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Madonna-whore complex
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精神分析学上の概念で、男性が女性を理想化した「聖母」と、軽蔑的に扱う「娼婦」という極端な二元論で見る傾向を指す。この認識の二極化が、親密で愛情のある関係の中で安定した性的興奮を維持することを困難にする場合がある。
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(psychoanalysis) A complex said to develop in men who see women as either saintly Madonnas
or debased prostitutes, potentially leading to the inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship.
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Madonna-whore complex
Clinical psychologists sometimes diagnose the Madonna-whore complex when a man, unable to reconcile desire with commitment, unconsciously divides women into saintly mothers or debased prostitutes.
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Clinical psychologists sometimes diagnose the Madonna-whore complex when a man, unable to reconcile desire with commitment, unconsciously divides women into saintly mothers or debased prostitutes.
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