My qualitative research instructors at Arizona State University: T0111 Barone, Mary Lee Smith, and Amira De la Garza, for introducing me to the methods and literature of qualitative inquiry;
INTRODUCTION. Fetishistic disorder is one of the numerous forms of sexual disorders classified as paraphilias. Fetishistic disorder is characterized by a distressing and persistent pattern of sexual arousal involving the use of nonliving objects or specific, nongenital body parts.his topic addresses the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, course, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of fetishistic disorder. Evaluation and management of other sexual and gender identity disorders are discussed separately.
1 Specifiers for the diagnosis of Fetishistic Disorder include the type of stimulus which is the focus of attention. 2  Body Part(s) (non-genital or erogenous areas of the body-e.g.,feet or hair). 3  This is also referred to as Partialism-preoccupation with a part of the body rather than the whole person.ther specifiers are: 1  In a controlled environment where Fetishistic Disorder cannot readily be engaged in, such as an institutional setting. 2  In remission: No distress or impairment of functioning for a five year period, exclusive of a controlled environment (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).