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Is the term sexual acting out used only to describe something about the patient, or does it have an implicit moral condemnation as well? To clarify the implicit meaning of the term, its use was studied at a state mental hospital and at a university psychology clinic. Significant findings included the following: (1) sexual acting out was seldom used to describe males, and was almost exclusively applied to females, and (2) sexual acting out was used in a negative, condemning way. Implications of the results are discussed.
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Eisenman, R. Sexual acting out: Diagnostic category or moral judgment?. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 25, 387–388 (1987). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330375
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