{"id":14842,"date":"2012-10-02T13:32:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T20:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/?page_id=14842"},"modified":"2015-08-21T03:47:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T10:47:28","slug":"exhibitionism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/exhibitionism\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibitionism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16041 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/exhibitionism-hammock-couple.jpg\" alt=\"exhibitionism-hammock-couple\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" title=\"\">Exhibitionism<\/strong><\/span> is a sexual fetish in which a person feels a compulsive desire to expose his or her genitals, breasts, or buttocks to strangers. It is classified into two sub-classes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Non-Threatening Exhibitionism<\/strong> &#8211; Non-threatening exhibitionism occurs when someone exposes him or herself as part of a group or to have fun. A woman flashing her breasts at Mardi Gras is an example of non-threatening exhibitionism.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threatening Exhibitionism<\/strong> &#8211; A form of predatory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/learn-about-therapy\/issues\/sex-and-sexuality\" target=\"_blank\">sexual behavior<\/a> in which a person exposes his or her genitals to shock or horrify people. For example, a man who exposes his penis to a stranger on the subway is exhibiting threatening exhibitionism.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Colloquial Use<\/strong> <strong>of the Term &#8220;Exhibitionism&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile exhibitionism is a sexual paraphilia, the term is more commonly used to denote anyone who enjoys being watched in a sexual context. A porn star might claim to be an exhibitionist. This variety of exhibitionism can be classified as a fetish if the person can only get sexual enjoyment through exhibitionistic behavior and if the behavior interferes with his or her daily life or threatens the well-being of others. Thus, someone who could only enjoy sex in public and who had repeatedly been arrested for having sex in public places may be characterized as having a sexual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/psychpedia\/fetish\" target=\"_blank\">fetish<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of Exhibitionism<\/strong><br \/>\nSome mental health professionals break exhibitionism down into distinct types. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anasyrma<\/strong> \u2013 Lifting one\u2019s skirt while not wearing underwear.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Candaulism<\/strong> \u2013 Exposing a sexual partner in a sexual context; for example, a man lifting up his wife\u2019s shirt to expose her breasts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Martymachlia<\/strong> \u2013 Enjoying being watched in sexual acts by other people. This is the form of exhibitionism most commonly referred to in popular culture and colloquial use.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Telephone Scatologia<\/strong> \u2013 Making obscene phone calls to people who do not want and did not solicit the call.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Colman, A. M. (2006). <em>Oxford dictionary of psychology<\/em>. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Fundukian, L. J., &amp; Wilson, J. (2008). <em>The Gale encyclopedia of mental health<\/em>. Detroit, MI. Thomson Gale.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exhibitionism is a sexual fetish in which a person feels a compulsive desire to expose his or her genitals, breasts, or buttocks to strangers. It is classified into two sub-classes: Non-Threatening Exhibitionism &#8211; Non-threatening exhibitionism occurs when someone exposes him or herself as part of a group or to have fun. 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