Paraphilias

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Erotophonophilia – Lust Murder

Erotophonophilia is called Lust Murder. Basically, a murder which is a consequence of lust is called erotophonophilia. According to Arrigo and Purcell, this is a type of murder driven by clear and apparent sadistic and sexually motivated behavior. This type of murder involves a mutilating attack, such as the displacement of the breasts, rectum, or […]

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Paraphilias

Paraphilias are persistent and recurrent sexual interests, urges, fantasies, or behaviors of marked intensity involving objects, activities, or even situations that are atypical in nature. Although not innately pathological, a paraphilic disorder can evolve if paraphilia invokes harm, distress, or functional impairment on the lives of the affected individual or others. A total of eight

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Somnophilia

Somnophilia is an under-researched paraphilia. Somnophilia, coined by John Money in 1986, generally refers to a sexual interest in engaging in sexual activity with a sleeping person. Subsequent definitions were broadened to encompass ‘unconscious’ people (e.g., Griffiths, 2014). The definitional waters become further muddied by the terms ‘Sleeping Beauty syndrome’ and ‘sleepysex’. ‘Sleeping Beauty syndrome’

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