Roger has recurrent, sexual urges and related fantasies about torturing his sexual partner. He acts out these fantasies with a prostitute. Which of the following is the best description of Roger's disorder?

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Sadism is a paraphilic disorder characterized by recurrent and intense sexual arousal from inflicting physical or psychological pain, suffering, or humiliation on another individual. The fact that Roger acts out his fantasies with a prostitute indicates that he is not only experiencing sexual urges and fantasies, but also acting on them, which meets the criteria for a diagnosis of a paraphilic disorder. Masochism involves experiencing sexual arousal by being subjected to pain or humiliation, scatologia involves making obscene phone calls, and sadomasochism involves both sadism and masochism in the same individual or relationship.

Roger Has Recurrent, Sexual Urges and Related Fantasies About Torturing