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101psychosomatic disorder — Bodily ailment or symptom, caused by mental or emotional disturbance, in which psychological stresses adversely affect physiological (somatic) functioning to the point of distress. Psychosomatic disorders may include hypertension, respiratory… …
102Alcidamas — ▪ Greek writer born 4th century BC prominent Sophist and rhetorician who taught in Athens. He was a pupil of Gorgias and a rival of Isocrates. His only extant work, Peri sōphiston (“Concerning Sophists”), stresses the superiority of… …
103sexual behaviour, human — Introduction any activity solitary, between two persons, or in a group that induces sexual arousal. There are two major determinants of human sexual behaviour: the inherited sexual response patterns that have evolved as a means of ensuring… …
104Thatcher, Margaret — ▪ prime minister of United Kingdom Introduction in full Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven , née Margaret Hilda Roberts born October 13, 1925, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England British Conservative Party politician and… …
105Benvenuto Tisio da Garofalo — Benvenuto Tisio da Garofalo † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Benvenuto Tisio da Garofalo An Italian painter of the Ferrarese school; b. in 1481 at Garofalo, whence, as was the custom among artists, he took his name; d. at Ferrara, 6 (or 16)… …
106frigid — adjective a) Very cold; lacking warmth; icy. b) Chilly in manner; lacking affection or zeal; impassive. Ant: fervid …
107frigidness — noun The state of being frigid; frigidity; coldness …
108iciness — noun The state or quality of being icy or very cold; frigidity …
109Anorgasmia, or anorgasmy — Failure of a male or female to achieve an orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse. Anorgasmia is characterized by psychologists as a psychosexual dysfunction, a sexual maladjustment that is psychological or emotional in origin. Anorgasmia can… …
110Female orgasmic dysfunction — Failure of a female to achieve an orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse. This disorder can originate in psychological or emotional problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, worry, guilt, fear of painful intercourse and fear of… …
