Sadistic fantasies modified by aversive conditioning and substitution: a case study

A case study involving unpleasant electric shocks as the consequence of sadistic fantasies seems to have successfully helped to suppress or extinguish them while incompatible “normal” sex fantasies were strengthened. The results are seen as analogous to other studies using extinction with aversive s...

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Published in:Behaviour research and therapy 1966-11, Vol.4 (4), p.317-320
Main Author: Mees, Hayden L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Conditioning (Psychology)
Electroshock
Humans
Male
Sadism - therapy
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Summary:A case study involving unpleasant electric shocks as the consequence of sadistic fantasies seems to have successfully helped to suppress or extinguish them while incompatible “normal” sex fantasies were strengthened. The results are seen as analogous to other studies using extinction with aversive stimuli.
ISSN:0005-7967
1873-622X
DOI:10.1016/0005-7967(66)90028-3