The DSM states that there are 547 different paraphilia, many people argue that there are more, because of the DSM's classification of normal and abnormal sexual arousals. All the Paraphilias have one thing in common down to their roots, they all are connected to what a "normal" human being would be attracted to; they are just exaggerations of these "normal" sexual attractions. One of these abnormal sexual …show more content…
Exhibitionism, which is the reocurring urge to show ones genitals to an unsuspecting person, or to perform sexual acts so they can be seen by others. The use of inanimate objects to get sexually aroused is fetishism, however, the most common branch of fetishism is partialism, which is arousal by a non-sexual part of the body. Sexual Masochism is the urge to be beat and humiliated during sexual activites, while Sexual Sadism is the urge to beat and humiliate others during sexual activites. The well-known paraphilia is pedophilia, which is the sexual attraction to children that have not gone through puberty yet. Voyeurism is the obsession to observe others while partaking in undressing themselves or sexual activites. The arousal of clothing associated with the opposite sex is Transvestic