People who have a paraphilia tend to repetitive urges and fantasies that involve object, humiliation, children and non-consenting partners. Eight specific paraphillias are identified by the DSM IV and these are;

A, Exhibitonism: is exposing ones genitals in order to achieve sexual gratification.

B, Fetishism. Is when a person prefers to become sexually exited by objects (fetishes)

C, Frouteurism involves obtaining of sexual arousal from touching and robbing against a non-consenting person.

D, Pedophilia – Sexual activities with young children.

E, Sexual sadism-is inflicting suffering on humiliation on ones partner to achieve sexual arousal.

F, Sexual Masochism - Achieving sexual arousal by receiving pain from ones partner.

G, Transvecticfetishism- Obtaining sexual gratification from cross dressing.

H, Voyeurism. A person derives sexual pleasure from looking at people who are naked or engaging in sexual activities without their knowledge.