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nummyann

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Gregg has a successful career and is in a happy and healthy relationship with his girlfriend of three years, Janelle. He also happens to have a high heel shoe fetish.
 
  Although his sexual relationship with Janelle is fulfilling and she accepts his shoe fetish, Gregg can only orgasm during masturbation while fantasizing about a high heel shoe. What factor would prevent Gregg's shoe fetishism from being diagnosed as a paraphilia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
 
  a. Gregg's sexual behavior is noncoercive.
  b. Gregg's actions are not causing him psychological distress or interfering with his life.
  c. Gregg's sexual partner is aware of and accepts his fetish.
  d. Gregg's sexual behavior is not causing him any physical harm.

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Which is an accurate statement regarding paraphilias?
 
  a. Paraphilic behavior tends to be sporadic, coming and going in an unpredictable manner.
  b. Most people with paraphilias gain sexual excitement from the knowledge that their paraphilic behaviors are illegal, rather than from the paraphilic act itself.
  c. Paraphilias exist on a continuum, encompassing a broad range of behaviors from the benign to the malevolent.
  d. Most paraphilias exist at an all or none level, such that to be considered a paraphilia, the paraphilia must be the sole means of sexual arousal.



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Dinolord

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C




nummyann

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Reply 2 on: Jun 18, 2018
:D TYSM


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Wow, this really help

 

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