The sexual responses of sexual sadists

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 739-753

  Seto, Michael C ^a   Lalumiére, Martin L ^b   Harris, Grant T ^c   Chivers, Meredith L ^d  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biastophilia; Paraphilic coercive disorder; Phallometry; Sadism; Sexual aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIASTOPHILIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DSM-IV; FORCED SEXUAL ACTIVITY; GENITAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHALLOMETRY; RAPE; RELIABILITY; SADISM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COERCION; VALIDITY; VIOLENCE; PENIS ERECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

HUMANS; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SADISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84873498247     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028714     Document Type: Article

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