Partialism

Partialism is a sexual fetish with an exclusive focus on a specific part of the body other than 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]

Types

The following are some of the partialisms commonly found among people:^[2]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b Edlin, Gordon; Golanty, Eric (2011). Human Sexuality: The Basics. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 9780763736521. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
^ 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.
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^ "Exploring those secret turn-ons - Get your freak on!". Jamaica-gleaner.com. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
^ Salassidis, Maria T. (21 December 2011). "Specific Body Part Fetish". dating chicago suburbs. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
^ "ShoePlay Research". Legs and Heels (message board). 5 May 2004. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
^ Aggrawal, Anil (2009). Forensic and medico-legal aspects of sexual crimes and unusual sexual practices. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-1420043099. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

List

See also
Other specified paraphilic disorder Erotic target location error Courtship disorder Polymorphous perversity Sexual fetishism Human sexual activity Perversion Sexology

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