Criticisms of efforts to label excessive sexual behavior "sexual addiction" include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) ?This disparaging term could induce unnecessary guilt in individuals who simply enjoy an active sex life.
B) ?There is a lack of empirical research supporting the idea that sexual addiction is a valid phenomenon.
C) ?Neither the professional literature nor the popular media has directed much attention to the idea that people can become dominated by insatiable sexual needs.
D) ?Designating these behaviors as addiction negates individual responsibility for "uncontrollable" sexual compulsions that victimize others.


C

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