Albert Moll

Albert Moll (1862–1939) was a German psychiatrist and, together with Iwan Bloch and Magnus Hirschfeld, the founder of modern sexology. Moll believed sexual nature involved two entirely distinct parts: sexual stimulation and sexual attraction.

exual theories

Moll divided the sexual response into four phases: [Moll, Albert (1912) "The Sexual life of the Child" Macmillan, New York, (pp. 22–23) (original in German 1908)]
# The onset,
# the equable voluptuous sensation,
# the voluptuous acme,
# the sudden diminution and cessation of the voluptuous sensation

Mysticism

Moll was a firm believer in hypnotism, [Moll, Albert (1889) "Der Hypnotismus" Kornfeld, Berlin;] but not mysticism. He frequently indulged in the unmasking of mediums and séances. [Moll, Albert (1902) "Christian science, medicine, and occultism" (translated by F.J. Rebman) Rebman Ltd, London;]

References

* Bullough, Vern L. and Bullough. Bonnie (eds.) (1994) "Moll, Albert (1862-1939)" "Human Sexuality: An encyclopedia" Garland Publishing, New York, ISBN 0-8240-7972-8 ;
* [http://www.oldandsold.com/articles09/sexual-emotion-31.shtml Modern Views of Sexual Emotion - Albert Moll] (published 1957);
* [http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/GESUND/ARCHIV/MOLL.HTM Albert Moll biography] (Humboldt University of Berlin);

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