Question

For a paraphilic disorder to be diagnosed per the DSM-5, the presence of paraphilia must also include personal distress or impairment in important areas of daily functioning or ______________.

A. Involve behaviors presently or in the past in which satisfaction of the sexual urge involved harm, or risk of harm, to other people.

B. Cause legal problems for the individual.

C. Result in loss of sexual interest and activity for the rest of the life.

D. Involve the joining of a community of like-minded people.

Answer 1

Answer is option a.

According to DSM 5 a paraphilic disorder is a paraphilia that is causing distress or impairment to the individual or a paraphilia whose satisfaction has entitled personal her,or risk of harmto others.

In the diagnostic criteria set for each paraphilic disorders,

Crietrion A specifies the qualitative nature of the paraphilia(eg. An erotic focus on children,or exposing genitals to strangers) and

Criterion B specifies the negative consequences of paraphilia (ie. Distress , impairement or risk or harm to others)