Practice Question
Sexual preference for (or obsession with) objects or situations that are not normally arousing is referred to as
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Correct Answer:
Paraphilia disorder
Rationale:
🟦 Paraphilic disorder refers to recurrent, intense sexual urges or fantasies involving objects, situations, or targets that are not typically considered sexually arousing.
🟦 These interests become a disorder when they cause distress, impairment in functioning, or risk of harm to self or others.
🟦 Examples include fetishistic disorder, voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and sexual masochism or sadism.
🟦 The defining feature is persistent sexual focus outside socially normative stimuli.
🟦 Recognition of paraphilic disorders is important for accurate diagnosis, risk assessment, and appropriate mental health intervention.
Gender identity disorder is unrelated to sexual arousal patterns
🟦 It involves distress related to gender identity, not sexual interests.
🟦 It does not describe fixation on objects or situations for arousal.
Sexual dysfunction involves problems with sexual response
🟦 This includes issues such as low desire, arousal difficulty, or orgasmic disorders.
🟦 It does not involve atypical sexual interests.
Pre psychosexual disorder is not a recognized clinical diagnosis
🟦 This term is not used in DSM classifications.
🟦 It does not describe abnormal sexual arousal patterns.
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This question is from PN NJ Eve Mental Health EXAM 2 2025 which contains 50 questions.
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