Exam 10: Variations in Sexual Behavior

Natalie likes to dominate her partner, Ryan, when having sex. She chains him up and whips him before having sex with him. Here, Natalie, who specializes in disciplining Ryan, is known as a

A person with fetishism experiences sexual arousal and satisfaction by

In the context of a study conducted on voyeurism among college students, which of the following is true?

Any intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal, physically mature consenting human partners is called

Paraphilia behaviors occur in all ethnic and socioeconomic groups and among all sexual orientations and identities.

Identify a true statement about people with frotteurism.

Many sex researchers do not consider domination and submission behavior a paraphilia because

Han likes to wear revealing female clothing, apply makeup, wear heels, and interact with others like a girl does. This gives him sexual pleasure. However, he does not want to undergo sex-change surgery and is content with merely dressing like a girl. Which of the following is Han most likely to be?

Transvestism is distinct from transsexualism in that people with transvestism

Satyriasis refers to

Wayne derives sexual pleasure from wearing women's clothing. Wayne might be called a(n)

Research has shown that many people with pedophilic disorder have personality disorders.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of pedophiles?

Renaldo is arrested for abducting and murdering a heterosexual male. He describes having felt "alive" and "turned on" when cutting off the victim's penis. Which of the following diagnoses may apply to this scenario?

Which profession would most likely provide convenient access to partners for a person with necrophilia?

A pejorative term used to describe abnormal or excessive sexual desire in a woman is

Charlie, a 40-year-old, has been a dance instructor in a kindergarten school for the last 10 years. He often derives sexual pleasure by touching his students' genitals, legs, and buttocks. Sometimes, he masturbates in front of the students and urges them to touch his penis. In this scenario, which of the following paraphilic behaviors does Charlie demonstrate?

Jacob works in a morgue and is mentally unsound. He has become desensitized to dead bodies because of prolonged exposure to them. He often secretly indulges in sexual intercourse with corpses. In this scenario, which of the following paraphilic behaviors does Jacob exhibit?

True zoophilia occurs only when animals are the preferred sexual contact regardless of what other sexual outlets are available.

It is best to ignore and distance oneself from an exhibitionist because reacting strongly only reinforces his or her behavior.