In recent years, a great compulsion to engage in frequent and risky sexual behaviors was deemed sexual addiction.This is an example of:

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The term "medicalization of deviance" refers to the process by which behaviors or conditions that were previously considered immoral, sinful, or simply problematic are redefined as medical issues. In the case of sexual addiction, behaviors that might have been judged from a moral or social perspective are instead treated as symptoms of a medical condition, thus falling under the category of medicalization of deviance.

In Recent Years, a Great Compulsion to Engage in Frequent