autoerotism
Self-directed sexual arousal
Autoerotism is sexual arousal or gratification derived from one's own body, without a partner.
The term covers masturbation but extends to any self-directed sexual stimulation or fantasy: Freud considered autoerotism a normal stage of psychosexual development.
The adjective is autoerotic.
Also spelled auto-erotism.
Self-stimulation for pleasure
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- stimulationEvoking a response
- erogenousSexually sensitive to touch
- genitalOf sex organs
tactile · sensation · climax · response · endorphins · dopamine · release · tension
Sexual self-gratification
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
gratification · desire · arousal · sexuality · self-love · eroticism · Freud · psychosexual
Atypical sexual interest disorder
- sexologyScientific study of sexuality
- disorderAbsence of organization
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
therapy · diagnosis · Kinsey · hypersexuality · pathology · treatment · assessment · addiction
masturbation
Self-stimulation for pleasure
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- stimulationEvoking a response
- erogenousSexually sensitive to touch
genital · tactile · sensation · climax · response · endorphins · dopamine · release · tension · arousal
self-stimulation
Sexual self-gratification
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- libidoInnate erotic drive
pleasure · gratification · desire · arousal · sexuality · self-love · eroticism · Freud · psychosexual · id
paraphilia
Atypical sexual interest disorder
- sexologyScientific study of sexuality
- disorderAbsence of organization
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
compulsive · therapy · diagnosis · Kinsey · hypersexuality · pathology · treatment · assessment · addiction · intervention
autoerotismsexual intercourse
Bodily union between partners
lovemaking · coitus · copulation · intercourse · coupling
autoerotismcelibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
abstinence · chastity · asexuality · continence · self-denial