According to the DSM-5, a criterion for the diagnosis of sexual sadism is
A. fantasies of being made to suffer physical or psychological harm by another.
B. obsessive and compelling sexual thoughts.
C. sexual arousal by the infliction of physical or psychological harm on another.
D. permanent physical effects produced for purposes of sexual arousal.
Answer: C
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