psychosexual
[sahy-koh-sek-shoo-uh l or, esp. British, -seks-yoo-]
- of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
Origin of psychosexual
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Contemporary Examples
He has a psychosexual hold over her that is intentionally fraught with peril for the audience.
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Who better to capture the psychosexual nature of Twilight than the current Marquis De Denmark?
Historical Examples
At this time of life, the psychosexual in especial often plays a great part.
The Sexual Life of the ChildAlbert Moll
Similarly the psychosexual passes through a metamorphosis in normal development.
The Behavior of CrowdsEverett Dean Martin
He holds that such cases show a "fixation" in an earlier stage of psychosexual development.
The Behavior of CrowdsEverett Dean Martin
Sanford Bell has published cases in which as early as the age of two years psychosexual phenomena have been observed.
The Sexual Life of the ChildAlbert Moll
The commonest early manifestations of the sexual life in childhood are, as was said before, the psychosexual phenomena.
The Sexual Life of the ChildAlbert Moll
psychosexual
- of or relating to the mental aspects of sex, such as sexual fantasies
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psychosexual
(sī′kō-sĕk′shōō-əl)
- Of or relating to the mental and emotional aspects of sexuality.
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