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INDIVIDU PEDOPHILE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Sexology
CONT

Pedophilia involves preferential sexual activity with children either in fantasy (F: contemplation) or in actuality ... In some settings, seduction predominates; the pedophiles play games with the children, slowly steering the games contingencies into sexual areas.

OBS

pedophilia: Desire for sexual activity with children.

OBS

The term "people with pedophilia," rather than "pedophile" or "pedophiliac" is the politically correct term advocated by the DSM-IIIR. Other related terms: pedophilic patient, pedophiliac individual, pedophiliac offender, pedophiliac adolescent, etc.

PHR

Homophilic, seductive pedophile.

PHR

Female pedophilic.

Key term(s)
  • people with pedophilia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Sexologie
CONT

Certains pédophiles hantent les jardins publics pour regarder jouer les enfants; parfois, ils les attirent en leur offrant des sucreries ou de petits cadeaux pour satisfaire leur envie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
  • Sexología
DEF

Adulto que siente atracción sexual hacia niños.

OBS

pedófilo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recuerda que "pedófilo" es el adulto que siente una atracción sexual hacia niños, mientras que el "pederasta" es quien comete un abuso con ellos, y por tanto ambos términos no son equivalentes.

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