Which Statement Represents the Current Consensus in the Medical and Psychiatric

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which statement represents the current consensus in the medical and psychiatric community regarding sexual behavior and mental illness?

• A) Most variations in sexual behavior are not mental disorders but are simply alternate expressions of sexuality.
• B) Forms of sexual expression can be termed "paraphilic disorders" if they are practiced only by an extreme minority.
• C) Any behavior that involves the infliction of physical pain is a paraphilic disorder.
• D) A paraphilia rises to the level of disorder when actual physical contact occurs between individuals.
• E) A sexual behavior is classified as a mental disorder only if the individual performing it is not distressed by his or her unusual sexual behavior.

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