Symphorophilia
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Symphorophilia is a paraphilia in which sexual arousal hinges on staging and watching a disaster such as a fire or traffic accidents.[1]
[edit] In popular culture
- The main characters in the 1973 novel Crash by J. G. Ballard and in the subsequent 1996 film Crash are symphorophiles.
- In the animated television series Drawn Together, a sub-plot of an episode revolved around Clara's sexual arousal at seeing car crashes.
[edit] References
- ^ Money, J (1984). "Paraphilias: Phenomenology and classification". American Journal of Psychotherapy 38 (2): 164–78. PMID 6234812.
[edit] See also
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