thought transference

a supposed phenomenon in which the mental activities of one person are transmitted without physical means to the mind of another person. With mind reading, it is one of the two main forms of telepathy.

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February 23rd 2025

anal eroticism

in psychoanalytic theory, pleasurable sensations associated with expulsion, retention, or observation of the feces or through stimulation of the anus. These sensations first arise in the anal stage of psychosexual development, between the ages of 1 and 3. Also called anal erotism. See also anal personality; coprophilia.