moral masochism

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moral masochism [′mär·əl ′mas·ə‚kiz·əm]

(psychology)

Masochism in which there is a need for punishment arising from unconscious sexual desires and reactivation of the Oedipus complex, characterized by self-destructive acts or the provocation of punishment from authority figures.

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