Dippoldism
Encyclopedia
Dippoldism is the paraphilia
of sexual arousal from spanking
or otherwise applying corporal punishment
to children. The term was coined in the early 1900s after Andreas Dippold, a German schoolteacher and presumed sexual sadist
who in 1903 beat his pupil Heinz Koch to death.
Paraphilia
Paraphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her...
of sexual arousal from spanking
Spanking
Spanking refers to the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause temporary pain without producing physical injury. It generally involves one person striking the buttocks of another person with an open hand. When an open hand is used, spanking is referred to in some countries as...
or otherwise applying corporal punishment
Corporal punishment
Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable...
to children. The term was coined in the early 1900s after Andreas Dippold, a German schoolteacher and presumed sexual sadist
Sadism and masochism as medical terms
In psychiatry, the terms sadism and masochism describe a personality type characterized by the actor or actrix deriving pleasure and gratification from inflicting physical pain and humiliation ; and from suffering pain and humiliation upon the self ; such pleasure often is sexual, but not...
who in 1903 beat his pupil Heinz Koch to death.