Answer by john n
well - psychological disorders typically interfere with daily life. I don't think infantilism interferes with a person's daily life. Maybe their addiction to such acts would be the problem. The DSM-IV also has a "catch-all" type psychological disorder that is essentially meant to catch all the "problems" that don't fit nicely into the system in place...
Are fetishes a psychological disorder? Is homosexuality a psychological disorder? these are the types of questions that lead to yours. . . .
Answer by HeartsandThoughts
It is merley prefrence. The cause of it is a behavioral conditioning, and thus it is loosley defined as masochism by the american psychologial association
Also I would like to add that from the King James Version of the Holy Bible Romans 14 14 I believe
I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.
Anouther reason is that those that are within this feild have came to a sence of acceptance, and there is not a lot of research being conducted on it for that simple reason as well.
Infantilism, is like an eating disorder in the sence that it some eating disorders are not catogorized either;however they are present, and though they are present there is an underlying issue and other conditions that made the disorder surface.
Once one peels back the layers of each problem, the cause will also surface, and because the cause is different for each individual it is also hard to imply it became for a particular group of reasons like other disorders.
I think it is bad not to label such issues because folks dealing with them are seeking such, in order to become "well" or to at least deal with their issues.
I believe they should keep it loosley catororigized as it is....but with more awareness if anything.
It is probubly "unheard" of though because it is sexual, but society has no problem defining other things.
Orignal From: Why doesnt the national asscociation of mental health, consider "infantilism" a psycological disorder?
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