Historically, psychiatric terms have been abused by being applied to culturally disapproved behaviors that were not really disorders. Three of the following are not considered disorders today. Which of the following is still considered to be a recognized disorder?
a. childhood masturbation
b. homosexuality
c. paraphilias
d. nymphomania
C
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