What is fetishism? Characterize a fetishistic disorder. What are the three most frequently used categories of objects by fetishists?
What will be an ideal response?
Fetishism refers to a sexual fixation on some object other than another human being and attachment of great erotic significance to that object. A fetishistic disorder is characterized by sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving the use of nonliving objects to produce or enhance sexual arousal with or in the absence of a partner, over a period of at least 6 months and causing significant distress. In extreme cases the person is incapable of becoming aroused and having an orgasm unless the fetish object is present. Typically, the fetish item is something closely associated with the body, such as clothing. Items of clothing (such as lingerie, shoes, and corsets), specific body parts, and fabrics (such as leather, rubber and vinyl) were the three most frequently mentioned categories of objects.
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