Which disorder involves sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person?

• A. Voyeuristic Disorder
• B. Exhibitionistic Disorder
• C. Frotteuristic Disorder
• D. Pedophilic Disorder

Answer: (C)

Frotteuristic disorder is about sexual arousal that comes from rubbing or touching a non-consenting person. This usually happens in crowded situations where the other person can’t easily avoid the contact, and the arousal is tied to the act of touching someone who hasn’t agreed to it. For a diagnosis, these urges are recurrent and intense, and the person may have acted on them with a non-consenting person or the urges cause significant distress or impairment. The individual is typically at least 18 years old. This distinguishes it from other paraphilias: voyeuristic disorder involves arousal from watching others secretly, exhibitionistic disorder from exposing one’s genitals to an unsuspecting person, and pedophilic disorder from attraction to prepubescent children.