Paraphilia is defined as
a. any homosexual act.
b. inhibition of the sexual response cycle.
c. discomfort with one's biologic gender.
d. an intense sexual urge with an abnormal focus.
D
Paraphilias are conditions in which the sexual instinct is expressed in ways that are socially prohibited or unacceptable or are biologically undesirable. The distracters characterize other sexual behaviors.
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A) Dissociation
B) Denial
C) Regression
D) Transference
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a. 18 to 19 c. 23 to 24 b. 20 to 22 d. 25 to 26
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a. traumatic brain injury (TBI). b. neurosyphilis. c. Pick disease. d. hypothyroidism.