Question

Paraphilias are ____________ diagnosed in women.

A. Almost never

B. About a third of the time

C. About two-thirds of the time

D. Almost exclusively

Answer 1

Paraphilia is a Greek word, where PARA means beside or around, PHILIA means affection,love, brotherly love. Paraphilia genrally defined as sexual distortion or sexual deviation. People suffering from paraphilia experience intense sexual arousal to the objects around, the situations going on or individuals.

Paraphilias are sexual disorders, urges, sexually arousing fantasies or behaviours that are chronic in nature and cause unusual discomfort or obstruct with work, social tasks and important functioning areas.

Paraphilias are most exclusively diagnosed in men and are rarely observed in women. There is no evidence that women doesnot suffer paraphilias. Many researchers studied paraphilias in women, about a third of the time diagnosed in women.

So the answer is option B