Partialism Explained
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:[5] [6] [7] [8]
| Formal name | Common name | Source of arousal |
|---|
| Foot fetish | Foot |
| Eye fetish | Eye |
| Armpit fetish | Armpit |
| Retrophilia | Back/dorsum fetish | Back |
| Breast fetish | Breast |
| Buttock fetish | Buttock |
| Nose fetish | Nose |
| Hair fetish | Hair |
| Navel/belly button fetish | Navel |
| Belly/stomach fetish | Belly |
| Hand fetish | Hand |
| Crurophilia | Leg fetish | Leg |
| Orisophilia | Lip fetish | Lip |
| Cheek fetish | Facial cheek |
| Dimple fetish | Dimple | |
See also
- Body worship
- Erogenous zone
Notes and References
- Book: American Psychiatric Association . 2013 . Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders American Psychiatric Association . 5th . . Arlington . 978-0890425558 . 700–701 .
- Book: Edlin . Gordon . Golanty . Eric . 2011 . Human Sexuality: The Basics . Jones & Bartlett Publishers . 9780763736521 . 2013-03-14.
- 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.
- Kunjukrishnan, R., Pawlak, A., & Varan, L R. (1988). The clinical and forensic psychiatric issues of retifism. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 33, 819–825.
- Web site: 2008-05-31 . Exploring those secret turn-ons - Get your freak on! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130617202117/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080531/features/features7.html . 2013-06-17 . 2013-03-14 . Jamaica-gleaner.com.
- Web site: Specific Body Part Fetish. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091314/http://datingchicagosuburbs.webege.com/2011/12/specific-body-part-fetish/. 26 April 2012. Maria T.. Salassidis. 21 December 2011. dating chicago suburbs.
- Web site: ShoePlay Research . 4 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426091319/http://www.legsandheels.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/7.html . 26 April 2012 . Legs and Heels (message board) . 5 May 2004 .
- Book: Aggrawal, Anil . 2009 . Forensic and medico-legal aspects of sexual crimes and unusual sexual practices . CRC Press . Boca Raton, Florida . 978-1420043099 . 121 . 6 July 2014.
