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Sexual Fetishism

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Sexual Fetishism
A paraphilia involving the use of nonliving objects—fetishes—for sexual arousal; as defined by the DSM-IV, fetishism occurs over a period of 6 months, is distressful to the subject, and is not limited to those articles of female clothing used in cross-dressing, known as transvestic fetishism, or devices designed for tactile genital stimulation
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Measures of Implicit and Explicit attitudes toward mainstream and ... by Stockwell, Fawna M.J.; Walker, Diana J.; Eshleman, John W. / The Psychological Record
In psychoanalytic terms, the main objective of sexual fetishism in these cultures may be that of conquering and subsuming the fetishistic object--a process that can be both exciting and arousing.
Paraphilias across cultures: contexts and controversies by Bhugra, Dinesh; Popelyuk, Dmitri; McMullen, Isabel / The Journal of Sex Research
Apart from fashion and medical uses, corsets are also used in sexual fetishism.
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