A client reports, during his visit to the mental health clinic, that he is distressed by repetitive sexual fantasies that involve humiliating his sexual partner. This would most appropriately be assessed as what type of disorder?
A. Paraphilic disorder
B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C. Erectile disorder
D. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder
ANS: A
Paraphilic disorders include repetitive or preferred sexual fantasies or behaviors that involve nonhuman objects, suffering or humiliation to oneself or one's partner, or nonconsenting persons. Diagnostic criteria include a duration of symptoms for at least 6 months and clinically significant distress caused by the symptoms.
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