Partialism

Armpits, breasts, buttocks, navel, hands, hair, and feet are common partialisms.

Partialism is sexual interest with an exclusive focus on a specific part of the body other than the genitals.[1][2][3] Partialism is categorized as a fetishistic disorder in the DSM-5 of the American Psychiatric Association only if it causes significant psychosocial distress for the person or has detrimental effects on important areas of their life. In the DSM-IV, it was considered a separate paraphilia (not otherwise specified), but was merged into fetishistic disorder by the DSM-5.[1] Individuals who exhibit partialism sometimes describe the anatomy of interest to them as having equal or greater erotic attraction for them as do the genitals.[4]

Partialism occurs in heterosexual, bisexual, and homosexual individuals.[5][6] The foot is considered one of the most common partialisms.[7][8]

Types

The following are some of the partialisms commonly found among people:[2][7][9][10][11]

Formal nameCommon nameSource of arousal
PodophiliaFoot fetishFoot
OculophiliaEye fetishEye
MaschalagniaArmpit fetishArmpits
MazophiliaBreast fetishBreasts
PygophiliaButtocks fetishButtocks
NasophiliaNose fetishNose
TrichophiliaHair fetishHair
AlvinophiliaNavel/Belly button fetishNavel
AlvinolagniaBelly/Stomach fetishBelly
Hand fetishismHand fetishHands

See also

References

  1. 1 2 American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders American Psychiatric Association (5th ed.). Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing. pp. 700–701. ISBN 978-0890425558.
  2. 1 2 Edlin, Gordon; Golanty, Eric (2011). Human Sexuality: The Basics. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  3. ↑ Milner, J. S., & Dopke, C. A. (1997). Paraphilia Not Otherwise Specified: Psychopathology and theory. In D. R. Laws and W. O'Donohue (Eds.), Sexual deviance: Theory, assessment, and treatment. New York: Guilford.
  4. ↑ Kunjukrishnan, R., Pawlak, A., & Varan, L R. (1988). The clinical and forensic psychiatric issues of retifism. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 33, 819–825.
  5. ↑ Weinberg, M. S., Williams, C. J., & Calhan, C. (1994). Homosexual foot fetishism. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 23, 611–626.
  6. ↑ Weinberg, M. S., Williams, C. J., & Calhan, C. (1995). "If the shoe fits...": Exploring male homosexual foot fetishism. The Journal of Sex Research, 32, 17–27.
  7. 1 2 "Exploring those secret turn-ons - Get your freak on!". Jamaica-gleaner.com. 2008-05-31. Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  8. ↑ Bering, Jesse. "Partial for Protuberant: The Man Who Was Into 'Outies'". Scientific American. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  9. ↑ SPECIFIC BODY PART FETISH Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  11. ↑ Aggrawal, Anil (2009). Forensic and medico-legal aspects of sexual crimes and unusual sexual practices. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 121. ISBN 1420043099. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

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