Coprophilia

Coprophilia

Coprophilia (from Greek κόπρος, kópros—excrement and φιλία, filía—liking, fondness), also called scatophilia or scat,[1] is the paraphilia involving sexual pleasure from feces.[2][3] In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV-TR), it is classified under 302.9 Paraphilia Not Otherwise Specified and has no diagnostic criteria other than a general statement about paraphilias that says "the diagnosis is made if the behavior, sexual urges, or fantasies cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning". Furthermore, the DSM-IV-TR notes, "Fantasies, behaviors, or objects are paraphilic only when they lead to clinically significant distress or impairment (e.g. are obligatory, result in sexual dysfunction, require participation of nonconsenting individuals, lead to legal complications, interfere with social relationships)".

Although not all coprophiles would necessarily be sadomasochists, little data on the prevalence of this behavior is available except from studies of the SM community. A study of 164 male sadomasochists from Finland from two sadomasochism clubs[4] found that 18.2% had engaged in coprophilia; 3% as a sadist, 6.1% as a masochist, and 9.1% as both. 18% of heterosexuals and 17% of homosexuals in the study pool had tried coprophilia, showing no statistically significant difference between heterosexuals and homosexuals. In a separate article,[5] a subset of 12 men from that study who engaged in bestiality was analyzed and found that 54.5% of the 12[clarification needed] men had engaged in coprophilic behaviors, compared with only 8.3% of 12 of the men who did not engage in bestiality who matched up logically with each of the 12 who did.

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References

  1. ^ Holmes, Ronald M.. Sex Crimes: Patterns and Behavior. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. p. 244. ISBN 0761924175. OCLC 47893709. 
  2. ^ Corsini, Raymond J. (2002). The Dictionary of Psychology. Philadelphia: Brunner-Routledge. p. 224. ISBN 1583913289. OCLC 48932974. 
  3. ^ Flora, Rudy (2001). How to Work with Sex Offenders: A Handbook for Criminal Justice, Human Service, and Mental Health Professionals. New York: Haworth Clinical Practice Press. p. 91. ISBN 0789014998. OCLC 45668958. 
  4. ^ N. Kenneth Sandnabba, Pekka Santtila, Niklas Nordling (August 1999). "Sexual Behavior and Social Adaptation Among Sadomasochistically-Oriented Males". Journal of Sex Research. 
  5. ^ Sandnabba N.K.; Santtila P.; Nordling N.; Beetz A.M.; Alison L. (November 2002). "Characteristics of a Sample of Sadomasochistically-oriented Males with Recent Experience of Sexual Contact with Animals". Deviant Behavior 23 (6). 

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  • coprophilia — attraction to defecation and feces, 1934, from COPRO (Cf. copro ) + PHILIA (Cf. philia) …   Etymology dictionary

  • coprophilia — [käp΄rō fil′ē ə, käp΄rəfil′ē ə] n. [ COPRO + PHILIA] Psychol. an abnormal interest in feces …   English World dictionary

  • coprophilia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1923 marked interest in excrement; especially the use of feces or filth for sexual excitement • coprophiliac noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • coprophilia — coprophiliac, n. coprophilic, adj. coprophilism /keuh prof euh liz euhm/, n. /kop reuh fil ee euh/, n. Psychiatry. an obsessive interest in feces. [1930 35; COPRO + PHILIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • coprophilia — noun a marked interest in excrement; especially the use of feces or filth for sexual excitement. See Also: coprolagnia, coprophagy, coprophagia, coprophemia, coprophrasia, coprolalia …   Wiktionary

  • coprophilia — 1. Attraction of microorganisms to fecal matter. 2. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to, and interest in (with a sexual element), fecal matter. SYN: mysophilia. [copro + G. philos, fond] * * * …   Medical dictionary

  • coprophilia — abnormal love or fondness for feces Love and Attraction …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • coprophilia — n. abnormal interest in feces …   English contemporary dictionary

  • coprophilia — [ˌkɒprə(ʊ) fɪlɪə] noun abnormal interest and pleasure in faeces and defecation …   English new terms dictionary

  • coprophilia — cop·ro·phil·ia …   English syllables

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