sodium-ethylxanthate and Sadism

Topics: Acting Out; Adolescent; Adult; Female; Guilt; Humans; Incest; Male; Middle Aged; Psychotherapy, Group; Sadism; Sex

The origins of detective magazines can be traced to 17th and 18th century crime pamphlets and to 19th century periodicals that Lombroso called "really criminal newspapers." Content analysis of current detective magazines shows that their covers juxtapose erotic images with images of violence, bondage, and domination; that their articles provide lurid descriptions of murder, rape, and torture; and that they publish advertisements for weapons, burglary and car theft tools, false identification, and sexual aids. Six case histories of sexual sadists illustrate the use of these magazines as a source of fantasy material. We postulate that detective magazines may contribute to the development of sexual sadism, facilitate sadistic fantasies, and serve as training manuals and equipment catalogs for criminals. We recommend that detective magazines be considered during policy debates about media violence and pornography.

Topics: Adult; Crime; Erotica; Fantasy; Female; History, 17th Century; History, 18th Century; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Homicide; Humans; Male; Periodicals as Topic; Sadism; Sex; United States

This paper presents the case of a 35-year-old man who consulted the department of venereology because of healing problems with some wounds caused by burning his skin perianally with cigarettes as part of a sexual satisfaction ritual. Knowledge of such lesions may be useful to physicians and social workers. Sadomasochism and 'offers' in the intimate-massage clinics in Copenhagen are surveyed.

Topics: Adult; Burns; Humans; Male; Masochism; Sadism; Sex; Skin; Wound Healing

Topics: Anxiety, Castration; Breast; Cathexis; Defense Mechanisms; Drive; Female; Humans; Male; Object Attachment; Oral Stage; Postural Balance; Pregnancy; Psychosexual Development; Sadism; Sex

Subjects were 20 volunteers randomly selected from all female undergraduate students attending a local university, who were 21 years of age or older, and living off campus. The stimuli consisted of seven films, of approximately 5 minutes duration each, which depicted various types of human sexual behavior. Themes included "romantic" heterosexual behavior, primarily genital heterosexual behavior, a mild, and an explicit form of group-sex behavior, a mild and explicit form of heterosexual sadomasochistic behavior, and male homosexuality. Subjects rated the degree of sexual arousal experienced for each film on a 50-point Likert scale. The order of presentation of the films for each subject was randomized, and all subjects participated individually with only a female experimenter present. Following the rating period, subjects completed the Sex Knowledge and Attitude Test (9). Finally, a structured interview was conducted to probe specific likes and dislikes with respect to the content of the films viewed. Results indicated that rank order ratings of the films, from most to least sexually stimulating, was: heterosexual, romantic; group-sex mild (two males and one female); heterosexual-genital; group-sex explicit (three males and three females); sadomasochism (mild); sadomasochism-explicit (forcing and brutal); and male homosexuality. One conclusion that the data led to was that females preferred and were significantly more sexually stimulated by films in which a male related to a female (even if the male was treating the female cruelly) than they were by homosexual stimuli involving two males together. Correlational data between the rating responses and the Sex Knowledge and Attitude Test yielded much information including significant negative correlations between ratings of both group-sex films and rejection of sexual myths. Also, significant positive correlations were found between rated degree of sexual stimulation for the heterosexual and the group-sex films and the consideration of pre- and extramarital relations as acceptable or even desirable.

Topics: Abortion, Spontaneous; Adult; Attitude; Female; Homosexuality; Humans; Male; Masochism; Masturbation; Pregnancy; Sadism; Sex; Socioeconomic Factors; Women

Topics: Female; Humans; Incest; Language; Male; Masochism; Paraphilic Disorders; Sadism; Sex

Topics: Fantasy; Humans; Literature, Modern; Psychoanalytic Interpretation; Sadism; Sex; Symbolism

Topics: Affect; Fantasy; Female; Humans; Life Style; Male; Masochism; Personality Assessment; Psychoanalytic Theory; Role; Rorschach Test; Sadism; Self Concept; Sex; Sex Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Thematic Apperception Test

Topics: Animals; Humans; Psychoanalysis; Psychotherapy; Sadism; Sex; Spiders

Topics: Humans; Sadism; Sex