A client reports during his visit to the mental health clinic that he is distressed by repetitive sexual fantasies that involve humiliating his sexual partner.This would most appropriately be assessed by the nurse as which type of disorder?

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Paraphilic disorders involve sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors that involve non-consenting individuals, or involve suffering or humiliation, and cause distress or impairment to the individual or others. The client's repeated sexual fantasies involving humiliating a sexual partner would fall under this category. Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves unwanted, intrusive thoughts or obsessions that lead to compulsive behaviors in order to relieve anxiety. Erectile disorder and hypoactive sexual desire disorder both involve difficulties with sexual arousal or desire, and do not relate to the content of sexual fantasies.

A Client Reports During His Visit to the Mental Health