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The concept of courtship disorder
- DOI:
- 10.1080/00926238608415397
pages 79-92
- Published online: 14 Jan 2008
Abstract
Four phases of normal human male courtship behavior may be diferentiated: (a) location and initial appraisal of a potential partner; (b) pretactile interaction (e.g., smiling at, posturing for, or talking to a prospectiue partner); (c) tutile interaction (e.g., embracing, petting); and (d) efecting genital union. A particular class of erotic anomalies may be seen as distorted counterparts ofthe four normal phases: (a) voyeurism; (b) exhibitionism and obscene telephoning; (c) toucheurism andjotteurism; and (d) the preferential rape pattern. Data form male samples are presented that show that two or more of these anomalies are often found in the same indiuidual. These data suggest the existence of a discrete syndrome which may be described as a courtship disorder.
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- Published online: 14 Jan 2008
Author affiliations
- a Department of Psychiatry , University of Toronto and at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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