Body pleasure
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Body pleasure is a term that appears to have been coined by the late James W. Prescott, Ph.D., in 1975. Dr. Prescott related deprivation of physical pleasure to expression of physical violence.[1]
The term "body pleasure" is understood to be pleasure experienced from stimulation of the erogenous areas of the body. Winkelmann (1959) identified the foreskin (prepuce) to be a "specific erogenous zone",[2] so it is a major source of body pleasure. Amputation of the foreskin by circumcision results in a deficiency of body pleasure in circumcised males.
Lloyd de Mause (1996) also observed the aggressive, more violent-prone personality that is more common in circumcised men, but he attributed the cause to early childhood trauma, which must include painful circumcision.[3]
The personality of circumcised men has been affected by both early childhood trauma and loss of body pleasure.
See also
External links
Prescott JW. Sixteen Principles For Personal, Family and Global Peace 
. The Truth Seeker. 1 March 1989; : 33. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
References
- ↑ Prescott JW. Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. November 1975; : 10-20. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ Winklemann RK. The erogenous zones: their nerve supply and its significance. Proc Staff Meet Mayo Clin. 21 January 1959; 34(2): 39-47. PMID. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ deMause, Lloyd. Restaging Fetal Traumas in War and Social Violence. Pre- and Perinatal Psychology Journal. 1996; 23(4): 344-92. PMID. Retrieved 1 December 2025.