The person is at least 16 years old, and at least 5 years older than the child with whom the person engages in sexual behavior.These sexual urges have been acted on or have caused significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.Recurrent, intense sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors with a prepubescent child (generally age 13 or younger) for a period of at least 6 months.
#UNDERLYING SEXUAL DEVIANCY MANUAL#
Studies suggest that children who feel uncared for or lonely may be at higher risk for sexual abuseĪccording to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), in order for pedophilic disorder to be diagnosed, the following criteria must be met: However, acts often involve oral sex or touching the genitals of the child or the offender. The types of pedophilic activities vary, and may include just looking at a child or undressing and touching a child. Pedophilic sexual offenders are usually family, friends, or relatives of their victims. There are believed to be only a small fraction of a percent of women, if any at all, who experience pedophilia. Estimates of its prevalence range from one to five percent of the male population. The prevalence of pedophilic disorder is unknown, as the social stigma around it does not invite people to self-identify. Without these two criteria, a person may have pedophilic sexual desires but not pedophilic disorder. For the condition to be diagnosed, an individual must either act on their sexual urges or experience significant distress or interpersonal difficulty as a result of their urges or fantasies. Pedophilic disorder can be diagnosed in people who are willing to disclose this paraphilia, as well as in people who deny any sexual attraction to children but demonstrate objective evidence of pedophilia. Pedophiles are more often men and can be attracted to either or both sexes. Pedophilia is defined as recurrent and intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children-generally age 13 years or younger-over a period of at least six months. It is a paraphilia, a condition in which a person's sexual arousal and gratification depends on objects, activities, or even situations that are considered atypical. Pedophilia is an ongoing sexual attraction to pre-pubertal children.
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