Question

Martin finds women with long, dark hair sexually alluring, and most of his sexual partners have long, dark hair. Charles also finds women with long, dark hair alluring. Charles can become aroused and reach orgasm only when his partner has long, dark hair. Which of the following two terms can be used to describe Martin's and Charles's behaviors respectively?

A. paraphilic sexual interest; paraphilic disorder
B. paraphilic disorder; atypical sexual behavior
C. paraphilic disorder; fetishism sexual interest
D. fetishistic disorder; paraphilic sexual interest

Answer 1

Answer: C

Explanation: The correct answer is letter C.

A paraphilic disorder is an intense sexual experience with objects or attributes. This sexual arousal is recurrent, causes urges and distressing behavior.

A fetichism is a devotion to an object or attribute that cause sexual arousal and the person can reach an orgasm just by standing near the object or attribute. This is what Charles experiments.