When a patient's wife asks the nurse about fetishism, which example could the nurse give as part of an explanation?
a. Being sexually aroused only by touching female shoes
b. Standing on the street corner exposing genitals to others
c. Feeling sexually attracted to a 10-year-old child who lives next door
d. Achieving sexual pleasure from rubbing against a stranger in an elevator
ANS: A
Fetishism refers to using various objects, not individuals, for sexual arousal. Exposing geni-tals refers to exhibitionism. Rubbing against a stranger is termed frotteurism. Being sexually attracted to children is an example of pedophilia.
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