
Paraphilic disorders are conditions where there’s a recurrent, intense urge or sexually arousing fantasy that’s distressing or disabling because it involves inanimate objects, children or nonconsenting adults, or suffering or humiliation of oneself or another person.
Psychological factors are thought to play a major role, especially events in childhood that led the individual to associate sexual pleasure with a specific event or object.
Often, a child who is the victim or observer of inappropriate sexual behaviors – including online, learns to later imitate the behavior.
Other causes include childhood sexual abuse, substance abuse, hypersexuality, exhibitionism, and a history of antisocial behavior and sexual anxiety.
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