What is zoophilia?

What is zoophilia?

Zoophilia as one of strange mental deviations of the person, sparks ambiguous estimates of experts and sharp criticism from society. In article the reasons of development and a consequence of this sexual deviation are considered.

Zoophilia is distinguished with special misunderstanding from normal people from various sexual deviations and ambiguous assessment of psychiatrists. If to consider a question of what is zoophilia, then it is worth making a reservation at once that not always this aspect is pathology. In certain cases – it happens a tribute to traditions or just strange experience.

Zoophilia is sexual contacts with animals which can have various character and have various motives. The term does not capture the essence of this phenomenon as in the literal translation means love for animals, that is, in the name this is not about sexual inclination. In psychiatry there are more exact terms a bestializm (sexual violence over an animal), a parafiliya (sensual inclination to animals). In a popular speech this phenomenon is called a skotolozhestvo or sodomy.

Reasons of development of zoophilia

Zoophilia – not always a sexual perversion. According to medical experts it is necessary to divide this concept into such types as the temporary or forced contacts with animals and also as constant exclusive addiction and desire.

Temporary sexual pathology can arise because of impossibility to satisfy the requirements naturally that leads to some types of contacts with animals. In that case this phenomenon passes by itself at restoration of normal sex life. Temporary psychological frustration with similar consequences can be caused by a severe stress on the sexual soil, injuries, mental disorders.

Treat minor factors which can become the reasons of development of such perversion:

  • disgust for an opposite sex;
  • physical and mental violations;
  • obsession and tendency to sexual experiments;
  • children's mental disorders;
  • tendency to satisfaction of sexual requirements with any way.

Zoophilia consequences

In all world religions the zoophilia is considered a sin. In particular for this sin and debauchery according to the legend were betrayed to destruction Sodom and Gomorrah. Excommunication that for the believing person tragically can become one of consequences of zoofiliya.

Zoophilia is dangerous by infection from animals to physical health with various infections, violations of the immune system, an allergy and also injuries.

In legislations of many countries the zoophilia or zoosexuality is punished by the law and also distribution of a pornography with participation of animals is penal.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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