A Study of Sadomasochistic (S/M) Participants in a Nonclinical Environment

question 133

Multiple Choice

A study of sadomasochistic (S/M) participants in a nonclinical environment found that S/M activities for most participants involve:

• A) consensuality.
• B) the expression of both sadism and masochism within the same encounter.
• C) coercion.
• D) severe physical pain.

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