Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy

"Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5" by Havelock Ellis is a late 19th-century scientific book wherein the author sets out to provide a fuller grasp of sexual psychology and its effects on social standards, with subjects on erotic symbolism, detumescence, and the psychology of pregnancy in relation to sexuality. It explores the origins of sexual aberrations and fetishes, tracing them back to the displacement of sexual attraction from a person to specific objects or actions, using symbolism to dissect the connection between psychological processes and sexual conduct. This lays the groundwork for a detailed look into the complexities of both sexual expression and its differences.