Who is a pervert? This is a person who enjoys in ways non-standard for the society to which he belongs. True, today there is an increasing debate about what can be considered standards and what not. Who is a pervert? Is it a person with a mental disorder, or an extraordinary person who is different from others?
Picacism
To the question of who such a pervert is, one can answer this way: "One who has an irresistible desire to eat something inedible for food." For example, coal, toothpowder, chalk, sand, clay. Hippocrates wrote about who such a pervert is.
The word "picacism" has a Latin origin. Means "taste perversion." This is not always a sign of pathology. Often such a disorder occurs in pregnant women, often in children. In addition, it is believed that people with low socioeconomic status are considered to be affected by picacism. Yet taste perversion has to do with mental illness. This may be one of the symptoms of schizophrenia.
Who is a pervert? This can be called a person who likes to combine meat dishes with dessert or mix drinks. But only for fun. In fact, the manifestation of picacism does not cause a smile. Coniophagy, coprophagy, onychophagia, dermaphagy - all these are varieties of taste perversion. Doctors attribute such deviations to eating disorders.
Sexual perversions
This term means a deviation from the norms adopted in a particular society. People who enjoy sexual pleasure in an unusual way have been harshly criticized before. The meaning of the word “pervert” is disclosed above. However, this is a complex topic that has not been fully explored today. Modern science identifies many types of sexual deviation, but not all of them relate to pathologies.
In the 19th century, they tried to treat homosexuality with hypnosis. Today, in some European countries gay marriage is permitted. That is, homosexuality is by no means a pathology. The term “sexual perversion” is not used in medicine. There is a concept of “social deviation”, and deviations fall under it, which cause inconvenience to both the suffering person and those around him.