Studies in the Psychology of Sex
Volume 2
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Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume II presents studies that explore the psychology of sex by addressing topics ranging from erotic symbolism and the mechanism of detumescence to the psychic state in pregnancy. Eonism and sex in relation to society are also discussed. Divided into three parts, this volume first deals with erotic symbolism, focusing on erotic fetishism such as foot-fetishism and shoe-fetishism, and scatalogic symbolism. The reader is then introduced to the mechanism and object of detumescence; the constituents of semen; and the aptitude for detumescence. Erogenous zones and erection and mucous emission in women are also considered. The final section is devoted to the psychic state in pregnancy and pays particular attention to the relationship of maternal and sexual emotion; conception and loss of virginity; the pervading effects of pregnancy; the longings of pregnant women; and the significance of pregnancy. This book will be of interest to physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, criminologists, and educators.
Table of Contents
Erotic Symbolism
I.
The Definition of Erotic Symbolism
Symbolism of Act and Symbolism of Object
Erotic Fetichism
Wide Extension of the Symbols of Sex
The Immense Variety of Possible Erotic Fetiches
The Normal Foundations of Erotic Symbolism
Classification of the Phenomena
The Tendency to Idealize the Defects of a Beloved Person
Stendhal's "Crystallization
II.
Foot-Fetichism and Shoe-Fetichism
Wide Prevalence and Normal Basis
Restif de la Bretonne
The Foot a Normal Focus of Sexual Attraction Among Some Peoples
The Chinese, Greeks, Romans, Spaniards, etc.
The Congenital Predisposition in Erotic Symbolism
The Influence of Early Association and Emotional Shock
Shoe-Fetichism in Relation to Masochism
The Two Phenomena Independent Though Allied
The Desire to be Trodden On
The Fascination of Physical Constraint
The Symbolism of Self-Inflicted Pain
The Dynamic Element in Erotic Symbolism
The Symbolism of Garments
III.
Scatalogic Symbolism
Urolagnia
Coprolagnia
The Ascetic Attitude Towards the Flesh
Normal Basis of Scatalogic Symbolism Scatalogic Conceptions Among Primitive Peoples
Urine as a Primitive Holy Water
Sacredness of Animal Excreta
Scatalogy in Folk-Lore
The Obscene as Derived from the Mythological
The Immature Sexual Impulse Tends to Manifest Itself in Scatalogic Forms
The Basis of Physiological Connection Between the Urinary and Genital Spheres
Urinary Fetichism Sometimes Normal in Animals
The Urolagnia of Masochists
The Seatalogy of Saints, Urolagnia More Often a Symbolism of Act Than a Symbolism of Object
Only Occasionally an Olfactory Fetichism
Comparative Rarity of Coprolagnia
Influence of Nates Fetichism as a Transition to Coprolagnia
Ideal Copro-
II.
The Object of Detumescence
Erogenous Zones
The Lips
The Vascular Characters of Detumescence
Erectile Tissue
Erection in Woman
Mucous Emission in Women
Sexual Connection
The Human Mode of Intercourse
Normal Variations
The Motor Characters of Detumescence
Ejaculation
The Virile Reflex
The Greneral Phenomena of Detumescence
The Circulatory and Respiratory Phenomena
Blood Pressure
Cardiac Disturbance
Glandular Activity. Distillatio
The Essentially Motor Character of Detumescence
Involuntary Muscular Irradiation to Bladder, etc.
Erotic Intoxication
Analogy of Sexual Detumescence and Vesical Tension
The Specifically Sexual Movements of Detumescence in Man
In Woman
The Spontaneous Movements of the Genital Canal in Woman
Their Function in Conception
Part Played by Active Movement of the Spermatozoa
The Artificial Injection of Semen
The Facial Expression During Detumescence
The Expression of Joy
The Occasional Serious Effects of Coitus
III.
The Constituents of Semen
Function of the Prostate
The Properties of Semen
Aphrodisiacs
Alcohol, Opium, etc.
Anaphrodisiacs
The Stimulant Influence of Semen in Coitus
The Internal Effects of Testicular Secretions
The Influence of Ovarian Secretion
IV.
The Aptitude for Detumeseenee
Is There an Erotic Temperament?
The Available Standards of Comparison
Characteristics of the Castrated
Characteristics of Puberty
Characteristics of the State of Detumescence
Shortness of Stature
Development of the Secondary Sexual Characters
Deep Voice
Bright Eyes
Glandular Activity
Everted Lips
Pigmentation
Profuse Hair
Dubious Significance of Many of These Characters
The Psychic State in Pregnancy
The Relationship of Maternal and Sexual Emotion
Conception and Loss of Virginity
The Anciently Accepted Signs of This Condition
The Pervading Effects of Pregnancy on the Organism
Pigmentation
The Blood and Circulation
The Thyroid
Changes in the Nervous System
The Vomiting of Pregnancy
The Longings of Pregnant Women
Mental Impressions
Evidence for and Against Their Validity
The Question Still Open
Imperfection of Our Knowledge
The Significance of Pregnancy
Appendix
Histories of Sexual Development
Index of Authors
Index of Subjects
Product details
- No. of pages: 760
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1937
- Published: January 1, 1937
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483225029
About the Author
Havelock Ellis
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