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hedonic
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he·don·ic  (h-dnk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or marked by pleasure.
2. Of or relating to hedonism or hedonists.

[Greek hdonikos, from hdon, pleasure; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

he·doni·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.hedonic - devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"
indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"


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In contrast, negative affective and evaluative responses to sexual stimuli should motivate the sexually stimulated individual to avoid the sort of preparatory sexual behavior and overt sexual behavior suggested by the sexual stimulus and to experience the sexual stimulus, and any arousal or behavior which it eventuates, as hedonically negative events that will condition future avoidance of sexual stimulation of the sort that triggered this sequence of responses.
 
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