MASOCHISM definition and meaning

masochism  MASOCHISM meaning: 1 : enjoyment of pain pleasure that someone gets from being abused or hurt; 2 : sexual enjoyment from being hurt or punished  Freud distinguishes three types of masochism: erotic, feminine and moral Erotic masochism is the sexual perversion Feminine masochism—which attains pleasure,

This later aim may be brought to consciousness by analysis Freud has indicated that in erotogenic masochism the par- ticular wish or fear is related to Evidence is reviewed in- dicating that the principal features of masochism help accomplish this hypothesized escape from high-

Abstract Women have been victims of violence throughout history Freud's theory of masochism stated that women enjoyed suffering, and until FEMALE MASOCHISM AND THE ENFORCED RESTRICTION OF CHOICE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORIES OF FEMALE MASOCHISM IS OUTLINED, DEMONSTRATING HOW INADEQUATE THEY ARE