KnowraSexual sadism disorderLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Sexual sadism disorder, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 2Compared with 4ParaphiliaBroader topic: It illustrates how a specific interest becomes a disorder when diagnostic criteria are met.Sexual fetishismCompared with: Its diagnostic criteria concern suffering and consent, not object- or body-part-focused arousal.SadismBroader topic: This diagnosis is narrower than sadism generally and concerns sexual arousal and clinical criteria.Erotic spankingCompared with: Consensual spanking alone does not establish a mental disorder; consent and distress are central distinctions.SalirophiliaCompared with: Clinical assessment separates harm-focused arousal from consensual salirophilic activity.SomnophiliaCompared with: Arousal involving an unresponsive person does not by itself establish sadistic interest.