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PHALLOMETRIC TESTING [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
  • Sexology
  • Criminal Psychology
CONT

The phallometric test is a psychophysiological procedure in which changes in penile circumference or volume are measured during presentation of audiovisual stimuli. Differential responding to various age, gender, or activity stimulus categories is helpful in diagnosing deviant sexual preferences (or paraphilias).

OBS

penometric testing: term not attested.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
  • Sexologie
  • Psychologie criminelle
DEF

Méthode qui consiste à mesurer directement la réaction pénienne provoquée par l'exposition du sujet à des images ou des récits sexuellement explicites.

Spanish

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