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Kurt Freund (17 January 1914 – 23 October 1996) was a Czech-Canadian physician and sexologist best known for developing the penile plethysmograph (a measurement of sexual arousal in males), research studies in pedophilia, and for the "courtship disorder" hypothesis as a taxonomy of certain paraphilias (voyeurism, exhibitionism, toucherism, frotteurism, and what he called "preferential rape").[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 45 relations: Aversion therapy, Behaviorism, Biastophilia, Bohemia, Bohnice, Canada, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (College Street site), Charles University, Chrudim, Conscription, Conversion therapy, Courtship disorder, Cremation, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Decriminalization of homosexuality, Discrimination against gay men, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Science, Exhibitionism, Frotteurism, Hypnotic, Jan Křesadlo, Journal of Sex Research, Muscle relaxant, Obscene phone call, Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945), Paraphilia, Pathology, Pedophilia, Penile plethysmography, Physician, Polygraph, Prague, Prague Spring, Sexology, Sexual arousal, Societal attitudes toward homosexuality, The Holocaust, Toronto, Transsexual, University of Melbourne, Voyeurism, Wine.

  2. Canadian people of Czech-Jewish descent
  3. Canadian sexologists
  4. Czech emigrants to Canada
  5. Czech health professionals
  6. Czech psychiatrists
  7. Czech scientists
  8. Drug-related suicides in Canada
  9. People from Chrudim
  10. Sexologists
  11. Suicides in Ontario

Aversion therapy

Aversion therapy is a form of psychological treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort.

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Behaviorism

Behaviorism (also spelled behaviourism) is a systematic approach to understand the behavior of humans and other animals.

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Biastophilia

Biastophilia (from Greek biastes, "rapist" + -philia) and its Latin-derived synonym raptophilia (from Latin rapere, "to seize"), also paraphilic rape, is a paraphilia in which sexual arousal is dependent on, or is responsive to, the act of assaulting an unconsenting person, especially a stranger.

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Bohemia

Bohemia (Čechy; Böhmen; Čěska; Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic.

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Bohnice

Bohnice is a district in the north of Prague, located in Prague 8, some 5 km north of city centre.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH, pronounced, Centre de toxicomanie et de santé mentale) is a psychiatric teaching hospital located in Toronto and ten community locations throughout the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (College Street site)

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (College Street site) is a psychiatric hospital in Toronto, Ontario.

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Charles University

Charles University (CUNI; Univerzita Karlova, UK; Universitas Carolina; Karls-Universität), or historically as the University of Prague (Universitas Pragensis), is the largest and best-ranked university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the first university north of the Alps and east of Paris.

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Chrudim

Chrudim is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.

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Conscription

Conscription is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service.

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Conversion therapy

Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms.

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Courtship disorder

Courtship disorder is a theoretical construct in sexology developed by Kurt Freund in which a certain set of paraphilias are seen as specific instances of anomalous courtship instincts in humans.

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Cremation

Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning.

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko) was a landlocked state in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary.

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Decriminalization of homosexuality

Decriminalization of homosexuality is the repeal of laws criminalizing same-sex acts between multiple men or multiple women.

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Discrimination against gay men

Discrimination against gay men, sometimes called gayphobia, is a form of homophobic prejudice, hatred, or bias specifically directed toward gay men, male homosexuality, or men who are perceived to be gay.

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Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine (abbreviated M.D., from the Latin Medicinae Doctor) is a medical degree, the meaning of which varies between different jurisdictions.

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Doctor of Science

A Doctor of Science (Scientiae Doctor; most commonly abbreviated DSc or ScD) is a science doctorate awarded in a number of countries throughout the world.

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Exhibitionism

Exhibitionism is the act of exposing in a public or semi-public context one's intimate parts – for example, the breasts, genitals or buttocks.

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Frotteurism

Frotteurism is a paraphilic interest in rubbing, usually one's pelvic area or erect penis, against a non-consenting person for sexual pleasure.

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Hypnotic

Hypnotic (from Greek Hypnos, sleep), or soporific drugs, commonly known as sleeping pills, are a class of (and umbrella term for) psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep (or surgical anesthesiaWhen used in anesthesia to produce and maintain unconsciousness, "sleep" is metaphorical as there are no regular sleep stages or cyclical natural states; patients rarely recover from anesthesia feeling refreshed and with renewed energy.

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Jan Křesadlo

Václav Jaroslav Karel Pinkava (9 December 1926 – 13 August 1995), better known by his pen name Jan Křesadlo, was a Czech psychologist who was also a prizewinning novelist and poet.

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Journal of Sex Research

The Journal of Sex Research is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of human sexuality and the field of sexology in general.

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Muscle relaxant

A muscle relaxant is a drug that affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone.

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Obscene phone call

An obscene phone call is an unsolicited telephone call where a person uses profane and/or sexual language to interact with someone who may be known to them or may be a complete stranger.

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Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)

The military occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany began with the German annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938, continued with the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and by the end of 1944 extended to all parts of Czechoslovakia.

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Paraphilia

A paraphilia is an experience of recurring or intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, places, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals.

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Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease and injury.

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Pedophilia

Pedophilia (alternatively spelled paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children.

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Penile plethysmography

Penile plethysmography (PPG) or phallometry is a measurement of blood flow to the penis, typically used as a proxy for measurement of sexual arousal.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Polygraph

A polygraph, often incorrectly referred to as a lie detector test, is a junk science device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is asked and answers a series of questions.

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Prague

Prague (Praha) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.

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Prague Spring

The Prague Spring (Pražské jaro, Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.

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Sexology

Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors, and functions.

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Sexual arousal

Sexual arousal (also known as sexual excitement) describes the physiological and psychological responses in preparation for sexual intercourse or when exposed to sexual stimuli.

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Societal attitudes toward homosexuality

Societal attitudes toward homosexuality vary greatly across different cultures and historical periods, as do attitudes toward sexual desire, activity and relationships in general.

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The Holocaust

The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Transsexual

A transsexual person is someone who experiences a gender identity that is inconsistent with their assigned sex, and desires to permanently transition to the sex or gender with which they identify, usually seeking medical assistance (including gender affirming therapies, such as hormone replacement therapy and gender affirming surgery) to help them align their body with their identified sex or gender.

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University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne (also colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia.

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Voyeurism

Voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of watching other people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other actions of a private nature.

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Wine

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.

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See also

Canadian people of Czech-Jewish descent

Canadian sexologists

Czech emigrants to Canada

Czech health professionals

Czech psychiatrists

Czech scientists

People from Chrudim

Sexologists

Suicides in Ontario

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Freund