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Auto-erotic asphyxiation (AEA) is the term used to describe the practice of cutting off the blood supply to the brain through self -applied suffocation methods while masturbating to orgasm.
Autobiographical memories refer to memories about one’s own past thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
Autocracy refers to a society in which one person has unlimited power over others.
Autocratic refers to a characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dic
Autocratic I strategy refers to a strategy where the leaders use available information to make a decision without consulting their subordinates.
Autocratic II strategy refers to a strategy where the leaders obtain necessary information from their subordinates and then make their own decision.
Autocratic pattern refers to a pattern of child rearing in which the parents control the child strictly, setting stern and usually unexplained rules whose infraction leads to severe, often physical, punishment.