Masturbation and its consequences in the light of scientific ideas and empirical data

G. Коcharyan
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Information is presented on the dynamics of attitudes toward masturbation in relation to changing perceptions about its possible pathogenicity. For many centuries, masturbation was thought to be extremely harmful and such that could lead to the development of many diseases. Over time, attitudes about the severity of the possible negative consequences of masturbation have softened. At first, the most severe ones were excluded, and then, over time, the prevailing view was that masturbation could not lead to any negative results other than feelings of guilt. This article presents the classification of masturbation according to Vasilchenko (1977). The analysis of this classification shows that in the majority of cases it has no negative influence. Moreover, masturbation of the period of youthful hypersexuality promotes sexual development, and vicarious masturbation has a substitute function. At the same time, perseverative-compulsive masturbation is carried out in a mode significantly exceeding the constitutional optimum. The classification of possible adverse effects of masturbation developed by the author of the article is also presented (Kocharyan, 2006, 2007). In our opinion, the combined use of these two classifications of masturbation allows to estimate the possibility of its influence, including pathogenic one, on a human body in complex, because different kinds of masturbation (including of the period of youthful hypersexuality according to Vasilchenko classification) in some cases can have negative influence on a human body (at present mostly through behavioral mechanisms). It is noted that masturbation, however, can also have positive effects. In particular, it is expressed in the fact that it can promote sexual development, perform a compensatory function. It also has an antidepressant and anti-anxiety effect. It is widely used to treat various sexual disorders. Based on the analysis, the author concludes that masturbation should not be excluded from the list of phenomena responsible for the occurrence of human health disorders. Attempts to fully rehabilitate it in this sense are untrue.
手淫及其后果在科学思想和经验数据的光
介绍了对手淫态度的动态变化与对其可能致病性的看法的关系。几个世纪以来,手淫被认为是极其有害的,可能导致许多疾病的发展。随着时间的推移,人们对手淫可能带来的负面后果的严重性的态度已经软化了。起初,最严重的被排除在外,然后,随着时间的推移,流行的观点是手淫不会导致任何负面结果,除了内疚的感觉。这篇文章介绍了Vasilchenko(1977)对自慰的分类。对这种分类的分析表明,在大多数情况下,它没有负面影响。此外,青少年性欲亢进期的手淫促进了性发育,替代手淫具有替代功能。与此同时,持续强迫性手淫是在一种明显超过体质最佳的模式下进行的。文章作者还提出了手淫可能产生的不良影响的分类(Kocharyan, 2006, 2007)。在我们看来,结合使用这两种手淫分类可以估计其影响的可能性,包括致病的,复杂的人体,因为不同种类的手淫(包括根据Vasilchenko分类的青少年性欲亢进时期的手淫)在某些情况下可以对人体产生负面影响(目前主要是通过行为机制)。值得注意的是,手淫也有积极的影响。特别是表现在它能促进性发育,发挥代偿功能。它还具有抗抑郁和抗焦虑的作用。它被广泛用于治疗各种性功能障碍。根据分析,作者得出结论,不应将手淫排除在导致人类健康障碍发生的现象清单之外。试图在这个意义上完全恢复它是不真实的。
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