Amil is in treatment for partialism, which focuses on women's feet. In his treatment, he imagines licking and caressing a woman's foot, only to discover a fungal infection on a toenail. This type of therapy is

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Covert sensitization is a cognitive-behavioral technique where an individual is asked to imagine an undesirable behavior and then imagine a negative consequence associated with that behavior, to reduce the occurrence of the undesired behavior. In this scenario, imagining a fungal infection on a toenail after engaging in the fetishistic behavior serves as the negative consequence to decrease the fetishistic interest.

Amil Is in Treatment for Partialism, Which Focuses on Women's