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Bestiality
An unusual and socially unacceptable condition in which human beings achieve sexual arousal, orgasm, and satisfaction through engaging in sexual activities with lower animals or fantasizing about such activities. Bestiality is sexual disorder as well as a psychological (mental) disorder. For this reason, the term is usually used in the field of psychiatry. Psychiatry is the study of the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the mind, emotions, and behavior. The first recorded use of the term "bestiality" was in 1765. Bestiality is also known as zoophilia, zoophilism, and zooerastia. Bestiality comes from the Latin word "bestialis" meaning "like a beast."
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