psychosexuality

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Thoughts and feelings in a person's mind about sex and who they are attracted to

noun
/ˌsaɪkoʊsɛkʃuˈæləti/

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: psicosexualidad

Her research focused on the role of psychosexuality in shaping personal identity and sexual orientation.

Examples

They also suggested that socialization rather than birth was responsible for people's psychosexuality.

Academic text (1997)
Psychologists study psychosexuality to understand how emotions influence human relationships.
Understanding psychosexuality can help therapists better address intimate issues in their clients' lives.

Synonyms

sexuality

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A person's feelings, attractions, and identity about the people they are attracted to

focuses on mental and emotional aspects within psychological theory

Surface Forms

psychosexuality singular

psychosexualities plural

Morphology

psychosexuality = psychosexual (semi-transparent) = psycho + sexual + ity

The noun is formed regularly from the adjective 'psychosexual', but the term is somewhat specialized and not fully transparent for an average learner.

Etymology

Psychosexuality combines psycho- (seen in psychology) meaning 'mind' and sexuality meaning 'sexual feelings'. So, psychosexuality refers to the mental and emotional side of sex and sexual identity.