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- Florida State College at Jacksonville Pressbooks - Abnormal Psychology - Voyeurism
- WebMD - Voyeurism: What Does it Mean?
- CORE - Voyeurism and Exhibitionism as Gratifications from Prosuming Social Networking Sites
- Verywell Mind - What Is Voyeuristic Disorder?
- National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - A Descriptive Model of Voyeuristic Behavior
- The Guardian - Voyeurism: when does it become a condition and can it be treated?
- Healthline - Understanding Voyeurism
voyeurism, human sexual behaviour involving achievement of sexual arousal through viewing the sexual activities of others or through watching others disrobe. To some extent voyeurism is widespread; various types of sexual display are a normal part of sexual attraction and mating behaviour in most animals, including humans, but voyeurism is considered a deviant behaviour when observation ceases to be merely one factor in sexual attraction and becomes the sole or primary source of gratification. The risk of being caught is an additional element in the excitement of the voyeur.