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- noun The desire for one's
sexual behaviour at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant
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Examples
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Psychiatrists do use the term "hypersexuality" to describe compulsive promiscuity, but it's considered a symptom of a variety of psychological disturbances, not a disease in itself.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RUSSELL SMITH 2011
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Finally, on "Three's Company" in the late 70's and 80's, he sent up the comedian's hypersexuality, which is often his pride.
Archive 2006-02-01 Ann Althouse 2006
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Besides this, the "hypersexuality" of our media (and of some manga and anime) is a real concern; much of what we call "romance" is disordered, and some of it actually slides across the line into pornography; I've even been informed by people who read such material that this includes romance fiction marketed specifically to Christian women.
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Besides this, the "hypersexuality" of our media (and of some manga and anime) is a real concern; much of what we call "romance" is disordered, and some of it actually slides across the line into pornography; I've even been informed by people who read such material that this includes romance fiction marketed specifically to Christian women.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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A new condition, called hypersexuality, might be something close, but some psychiatrists bristle at the idea of talking about human sexuality as an addictive force unto itself. "
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One, a new description of sex addiction, is "hypersexuality," which, in part, is when "a great deal of time is consumed by sexual fantasies and urges; and in planning for and engaging in sexual behavior."
NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2010
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Among the possible additions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible of psychiatry: "hypersexuality," meaning being way horny.
Gawker Hamilton Nolan 2010
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Now, some researchers are proposing "hypersexuality" be added to the book of mental disorders.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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One, a new description of sex addiction, is "hypersexuality," which, in part, is when "a great deal of time is consumed by sexual fantasies and urges; and in planning for and engaging in sexual behavior."
Signs of the Times 2010
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One, a new description of sex addiction, is "hypersexuality," which, in part, is when "a great deal of time is consumed by sexual fantasies and urges; and in planning for and engaging in sexual behavior."
NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2010
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