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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.
How was the line drawn between the two?
Stekel holds that fetichism is the patient's unconscious religion'.
"Normal" fetishes for Stekel contributed more broadly to choice of lifestyle.

Question: Did he want to cure them or have them embrace the fetish?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Wilhelm Stekel want to cure patients or have them embrace the fetish?