Sexual asphyxia is associated with -: (A) Sadism, (B) Masochism, (C) Fetichism, (D) Vouyerism
Answer is B. In masochism sexual gratification is obtained or increased by the suffering pain. Sexual asphyxia/ Autoerotic asphyxia/ Asphyxiophilia is a paial asphyxia which causes cerebral disturbances with feeling of sexual gratification. Pressure on carotid vessels or paial obstruction of air-passages impaires consciousness and may lead to hallucination of an erotic nature. Usually associated with abnormal sexual behaviour, masochism & transvestism Ref: The synopsis of forensic medicine & Toxicology Dr .K. S Narayan Reddy. 28th edition pg : 196 &232