Why is the term paraphilia used in much of psychological and psychiatric literature?
a. It more accurately conveys the academic study of fetishism.
b. It helps maintain the clinical and academic nature of various studies.
c. It more accurately stresses the unusual expression of sexual arousal and response.
d. It more accurately reflects the limited and deviant nature of atypical sexual behaviors.
Answer: c. It more accurately stresses the unusual expression of sexual arousal and response.
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