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Sadism

Known as: Sadism [Disease/Finding], Sadisms, sadistic behaviour 
A condition in which there is a derivation of pleasure from inflicting pain, discomfort or humiliation on another person or persons. The sexual… 
National Institutes of Health

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Paraphiliassadomasochism

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Sexual Sadism

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Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Internet trolling and everyday sadism: Parallel effects on pain perception and moral judgment.
OBJECTIVE This research seeks to clarify the association between online trolling and sadistic personality, and to provide… 
Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
The Dark Tetrad traits and problematic social media use: The mediating role of cyberbullying and cyberstalking
Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
The Assessment of Sadistic Personality: Preliminary psychometric evidence for a new measure
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Africa's Fear of Itself: the ideology of in South Africa
Abstract Since the collapse of apartheid, the figure of Makwerekwere has been constructed and deployed in South Africa to render… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Unprovoked aggression: effects of psychopathic traits and sadism.
Psychopathic individuals engage in the most violent and cold-blooded acts of aggression. In the laboratory, psychopathy traits… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
UNDERSTANDING PLAYFUL USER EXPERIENCE THROUGH DIGITAL GAMES
It has been commonly acknowledged that the acceptance of a product depends on both its utilitarian and non-utilitarian properties… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The Intrinsic Appeal of Evil: Sadism, Sensational Thrills, and Threatened Egotism
Three main sources of intrinsic appeal and satisfaction from performing violent acts are described. First, sadism involves… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
On the differential diagnosis of multiple personality in the forensic context.
Abstract The problems of diagnosing multiple personality disorder in a forensic context are discussed, and illustrated by the… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Sadistic Fantasy, Sadistic Behaviour and Offending
Summary This paper explores the genesis of sadistic behaviour in men and its relationship to crime. Sixteen male special hospital… 
Highly Cited
1935
Highly Cited
1935
A contribution to the psychogenesis of manic-depressive states.
My earlier writings contain the account of a phase of sadism at its zenith, through which children pass during the first year of… 
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