Regarding Masturbation, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 747

Multiple Choice

Regarding masturbation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Over seventy years ago, masturbation met with a great deal of religious and medical disapproval with children being told that masturbation caused insanity, acne, and/or sterility.
• B) Contrary to popular myths, people are not always compelled to masturbate because they lack a sexual partner.
• C) Masturbation occurs in adults due to immaturity and low self-esteem and tends to cause problems in marriages when it occurs.
• D) Masturbation is considered the safest sex and provides a healthy substitute for sexual involvement for adolescents when they are maturing emotionally.

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