Whats the difference between a phelia and a mania?

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Whats the difference between a phelia and a mania?

What determines whether something will be a phelia or a mania?
For example, necrophelia and cleptomania, why isn't it necromania and cleptophelia?

2006-10-13 06:01:27 · 2 answers · asked by Matt 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology

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Philias tend to involve some kind of sexual arousal. Manias are more of an obsession.

So,
necrophilia- sexually aroused by dead things
necromania- obsessed with dead things

2006-10-13 06:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by psychgrad 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋

Phelia, I believe is an obsession with something and mania is an exaggerated desire for something.

2006-10-13 06:20:11 · answer #2 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