James W. Prescott: Physics

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“When high self-needs are combined with the deprivation of physical affection, the result is self-interest and high rates of narcissism.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)
Context: When high self-needs are combined with the deprivation of physical affection, the result is self-interest and high rates of narcissism. Likewise, exhibitionistic dancing and pornography may be interpreted as a substitute for normal sexual expression.

“Punitive-repressive attitudes toward extramarital sex are also linked with physical violence, personal crime, and the practice of slavery.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

Sex , Personality

“The detrimental effects of infant physical affectional deprivation seem to be compensated for later in life by sexual body pleasure experiences during adolescence.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

Life , Pleasure

“Body pleasure is very different from promiscuity, which reflects a basic inability to experience pleasure. If a sexual relationship is not pleasurable, the individual looks for another partner. …Affectionately shared physical pleasure… tends to stabalize a relationship and eliminate the search.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

Pleasure , Search

“Recent research supports the point of view that the deprivation of physical pleasure is a major ingredient in the expression of physical violence.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

Pleasure , Support

“It appears that the beneficial effects of infant physical affection can be negated by the repression of physical pleasure (premarital sex) later in life.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

Life , Pleasure , Sex , Appearance

“The percent likelihood of a society being physically violent if it is physically affectionate toward its infants and tolerant of premarital sexual behavior is 2 percent”

James W. Prescott

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"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

Behavior

“Those societies which give their infants the greatest amount of physical affection were characterized by low theft, low infant physical pain, low religious activity, and negligible or absent killing, mutilating, or torturing of the enemy.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

Pain

“The deprivation of physical sensory pleasure is the principle root cause of violence.”

James W. Prescott

"Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence" (1975)

Pleasure