pedophilic
Pedophilic describes sexual attraction to prepubescent children, or things relating to such attraction: pedophilic urges, pedophilic content.
The term appears in clinical, legal, and journalistic contexts.
It characterizes the attraction itself, the people who experience it, or material that caters to it.
Atypical sexual interest disorder
- disorderAbsence of organization
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- psychiatryMental health medicine
pathology · deviance · abnormal · compulsion · attraction · prepubescent · mental illness · treatment
Harm inflicted on minors
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
molestation · prosecution · conviction · registry · sentencing · victim · forensic · investigation
Preventing harm or loss
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
- protectionGuarding against harm
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
education · warning signs · intervention · boundaries · supervision · reporting · disclosure · prevention
paraphilia
Atypical sexual interest disorder
- disorderAbsence of organization
- DSMPsychiatric classification manual
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
psychiatry · pathology · deviance · abnormal · compulsion · attraction · prepubescent · mental illness · treatment · therapy
child abuse
Harm inflicted on minors
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- offenderOne who breaks rules
grooming · molestation · prosecution · conviction · registry · sentencing · victim · forensic · investigation · evidence
safeguarding
Preventing harm or loss
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
- protectionGuarding against harm
awareness · education · warning signs · intervention · boundaries · supervision · reporting · disclosure · prevention · training
pedophilichealthy
In good physical condition
normal · typical · appropriate · consensual · protective