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Charlie

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What is most problematic about the inclusion of paraphilias in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
 
  a. Its inclusion can be used to criminalize many types of sexual behavior.
  b. The DSM tends to be heterocentric and thus ignores paraphilias more relevant to homosexuals.
  c. The DSM is not universally applicable to all cultures.
  d. The DSM does not define healthy sexuality.

Question 2

____, written by nineteenth-century sexologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing, gave one of the first detailed descriptions of paraphilic behavior.
 
  a. Psychopathia Sexualis c. Sexuality and Pain
  b. Studies in the Psychology of Sex d. Sexual Behavior in the Human Male



Danny Ewald

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A



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