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AUTO-EROTICISM [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Sexology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- auto-erotism 1, record 1, English, auto%2Derotism
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- auto-eroticism 1, record 1, English, auto%2Deroticism
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Refers either to pleasurable activity in which the self is used as an object (e.g. masturbation, thumb-sucking) or to a libidinal attitude, orientation or stage of development. 1, record 1, English, - auto%2Derotism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Sexologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- auto-érotisme
1, record 1, French, auto%2D%C3%A9rotisme
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- autoérotisme 2, record 1, French, auto%C3%A9rotisme
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractère d'un comportement sexuel où le sujet obtient la satisfaction en recourant uniquement à son propre corps [...] en ce sens, on parle de la masturbation comme d'un comportement auto-érotique. 1, record 1, French, - auto%2D%C3%A9rotisme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
autoérotisme : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 1, French, - auto%2D%C3%A9rotisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sexology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- auto eroticism 1, record 2, English, auto%20eroticism
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- autophilia 1, record 2, English, autophilia
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The phenomena of spontaneous sexual emotion generated in the absence of an external stimulus proceeding, directly or indirectly, from another person. 1, record 2, English, - auto%20eroticism
Record 2, Key term(s)
- auto-eroticism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sexologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- autoérotisme
1, record 2, French, auto%C3%A9rotisme
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- autophilie 2, record 2, French, autophilie
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recherche d'une satisfaction sexuelle sans recours à un partenaire. 2, record 2, French, - auto%C3%A9rotisme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
autoérotisme : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - auto%C3%A9rotisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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