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The act of obtaining sexual gratification from rubbing against or pressing against the desired person, often while in a crowded place. A frotteur is a person who derives sexual pleasure from rubbing against a stranger. Sexual gratification obtained by rubbing against a person of the opposite sex, as in a crowded tram. A mental illness…

Superficial local tissue destruction caused by freezing is limited in scope and does not destroy the full thickness of the skin, frostbite.  

Destruction of tissue by freezing. An injury caused by very severe cold which freezes tissue. Tissue damage, especially of the fingers, toes, ears, or nose, caused by freezing and generally due to prolonged exposure to very cold weather. The affected parts turn white and become numb. Gentle warming in tepid water, without rubbing, is the…

A disease of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland occurring during adolescence, resulting in obesity and arrested development of the sex glands. A condition in which someone becomes obese and the genital system does not develop, caused by an adenoma of the pituitary gland. A disorder of the hypothalamus (part of the brain) affecting…

In labor relations, any number of benefits provided to employees in addition to salary.  

Orgasmic dysfunction in the female. The fact of being unable to experience orgasm, sexual pleasure or sexual desire. Sexual passivity or unresponsiveness, especially in a woman; coldness; inability to reach the climax of sexual intercourse (orgasm). Lack of sexual desire or inability to reach the climax of sexual excitement. Frigidity may affect either sex, but…

Informal groups that form in organizations because of the personal affiliation members have for one another.  

The aspect of Freudian psychology that at the root of all dreams there is an attempt to fulfill a wish. A dream consists of the latent aspect, which represents the hidden desire, and the manifest aspect, which is part of the dream that is remembered upon awakening.  

Analysis that aims at laying bare the complexes that have been repressed as a result of painful feelings associated with them.  

A set of beliefs derived from the ideas of Sigmund Freud, basic among them are the importance of the unconscious, the stages of psychosexual development, and the efficacy of helping persons resolve problems by exploring their earlier experiences.