User talk:Hasan Swain/Foot fetishism

The stuff Hasan added_______Odor fetishism (pertaining to the smell of feet) seems to play a major role in foot fetishism, and is closely related to it: In a 1994 study, 45% of those with a foot fetish were found to be aroused by smelly socks and/or feet, making it one of the most widespread forms of olfactophilia. -In extreme cases, an individual with a pronounced interest sexual in feet could possibly be diagnosed with fetishism disorder (characterized by the eroticization of non-living objects and/or body parts) if they are in adherence with the following symptoms''' -Experiencing recurrent sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving the use of non-living objects over a period of at least six months. - These fantasies, urges, and/or behaviors cause significant distress in a social, occupational, or personal environment. -The fetish objects are not limited to female articles of clothing used in cross-dressing or devices used for genital stimulation. -There is a clear distinction between individuals with a casual interest in feet as opposed to individuals with fetishism disorder, however, no consensus has been reached to determine where people may reside on this range of desire. -Foot fetishism may be caused by the feet and the genitals occupying adjacent areas of the somatosensory cortex, possibly entailing some neural crosstalk between the two. -Neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran has noted amputees reporting orgasms in their feet. -The cortical homunculus (also known as Penfield's Homunculus), a map of the human brain illustrating respective locations for where different parts of the body are processed, shows as possible link between the feet and toes to the genitalia -There exists controversy regarding this neural crosslink, as some medical professionals have been known to question the simplicity of the map in comparison to reality. -Desmond Morris considered foot fetishism the result of mal-imprinting at an early age, the tactile pressure of a foot/shoe being important in this.

'The review from alex' -I would be careful in making the claim that the largest group in the olfactophilia category are people who like to smell feet. I can only find one source that says this and nothing is popping up on EBSCOhost or the meta-analysis website in relation to olfactophilia (except for one thing about a case study and flatulence). -Why is desmond morris an important figure in psychology as it relates to foot fetishism? -maybe add an explanation for why this is classified as a paraphilia only if it meets the criteria listed in the DSM-V. Reliablesourceconnoisseur (talk) 01:28, 18 November 2019 (UTC)