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The term ephebophilia comes from the Ancient Greek: ἔφηβος ephebos (from epi "upon" + hebe "youth", "early manhood") defined as "a youth of eighteen to twenty, particularly one who underwent his dokimasia and was registered as a citizen (Athens)", and φιλία-philia ' love '. [3]
Paraphilias are sexual interests in objects, situations, or individuals that are atypical. The American Psychiatric Association, in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM), draws a distinction between paraphilias (which it describes as atypical sexual interests) and paraphilic disorders (which additionally require the experience of distress, impairment in functioning, and/or ...
As Freud wrote in an 1897 letter, "I found in myself a constant love for my mother, and jealousy of my father. I now consider this to be a universal event in early childhood." [18] 1909–1914. Proposes that Oedipal desire is the "nuclear complex" of all neuroses; first usage of "Oedipus complex" in 1910. 1914–1918.
"Some believe they can change a man as cruel and powerful as a serial killer." "Others 'see' the little boy that the killer once was and seek to nurture him." "A few hoped to share in the media spotlight or get a book or movie deal." "Then there's the notion of the 'perfect boyfriend'.
Pygmalion by Jean-Baptiste Regnault, 1786, Musée national du château et des Trianons. Object sexuality or objectophilia is a group of paraphilias characterized by sexual or romantic attraction focused on particular inanimate objects.
'Horse Show' Her debut book is called "Horse Show," a historical fiction collection of short stories about horses throughout American history and the role they played in film and photography.
Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon by Frederic Leighton, c. 1869. In neo-Freudian psychology, the Electra complex, as proposed by Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung (26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) in his Theory of Psychoanalysis, [1] [2] is a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.
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