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nramada · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with sexual masochistic disorder. What would differentiate this paraphilic disorder from sexual sadistic disorder?

1. Symptoms of sexual masochistic disorder are chronic acts of humiliation, whereas symptoms of sexual sadistic disorder are acute.
2. Symptoms of sexual sadistic disorder are chronic acts of humiliation, whereas symptoms of sexual masochistic disorder are acute.
3. Masochistic acts can be performed alone, whereas sadistic acts must have a consenting or non-consenting partner.
4. Sadistic acts can be performed alone, whereas mascochistic acts must have a consenting or non-consenting partner.

Question 2

A nurse is counseling a client diagnosed with gender dysphoria. What criteria would differentiate this disorder from a transvestic disorder?

1. Clients diagnosed with transvestic disorder are dissatisfied with their gender, whereas clients diagnosed with gender dysphoria are not.
2. Clients diagnosed with gender dysphoria are dissatisfied with their gender, whereas clients diagnosed with transvestic disorder are not.
3. Clients diagnosed with gender dysphoria avoid all forms of sexual intercourse, whereas clients diagnosed with transvestic disorder do not.
4. Clients diagnosed with transvestic disorder avoid all forms of sexual intercourse, whereas clients diagnosed with gender dysphoria do not.

bookworm410 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The identifying feature of sexual masochistic disorder is recurrent and intense sexual arousal when being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer. These masochistic activities may be fantasized and may be performed alone (e.g., self-inflicted pain) or with a partner. The identifying feature of sexual sadistic disorder is the recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the physical or psychological suffering of another individual. Both sexual masochistic and sadistic disorders are chronic in nature.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The nurse should identify that clients diagnosed with gender dysphoria are dissatisfied with their gender, whereas clients diagnosed with transvestic disorder experience intense sexual arousal from dressing in the clothes of the opposite gender but are not dissatisfied with their gender. Clients diagnosed with either of these disorders do not avoid all forms of sexual intercourse.