PSYC 350 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Hypersexuality, Cerebral Cortex, Fluoxetine
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Most sex researchers believe that only a small amount of atypical sexuality needs to be seen as disordered". Most of us find that certain perfumes are particularly effective. Fetish- when a certain body part or thing carries a special erotic charge that comes to paly a central role in a person"s sexual life. Fetishism- sexual arousal by inanimate objects, materials, or parts of the body. Partialism- a fetishistic attraction to specific parts of the body. Freud proposed that feet are taken as symbolic representation of the penis. Hidden from view inside shoes or stockings (allure) Hands are visible and often touched, so less often objects of fetishism. Media fetishism- sexual attraction to materials such as rubber or silk. Falling in love with the eiffel tower- la tour eiffel- object fetishism. Women have object fetishism more than men- many have ptsd, asperger"s (difficulty establishing social relationships with other humans)
