arousal from watching others do sexual acts * [[Urolagnia]]: Arousal from [[urinating]] on someone and/or being urinated on * [[Zoophilia]]: Sexual attraction towards [[animals]] [[Homosexuality]] used to be considered a paraphilia, but this is no longer the case in a lot of countries. ==References== {{reflist}} {{science-stub}} [[Category:Mental illnesses]] [[Category:Sociology]] [[Category:Paraphilias| ]]