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| Electra complex |
in Freudian psychoanalysis, the unconscious desire of a daughter for sexual gratification from her father, or her wish to take her mother's place in her father's affections. (Cf. Oedipus complex.) |
| erogenous |
tending to arouse sexual desire or result in sexual gratification when stimulated. |
| flagellant |
one who participates in flagellation as a means of sexual gratification. [1/2 definitions] |
| narcissism |
the psychological and emotional centering of one's erotic interest and gratification on one's own body. [1/2 definitions] |
| Oedipus complex |
in psychoanalytic theory, the subconscious desire of a child for sexual gratification through the parent of the opposite sex, esp. the desire of a son for his mother. (Cf. Electra complex.) |
| onanism |
self-gratification, esp. masturbation. [1/2 definitions] |
| Peeping Tom |
a person who gets sexual gratification from secretly watching others; voyeur. |
| pleasure principle |
in psychoanalysis, the theory that humans tend to secure gratification and pleasure and to avoid pain or unpleasantness. |
| sadomasochism |
the deriving of pleasure, esp. of sexual gratification, from either inflicting pain or suffering pain, or both. |
| voyeur |
one who obtains sexual gratification by looking at sex-associated objects or by observing the sexual acts of others, esp. secretly. |
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