Chronophilia
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'''Chronophilia''' refers to a group of patterns of [[sexual arousal]] is associated with age discrepancy between the sexual partners.<ref>John Money (1990) "Gay, Straight, and In-Between: The Sexology of Erotic Orientation", ISBN 0195054075 </ref> The term was coined by [[John Money]], from the Greek roots ''[[chronos]]'', "[[time]]" and ''[[philia]]'', "[[love]]". The term has not been widely adopted by [[sexology | sexologists]], who instead use terms that that refer to the specific age range in question.
==Sexual Preferences Based on Age==
*'''[[Pedophilia]]''' (by definition including [[nepiophilia]]) differs from all these conditions in that it is a clinically-recognized disorder in the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]].<ref>[http://counsellingresource.com/distress/dsm-codes/dsm-disorder.html]</ref>
*'''[[Hebephilia]]''' refers to a sexual preference for pubescent children. The term was introduced by Glueck (1955).<ref>Glueck, B. C., Jr. (1955). ''Final report: Research project for the study and treatment of persons convicted of crimes involving sexual aberrations. June 1962 to June 1955.'' New York: New York State Department of Mental Hygiene.</ref>
*'''[[Ephebophilia]]''' refers to sexual preference for individuals in mid- to late adolesence.<ref>Krafft-Ebing, R., & Moll, A. (1924). ''Psychopathia sexualis.'' Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke.</ref>
*'''Teleiophilia''' (from Greek ''teleios'', "full grown") is a term coined by sexologist [[Ray Blanchard]] to refer to the sexual interest in adults.<ref>Blanchard, R., Barbaree, H. E., Bogaert, A. F., Dickey, R., Klassen, P., Kuban, M. E., et al. (2000). Fraternal birth order and sexual orientation in pedophiles. ''Archives of Sexual Behavior, 29,'' 463–478.</ref> It is used primarily by professional sexologists when comparing (for example) pedophiles with teleiophiles. For gender-specific attractions to people in this age range, see [[gynephilia and androphilia]].
:Alternatively, [[Janssen]] uses the term "Peripubescent Teleiophilia" in reference to "[[Puppy love|crush]]" phenomenon.<ref>[http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/GUS/GUSVOLIICH8.HTM#_Toc25378608 The Sexual Curriculum: Preadult Sexualities<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*'''Gerontophilia''' refers to the sexual preference for the elderly.<ref>Kaul, A., & Duffy, S. (1991). Gerontophilia: A case report. ''Medicine, Science and the Law, 31,' 110–114.</ref>
==See also==
*[[Age disparity in sexual relationships]]
*[[List of paraphilias]]
==References==
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