Biastophilia
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Biastophilia (from Greek biastes, "rape" + -philia) and its Latin language-derived counterpart, raptophilia (from Latin rapere, "to seize"), also paraphilic rape[1], refer to a paraphilia in which sexual arousal is dependent on, or is responsive to, the act of assaulting an unconsenting person, especially a stranger.[2][3]
Some dictionaries consider the terms synonymous,[4] while others distinguish raptophilia as the paraphilia in which sexual arousal is responsive to actually raping the victim.[5]
The source of the arousal in these paraphilias is the terrified resistance to the assault, [6] and in this respect it is considered to be a form of sexual sadism.[1]
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- ^ a b Ronald Blackburn, "The Psychology of Criminal Conduct: Theory, Research and Practice" (1993)ISBN 0471912956, p. 87
- ^ Corsini, Raymond J. (2002). The Dictionary of Psychology. Philadelphia: Brunner-Routledge, p. 109. ISBN 1583913289. OCLC 48932974.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Eric W. Hickey, "Encyclopedia of Murder & Violent Crime", ISBN 076192437X (2003) p. 347
- ^ Holmes, Ronald M.. Sex Crimes: Patterns and Behavior. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, p. 247. ISBN 0761924175. OCLC 48883594.
- ^ Raymond J. Corsini "The Dictionary of Psychology", ISBN 158391028X (1999) p. 692
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