While making love, Enrique feels a strong need to be dominant and often subjects his lovers to harsh physical treatment. This is the only way Enrique can achieve sexual gratification, and his partners are often unwilling to participate in these activities. This is an example of

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Enrique's behavior of needing to be dominant and subjecting his partners to harsh physical treatment in order to achieve sexual gratification is consistent with sexual sadism disorder, which involves the infliction of pain or humiliation upon others to achieve sexual arousal. The fact that his partners are often unwilling to participate in these activities also suggests that his behavior is problematic and potentially harmful. The other options (B) sexual masochism disorder, (C) frotteuristic disorder, and (D) fetishistic disorder, do not fit the description of Enrique's behavior.

While Making Love, Enrique Feels a Strong Need to Be