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Female analogies to perversion.

K M Beier1

  • 1Institut für Sexualwissenschaft und Sexualmedizin des Universitätsklinikums Charité, Berlin, Germany.

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
|February 29, 2000
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces "reproversion," a new concept describing female self-concept stabilization focused on reproduction, contrasting with male perversion. It explores clinical manifestations and implications for various medical fields.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Male self-esteem regulation involves intrapsychic mechanisms and sexual impulse output, termed perversion.
  • Female self-concept stabilization appears linked to reproductive drives rather than sexuality, suggesting a different regulatory model.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define a new concept, "reproversion," analogous to perversion but specific to female reproductive conflict drives.
  • To explore the clinical manifestations, differentiation criteria, and underlying personality disturbances associated with "reproverse" symptom formation.

Main Methods:

  • Linguistic analogy to define "reproversion."
  • Case history analysis of clinical manifestations.
  • General survey of clinically oriented differentiation points (intensity, ego-proximity, self-acceptance).

Main Results:

  • "Reproversion" is proposed as a framework for understanding female self-concept stabilization driven by reproductive conflicts.
  • Clinical differentiation of "reproverse" symptoms involves intensity, ego-proximity, and self-acceptance.
  • Underlying personality disturbances are relevant to "reproverse" symptom formation.

Conclusions:

  • "Reproversion" offers a novel perspective on female psychological functioning and self-concept regulation.
  • The concept has significant implications across various medical specialties, exemplified by denied pregnancy and infanticide.
  • Further empirical research is needed to validate the concept and its clinical applications.

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