A person with a paraphilia that entails recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving sexual activity with a young child is suffering from
a. rapism.
b. pedophilia.
c. necrophilia.
d. voyeurism.
Answer: b.
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_____ authorizes a psychologist to practice independently.
A. Successful completion of the predoctoral internship B. Successful completion of the postdoctoral internship C. Successful completion of all graduate courses in an APA-accredited graduate program D. Licensure
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