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[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|251px| The perverse and cruel [[atheism|atheist]] [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving. The word sadism is named after the historical figure [[Marquis de Sade]]. See also: [[Atheism and sadism]] ]]

[[Image:115523-004-FA619CA3.jpg|thumb|right|200px| The perverse and cruel [[atheism|atheist]] [[Marquis de Sade]] in prison, 18th century line engraving. The word sadism is named after the historical figure [[Marquis de Sade]]. See also: [[Atheism and sadism]] ]]

'''Sexual Sadism''' is "the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others". [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/sadism]  Sadists can be either exclusive or non-exclusive (the former meaning they require the infliction of pain to gain arousal, the latter meaning that while preferred, it is a completely optional part of their sexual experience).  The [[APA]] considers this to be a [[paraphilia]], though their diagnostic criteria have changed recently.  "Sadistic fantasies or acts may involve activities that indicate the dominance of the person over the victim (e.g., forcing the victim to crawl or keeping the victim in a cage).  They may also involve restraint, blindfolding, paddling, spanking, whipping, pinching, beating, burning, electrical shocks, rape, cutting, stabbing, strangulation, torture, mutilation, or killing".<ref>APA. ''DSM-IV''; APA; Washington, D.C. pg. 530, (January 1995)</ref>

'''Sexual Sadism''' is "the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others". [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/sadism]  Sadists can be either exclusive or non-exclusive (the former meaning they require the infliction of pain to gain arousal, the latter meaning that while preferred, it is a completely optional part of their sexual experience).  The [[APA]] considers this to be a [[paraphilia]], though their diagnostic criteria have changed recently.  "Sadistic fantasies or acts may involve activities that indicate the dominance of the person over the victim (e.g., forcing the victim to crawl or keeping the victim in a cage).  They may also involve restraint, blindfolding, paddling, spanking, whipping, pinching, beating, burning, electrical shocks, rape, cutting, stabbing, strangulation, torture, mutilation, or killing".<ref>APA. ''DSM-IV''; APA; Washington, D.C. pg. 530, (January 1995)</ref>