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A relational frame theory account of the emergence of sexual fantasy
Fawna M J Stockwell1, Daniel J Moran
1a The Chicago School of Professional Psychology , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
Abstract:
Sexual fantasy is common among humans and often serves to facilitate sexual arousal. Although some fantasies may be directly related to a person's past experiences, others may be unrelated to direct history, and these are thus more difficult to explain. Relational frame theory is a comprehensive account of human language and cognition that may assist in understanding the processes involved in the emergence of sexual fantasy. This article presents a primer on relational frame theory, along with examples of how relations between stimuli may influence a person's private experience of sexual fantasy.
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