Albert Moll

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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.

Contents 1 Sexual theories 2 Mysticism 3 References 4 Notes

[edit] Sexual theories

Moll divided the sexual response into four phases^[1]:

1. The onset,
2. the equable voluptuous sensation,
3. the voluptuous acme,
4. the sudden diminution and cessation of the voluptuous sensation

[edit] Mysticism

Moll was a firm believer in hypnotism^[2], but not mysticism. He frequently indulged in the unmasking of mediums and séances.^[3]

[edit] 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 ;
• Modern Views of Sexual Emotion - Albert Moll (published 1957);
• Albert Moll biography (Humboldt University of Berlin);

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Moll, Albert (1912) The Sexual life of the Child Macmillan, New York, (pp. 22–23) (original in German 1908)
2. ^ Moll, Albert (1889) Der Hypnotismus Kornfeld, Berlin;
3. ^ Moll, Albert (1902) Christian science, medicine, and occultism (translated by F.J. Rebman) Rebman Ltd, London;