Sexual disorders - Paraphilias (e.g.: exhibitionism, pedophilia en sadism)

Description

Normally, people are sexually aroused by people of the other sex or of the same sex. People with a paraphilia have sexual feelings with objects that are out of the ordinary. Sometimes they want to do things their are odd, painful, or sometimes even illegal.
The most common paraphilia are:

• Exhibitionism: the desire to show sexual behavior or sexual body parts to other people. This can be done voluntary (legal) or involuntary (illegal).
  
• Fetishism: the sexual arousal caused by objects such as clothes, shoes, leather, or other 'things'.
  
• Frotteurism: the desire to touch someone sexually (for example touch the genitals) without permission.
  
• Pedophilia: the sexual desire to have sex with children aged 13 or younger.
  
• Sexual masochism: the desire to be humiliated, tied up or beaten.
  
• Sexual sadism: the sexual desire to hurt others, either physically of mentally.
  
• Fetishistic transvestitism: being sexual aroused by transvestites.
  
• Voyeurism: The sexual arousal caused by spying on someone that is naked or is making love.

Normal

Their are a lot of different types of sexual relationships. Most people have one partner and have a monogamous relationship. Other people have a more 'open' relationship and have sex with other people besides their partner. In these types of relationships a variety of sexual behavior exists. The television reports about this a lot. Every sexual behavior that is not done against the will of one of the participants is not abnormal. It may be eccentric, though.

Abnormal

Sexual desires can become a problem. Some people can only get aroused by objects. This can be a problem when your partner does not want to involve objects in the sex. Of course it is abnormal if you want to involve people in sex involuntary. In this case, sexual desires can lead to sexual crimes.