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Stekel also deals differently than Freud with the problem of perversion.
How was perversion handled?
A lot of perversions are defense mechanisms (Schutzbauten) of the moral "self"; they represent hidden forms of asceticism.
Was perversion punished?
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What fetishes does he mention in his theory?
Stekel contrasted what he called "normal fetishes" from extreme interests.

Question: How was the line drawn between the two?
Self-contained rewrite: How was the line drawn by Wilhelm Stekel between fetishism and perversion?