List of paraphilias


s are sexual interests in objects, situations, or individuals that are atypical. The American Psychiatric Association, in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition, draws a distinction between paraphilias and paraphilic disorders. Some paraphilias have more than one term to describe them, and some terms overlap with others. Paraphilias without DSM codes listed come under DSM 302.9, "Paraphilia NOS ".
In his 2008 book on sexual pathologies, Anil Aggrawal compiled a list of 547 terms describing paraphilic sexual interests. He cautioned, however, that "not all these paraphilias have necessarily been seen in clinical setups. This may not be because they do not exist, but because they are so innocuous they are never brought to the notice of clinicians or dismissed by them. Like allergies, sexual arousal may occur from anything under the sun, including the sun."
Most of the following names for paraphilias, constructed in the nineteenth and especially twentieth centuries from Greek and Latin roots, are used in medical contexts only.

Paraphilias

A

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
AbasiophiliaPeople with impaired mobility
AcrotomophiliaPeople with amputations
AgalmatophiliaStatues, mannequins and immobility
AlgolagniaPain, particularly involving an erogenous zone; differs from masochism as there is a biologically different interpretation of the sensation rather than a subjective interpretation
AndromimetophiliaTrans men
AnililagniaAttraction by young men to older women
AnthropophagolagniaRaping and then cannibalizing another person.
AnthropophagyIngesting human flesh
ApotemnophiliaBeing an amputee
AsphyxiophiliaBeing asphyxiated or strangled
Attraction to disabilityPeople with one or more physical disabilities.
AutagonistophiliaBeing on stage or on camera
AutassassinophiliaBeing in life-threatening situations
Autoerotic asphyxiationSelf-induced asphyxiation, sometimes to the point of near unconsciousness
AutogynephiliaSexual arousal of a biological male in response to the image of himself as female.
Auto-haemofetishismBleeding oneself. Type of autovampirism.
AutonepiophiliaThe image of one's self in the form of an infant.
AutopedophiliaThe image of one's self in the form of a child.
AutoplushophiliaThe image of one's self in the form of a plush or anthropomorphized animal.
Autovampirism/VampirismThe image of one's self in the form of a vampire. Involves ingesting or seeing one's own blood.
AutozoophiliaThe image of one's self in the form of an animal or anthropomorphized animal.

B

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
Biastophilia/RaptophiliaRaping a person, possibly consensual rape fantasy.

C

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
CapnolagniaSmoking.
ChremastistophiliaBeing robbed or held up
ChronophiliaPartners of a widely differing chronological age
CoprophiliaFeces; also known as scat, scatophilia or fecophilia

D

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
DacryphiliaTears or crying
Diaper fetishismDiapers; considerable overlap with paraphilic infantilism
DendrophiliaTrees

E

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
EmetophiliaVomit
EproctophiliaFlatulence
Erotic asphyxiationAsphyxia of oneself or others
ErotophonophiliaMurder, often of strangers.
ExhibitionismExposing one's genitals to unsuspecting and nonconsenting others

F

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
FeederismEating, feeding, and weight gain.
FormicophiliaBeing crawled on by insects
ForniphiliaTurning a human being into a piece of furniture
FrotteurismRubbing against a non-consenting person

G

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
GerontophiliaElderly people
Gynandromorphophilia, GynemimetophiliaTranssexual or transgender women

H

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
HematolagniaDrinking or looking at blood
HeterophiliaIdealization of heterosexuality and/or people who are "straight-acting", especially by non-heterosexual people.
HomeovestismWearing clothing emblematic of one's own sex
HoplophiliaFirearms, guns
HybristophiliaCriminals, particularly for cruel or outrageous crimes

I

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
InfantophiliaPedophilia with a focus on children less than five years old, a recently suggested term that is not in general use

K

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
KleptophiliaStealing; also known as kleptolagnia
KlismaphiliaEnemas, arousal and enjoyment in receiving, administering, or both

L

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
LactophiliaBreast milk
LiquidophiliaImmersing genitals in liquids

M

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
MacrophiliaGiant beings; the imagined growth of beings
MaschalagniaArmpits
MazophiliaHighly atypical sexual interest focused on female breasts.
MasochismSuffering or humiliation; being beaten, bound or otherwise abused
MechanophiliaCars or other machines; also "mechaphilia."
MelolagniaMusic
MenophiliaMenstruation
MetrophiliaPoetry
MicrophiliaA sexual attraction to very small people or small body parts
MorphophiliaParticular body shapes or sizes
MucophiliaMucus
MysophiliaDirtiness, soiled or decaying things

N

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
NarratophiliaObscene words
NasophiliaNoses
NecrophiliaCorpses

O

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
ObjectophiliaSpecific inanimate objects
OculophiliaEyes and activities directly relating to and/or involving the eyes. Voyeurism does not meet classification for this term.
OlfactophiliaSmells and odors emanating from the body, especially the sexual areas.
OmorashiArousal from having a full bladder and/or wetting oneself, or from seeing someone else experiencing a full bladder and/or wetting him- or herself.

P

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
Paraphilic infantilismDressing or being treated like a baby, also known as autonepiophilia or "adult baby syndrome"; considerable overlap with diaper fetishism
PartialismSpecific, non-genital body parts
PedophiliaPrepubescent children, also spelled paedophilia
PeodeiktophiliaExposing one's penis
PedovestismDressing like a child
PodophiliaFeet
PictophiliaPornography or erotic art, particularly pictures
PiquerismPiercing the flesh of another person, most commonly by stabbing or cutting the body with sharp objects
PlushophiliaStuffed toy animals.
PygophiliaButtocks, as in a highly atypical sexual interest focused on the buttocks.

S

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
SalirophiliaSoiling or dirtying others
Sexual fetishismNonliving objects
Sexual sadismInflicting pain on others
Shoe fetishismShoes, such as high heels
SomnophiliaSleeping or unconscious people
SophophiliaLearning
SthenolagniaMuscles and displays of strength
StigmatophiliaBody piercings and tattoos
SymphorophiliaWitnessing or staging disasters such as car accidents
Telephone scatologiaObscene phone calls, particularly to strangers; also known as telephonicophilia and scatophilia

T

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
TeratophiliaDeformed or monstrous people. The term is also sometimes used in a more literal sense for attraction to monstrous mythical and fictional creatures such as werewolves.
ToucherismTouching an unsuspecting, non-consenting person with the hand
ToxophiliaArchery
Transvestic fetishismWearing clothes associated with the opposite sex; also known as transvestism
TransvestophiliaA transgender sexual partner
TrichophiliaHair
TroilismObserving one's partner engaged in sexual activities with another person

U

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
UrolagniaUrination, particularly in public, on others, and/or being urinated on. Also referred to as "water sports"

V

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
VorarephiliaThe idea of one person or creature eating or being eaten by another; usually swallowed whole, in one piece; also known as vore
VoyeurismWatching others while naked or having sex, generally without their knowledge; also known as scopophilia or scoptophilia

W

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
Wet and messy fetishismMessy situations, including, but not limited to, being pied, gunged or covered in mud

Z

ParaphiliaFocus of erotic interest
ZoophiliaAnimals
ZoosadismInflicting pain on or seeing animals in pain