Dr. Monte says about a patient, "As a child, he was often spanked on the bare buttocks by his very attractive governess. He cannot remember these incidents clearly, but as an adult, he always associates pain with sexual arousal." Dr. Monte's patient likely has which disorder?

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Dr. Monte's patient exhibits a connection between pain and sexual arousal, which is characteristic of sexual sadomasochism disorder. This disorder involves deriving sexual pleasure from either inflicting pain (sadism) or receiving pain (masochism), which aligns with the patient's association of pain with sexual arousal.

Dr Monte Says About a Patient, "As a Child, He