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sexual relationship between, for example, a stepfather and a stepdaughter does not
qualify as biological incest, it may qualify as psychological incest,meaning that
the emotional aspects of the behavior resemble those associated with incest in
general. It is the forbidden aspect of incest that formed the core of Freud’s con-
cept of the Oedipus complex (see chapter 11).(a) What paraphilia is characterized by sexual excitement associated with the voluntary
exposure of one’s body?(b) is characterized by the use of an inanimate object as a sexual stimulus.(c) refers to sexual relations with a close relative.Answers: (a) Exhibitionism; (b) Fetishism; (c) Incest.Masochismrefers to extracting sexual pleasure from physical or psychologi-
cal pain. The term masochismis derived from the writings of the nineteenth-
century Austrian novelist Leopold V. Sacher-Masoch. A person with masochistic
tendencies sometimes requires physical pain or insults as a condition for reaching
an orgasm. Masochism is somewhat more common in women than in men.
Pederastyrefers to homosexual relations between an adult male and a prepu-
bertal male. Sometimes the term us used to refer to male homosexual relations in
general; however, this is not correct. Also, pederasty carries the implication that
anal intercourse is a component of the sexual behavior. Pederasty is related to
pedophilia (see below).
Pedophiliais characterized by the sexual attraction of an adult to a prepu-
bertal child. Although the term can be used to apply to an adult who engages in
fantasies containing children, it is more commonly applied to adults who act upon
their desires. An adult who manifests pedophilia is sometimes referred to as a
pedophile.The novelLolitaby Vladimir Nabokov takes pedophilia as its core
element.(a) Masochism refers to extracting sexual pleasure from physical or psychological
.(b) refers to homosexual relations between an adult male and a prepubertal
male.(c) is characterized by the sexual attraction of an adult to a prepubertal child.Answers: (a) pain; (b) Pederasty; (c) Pedophilia.Sadismrefers to inflicting psychological or physical pain on another person
in association with sexual gratification. The term sadismis derived from the liter-