Sadism And Masochism

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Sadism and Masochism: When They are Acceptable and Unacceptable
Introduction
Sadism and Masochism can both be classified as sexual paraphilias. They also quite often go hand and hand. Although sadism and masochism can be acceptable at certain times, they can also be highly unacceptable. This is dependent on how strong the person has the sexual paraphilia. Also, these paraphilies can be a problem if it causes significant problems for that person outside the bedroom. There are also many ways to diagnose these paraphilies. Even though problems can occur with both sexual paraphilias there are solutions to these problems.
What is Sadism?
Sadism is the term used for people that obtain sexual pleasure from causing pain, suffering, or humiliation, …show more content…

The most popular activities for sadomasochists are flagellation and bondage (Griffiths, M. 2012). Also, under sadomasochism there is a variety of minor activities that has a greater possibility of physical harm. These include: piercings, hypoxyphilia, fisting, knife play, and electric shocks (Griffiths, M. 2012). Sadomasochism can be classified into four different subdivisions depending on the kind of pain administered and collected. These include typical pain administration, humiliation, physical restriction, and hyper-masculine pain administration (Griffiths, M. 2012). Typical pain administration involves things like spanking, caning, whipping, skin branding, and electric shocks (Griffiths, M. 2012). Humiliation has things like verbal humiliation, gagging, face slapping, and flagellation (Griffiths, M. 2012). Physical restriction includes things like bondage, handcuffs, chains, wrestling, use of ice, strait jackets, hypoxyphilia, and mummifying (Griffiths, M. 2012). Lastly, hyper-masculine pain administration includes rimming, dildo use, cock binding, being shit or urinated on, being given an enema, fisting, and having a catheter inserted (Griffiths, M. 2012). Like sadism and masochism, sadomasochism can be harmful and dangerous at …show more content…

2014). The diagnosis of sexual sadism is complex and several factors have to be taken into consideration. The diagnosis for sadism is determined from the results of a psychiatrist's interview with the person (Fahmy, A. 2014). A reason why it can be hard to diagnose or treat is because most people with this paraphilia refuse therapy. Another reason it can be hard to diagnose is because sexual sadism may result in problems with the legal system. That is why sometimes it may have to be court ordered (Fahmy, A. 2014). Also, some people drove by the fear that their employers or family members my find out so they seek help (Fahmy, A. 2014). Another reason they may look for help is because their spouse or partner might be uncomfortable with their desires are and what they need sexually. Overall, for sexual sadism to be diagnosed as a problem it has to occur for the minimum of six months, the person has performed these acts on another with no consent, or the person with sexual sadism has undergone obvious suffering or has interpersonal issues (Fahmy, A. 2014). One of the most often used treatments for sadism is behavior therapy. This treatment may involve dealing with and controlling arousal patterns and masterbation (Fahmy, A. 2014). Also, therapies that have mental rebuilding and social skills training are used at treatment for this paraphilia

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