A hebephile is a person who is sexually aroused by someone who is in early puberty.
Sexual Arousal to
Term
prepubescent child
pedophile
early pubescent adolescent
hebephile
adult
teliophile or gynephile
Possible age gaps in classification:
(1) There may be a gap in coverage for the 15 and 16 year old.
(2) There may also be a preference for an older adult.
(3) A person not interested in any gender or developmental group.
The preference can be heterosexual or homosexual.
Issues:
(1) exclusive vs spectral preference
(2) acceptance vs repression vs personal distress as a result of preferences
(3) predatory behavior
(4) cultural acceptance
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Specialty: Psychiatry, Urology, Obstetrics & Gynecology
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