47:
217:
Psychologist
Gregory Lehne states that lovemaps may be influenced by genetic or prenatal factors, but that their specific content must come from the senses. Lehne says that some perceptions are encoded in the person's lovemap after becoming sexualized for uncertain reasons, possibly because of their
151:
in his discussions of how people develop their sexual preferences. Money defined it as "a developmental representation or template in the mind and in the brain depicting the idealized lover and the idealized program of sexual and erotic activity projected in imagery or actually engaged in with that
213:
Money describes the formation of an individual's lovemap as similar to the acquisition of a native language, in that it becomes established at an early age and bears the mark of the person's unique individuality, like an accent in a spoken language. According to Money, lovemaps are not present at
305:
lovemaps – when lust is attached to fantasies and practices that are socially forbidden, disapproved of, ridiculed, or penalized. According to Money, it can result from lust being displaced from a "vandalized" area of an ordinary lovemap following abuse. Alternatively, Money suggests that a
168:". Prior to that, Money discussed lovemaps in a precursory form with his students in lectures, employing the term as a replacement for the expression, "an idealized and highly idiosyncratic image." In a 1997 article in the controversial and non-
214:
birth, but begin to develop shortly thereafter, and manifest in full after puberty. The individual may not discover certain aspects of their lovemap until triggered by a relevant experience (such as pornography use) later in life.
233:, or hormonal fluctuations. These associations typically form during experiences before the age of eight, Money proposes. As an example, Lehne argues that a child who accidentally becomes sexually aroused during
278:
Vandalized lovemaps – According to Money, these occur when the love mapping process becomes traumatized, as when a young child is either exposed to, or forced to participate in such inappropriate behaviors as
256:
Money analyzed a large range of sexual predilections and behaviors using his model of the "lovemap". In his book on the subject, some of the most notable concepts include:
244:
A lovemap is usually quite specific as to details of the physiognomy, build, race, color, temperament, and manner of the ideal lover. Money suggests that love is like an
35:
624:
Lovemaps: Clinical
Concepts of Sexual/Erotic Health and Pathology, Paraphilia, and Gender Transposition in Childhood, Adolescence, and Maturity
248:, where pair-bonding occurs if projections (shaped by a person's lovemap) on the other are mutual, typically in a courtship phase of mating.
632:
553:
424:
130:
68:
61:
198:
194:
111:
291:. He states that such a lovemap is typically formed between the ages of five and eight. A vandalized lovemap may be
83:
306:
paraphilic lovemap could arise from a non-sexual childhood experience that induced genital arousal in the child.
223:
219:
90:
681:
57:
97:
326:
79:
649:
280:
174:
654:
609:
Lehne, Gregory K. (2009). "Phenomenology of
Paraphilia: Lovemap Theory". In Saleh, F. M. (ed.).
545:
676:
628:
549:
420:
397:
316:
622:
387:
197:, has found some acceptance and is frequently referenced in books about love and sexuality.
238:
538:
245:
230:
392:
375:
671:
665:
288:
169:
104:
31:
331:
321:
260:
178:, Money revisited the concept of 'love map' and expanded it to three categories,
272:
46:
618:
302:
296:
292:
266:
148:
165:
611:
Sex
Offenders: Identification, Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Legal Issues
401:
234:
164:
in 1980 for an article later published under the title "Pairbonding and
17:
263:
lovemaps – love mappings associative to persons of the opposite gender.
226:
284:
269:
lovemaps – love mappings associative to persons of the same gender.
540:
Gay, Straight, and In-Between: The
Sexology of Erotic Orientation
275:
lovemaps – love mappings associative to persons of both genders.
40:
241:. Once formed, the lovemap is extremely difficult to alter.
193:
Since its inception, the concept of "love maps", applied to
376:"Evolutionary sexology: the hypothesis of song and sex"
519:
517:
477:
475:
504:
502:
462:
460:
458:
456:
454:
452:
450:
448:
201:
and Chris McLaughlin discussed it in their 2001 book
537:
544:. New York: Oxford University Press. pp.
36:The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
8:
613:. Oxford University Press. pp. 12–24.
415:Wilson, G.D. & McLaughlin, C. (2001).
391:
131:Learn how and when to remove this message
342:
147:is a concept originated by sexologist
67:Please improve this article by adding
592:
580:
568:
523:
508:
493:
481:
466:
439:
361:
349:
7:
237:may go on to develop an interest in
25:
160:John Money first wrote the word
45:
419:. Great Britain: Fusion Press.
627:. New York: Prometheus Books.
1:
393:10.1016/s0306-9877(97)90035-9
69:secondary or tertiary sources
195:interpersonal relationships
698:
209:Development and expression
29:
650:"Why We Love Who We Love"
222:with provoked or random
30:Not to be confused with
652:by Dr. Joyce Brothers (
56:relies excessively on
536:Money, John (1988).
327:Sexual script theory
34:or the love maps in
417:The Science of Love
203:The Science of Love
27:Sexological concept
380:Medical Hypotheses
374:Money, J. (1997).
