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scopophilia [‚s̈käp·ə′fil·ē·ə] (psychology) Sexual stimulation from looking at the unclad human figure; observed chiefly in normal adolescent and adult males where it takes the aim-inhibited form of “girl watching” or looking at nude or seminude females in magazines or as part of some stage performance, or where it may be sublimated as scientific curiosity; when present to a pathologic degree, it is deviant and called voyeurism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| invited one to stroll and prompted active engagement above passive scopophilia. Within the Freudian framework, "feminine scopophilia is a drive without an object . In her construction of this scene, Petry deftly merges the spectatorial gaze that Bub is cultivating in his private game with the full-blown scopophilia of the man who functions increasingly as his mentor: |
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