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Exaggerated portrayals apparently destroy desire more effectively than any repression.

Volkmar Sigusch

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Volkmar Sigusch
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: June 11
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Apparently
Destroy
Desire
Portrayals
Portrayal
Repression
Exaggerated
Effectively

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