281:child sexual abuse
175:Medical Hypotheses
364:, p. xv-xvi.
317:Erotic plasticity
141:
140:
133:
115:
16:(Redirected from
689:
638:
614:
596:
590:
584:
583:, p. 17-19.
578:
572:
566:
560:
559:
543:
533:
527:
521:
512:
506:
497:
491:
485:
479:
470:
464:
443:
437:
431:
430:
412:
406:
405:
395:
371:
365:
359:
353:
347:
136:
129:
125:
122:
116:
114:
73:
49:
41:
21:
697:
696:
692:
691:
690:
688:
687:
686:
662:
661:
655:Reader's Digest
646:
641:
635:
617:
608:
604:
599:
591:
587:
579:
575:
567:
563:
556:
535:
534:
530:
522:
515:
507:
500:
492:
488:
480:
473:
465:
446:
438:
434:
427:
414:
413:
409:
373:
372:
368:
360:
356:
348:
344:
340:
313:
254:
239:erotic spanking
211:
158:
137:
126:
120:
117:
74:
72:
66:
62:primary sources
50:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
695:
693:
685:
684:
682:Sexual arousal
679:
674:
664:
663:
660:
659:
645:
644:External links
642:
640:
639:
633:
615:
605:
603:
600:
598:
597:
585:
573:
561:
554:
528:
513:
498:
486:
484:, p. xvi.
471:
444:
432:
425:
407:
386:(5): 399–402.
366:
354:
352:, p. 290.
341:
339:
336:
335:
334:
329:
324:
319:
312:
309:
308:
307:
300:
276:
270:
264:
253:
250:
231:sexual arousal
210:
207:
157:
154:
139:
138:
53:
51:
44:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
694:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
669:
667:
657:
656:
651:
648:
647:
643:
636:
634:0-8290-1589-2
630:
626:
625:
620:
616:
612:
607:
606:
601:
595:, p. 20.
594:
589:
586:
582:
577:
574:
570:
565:
562:
557:
555:0-19-505407-5
551:
547:
542:
541:
532:
529:
526:, p. 15.
525:
520:
518:
514:
511:, p. 14.
510:
505:
503:
499:
496:, p. 16.
495:
490:
487:
483:
478:
476:
472:
469:, p. 19.
468:
463:
461:
459:
457:
455:
453:
451:
449:
445:
442:, p. 14.
441:
436:
433:
428:
426:1-901250-54-7
422:
418:
411:
408:
403:
399:
394:
389:
385:
381:
377:
370:
367:
363:
358:
355:
351:
346:
343:
337:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
314:
310:
304:
301:
298:
294:
290:
289:sadomasochism
286:
282:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
258:
257:
251:
249:
247:
242:
240:
236:
232:
228:
225:
221:
215:
208:
206:
204:
200:
196:
191:
190:(narrative).
189:
186:(visual) and
185:
182:(cutaneous),
181:
177:
176:
171:
170:peer reviewed
167:
163:
155:
153:
150:
146:
135:
132:
124:
113:
110:
106:
103:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82: –
81:
77:
76:Find sources:
70:
64:
63:
59:
54:This article
52:
48:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:Map of Tendre
19:
653:
623:
610:
602:Bibliography
588:
576:
564:
539:
531:
489:
435:
416:
410:
383:
379:
369:
357:
345:
332:David Reimer
322:Mental model
261:Heterosexual
255:
246:inkblot test
243:
220:associations
216:
212:
202:
199:Glenn Wilson
192:
187:
184:morphoerotic
183:
179:
173:
161:
159:
144:
142:
127:
118:
108:
101:
94:
87:
75:
55:
619:Money, John
188:gnomoerotic
180:haptoerotic
666:Categories
593:Money 1986
581:Money 1986
569:Money 1986
524:Lehne 2009
509:Lehne 2009
494:Lehne 2009
482:Money 1986
467:Money 1986
440:Money 1986
362:Money 1986
350:Money 1986
338:References
303:Paraphilic
297:hyposexual
293:paraphilic
267:Homosexual
252:Variations
149:John Money
121:April 2023
91:newspapers
58:references
224:autonomic
166:Limerence
80:"Lovemap"
677:Sexology
621:(1986).
311:See also
273:Bisexual
235:spanking
172:journal
152:lover."
18:Love map
546:127–128
402:9185125
227:arousal
162:lovemap
156:History
145:lovemap
105:scholar
631:
552:
423:
400:
285:incest
107:
100:
93:
86:
78:
287:, or
112:JSTOR
98:books
672:Love
629:ISBN
550:ISBN
421:ISBN
398:PMID
143:The
84:news
388:doi
295:or
60:to
668::
548:.
516:^
501:^
474:^
447:^
396:.
384:48
382:.
378:.
283:,
229:,
205:.
71:.
658:)
637:.
571:.
558:.
429:.
404:.
390::
299:.
134:)
128:(
123:)
119:(
109:·
102:·
95:·
88:·
65:.
38:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
