Question 1

Which of the following components of sexual development is most likely to be disturbed in the case of a fetishist?

Accepted Answer

A) Gender identity 
B) Sexual responsiveness to appropriate stimuli 
C) The ability to form relationships with others 
D) Sexual orientation 
A) Gender identity 
B) Sexual responsiveness to appropriate stimuli 
C) The ability to form relationships with others 
D) Sexual orientation B

Question 2

Alvin is a lonely young boy who, while bird watching one evening, notices the girl next door having sex with her boyfriend.Alvin becomes instantly aroused, stares, and masturbates while he watches them.Since then, Alvin regularly tries to watch his neighbor having sex to become sexually excited himself.From the information provided here, Alvin can be classified as having which of the following sexual variations?

Accepted Answer

A) Fetishism 
B) Sadomasochism 
C) Scoptophilia 
D) Hypersexuality 
A) Fetishism 
B) Sadomasochism 
C) Scoptophilia 
D) Hypersexuality C

Question 3

The corresponding term for satyriasis as applied to females is:

Accepted Answer

A) nymphomania. 
B) saliromania. 
C) asexuality. 
D) troilism. 
A) nymphomania. 
B) saliromania. 
C) asexuality. 
D) troilism. A

Question 4

Homosexuality is considered "abnormal" and a crime in many cultures, while many cultures accept homosexuality.This definition of abnormal sexual behavior is consistent with the:

Accepted Answer

A) sociological approach. 
B) psychological approach. 
C) person-centered approach. 
D) medical approach. 
A) sociological approach. 
B) psychological approach. 
C) person-centered approach. 
D) medical approach.

Question 5

When we examine paraphilias, one of the questions we have to consider is "What is abnormal behavior?" Which of the following situations represents an instance where one has probably crossed the boundary into abnormal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) The individual has no preference one way or another for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse. 
B) The individual has a mild preference for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse. 
C) The individual has a strong preference for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse, but is able to have sexual intercourse even if she does not wear them. 
D) The individual must have his sexual partner wear silk panties during sexual intercourse or he cannot have sexual intercourse at all. 
A) The individual has no preference one way or another for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse. 
B) The individual has a mild preference for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse. 
C) The individual has a strong preference for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse, but is able to have sexual intercourse even if she does not wear them. 
D) The individual must have his sexual partner wear silk panties during sexual intercourse or he cannot have sexual intercourse at all.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about sexsomnia is true?

Accepted Answer

A) It is characterized by an inability to fall asleep. 
B) It occurs most commonly in women. 
C) It is often considered a sleep disorder rather than a paraphilia. 
D) The behavior occurs only during rapid eye movement stage of sleep. 
A) It is characterized by an inability to fall asleep. 
B) It occurs most commonly in women. 
C) It is often considered a sleep disorder rather than a paraphilia. 
D) The behavior occurs only during rapid eye movement stage of sleep.

Question 7

The chief distinguishing feature of a sexual addiction is that the person has:

Accepted Answer

A) contracted an STI from his or her sexual encounters. 
B) repressed homosexual tendencies. 
C) engaged in sexual intercourse with strangers. 
D) lost control of the behavior. 
A) contracted an STI from his or her sexual encounters. 
B) repressed homosexual tendencies. 
C) engaged in sexual intercourse with strangers. 
D) lost control of the behavior.

Question 8

, which of the following observations was found to be true of exhibitionists?

Accepted Answer

A) They do not begin to expose themselves until their mid-20s after suffering embarrassment in a sexual relationship. 
B) The vast majority of exhibitionists are females. 
C) Many begin exposing themselves even before adolescence. 
D) Exhibitionists often have good relationships with members of the other sex. 
A) They do not begin to expose themselves until their mid-20s after suffering embarrassment in a sexual relationship. 
B) The vast majority of exhibitionists are females. 
C) Many begin exposing themselves even before adolescence. 
D) Exhibitionists often have good relationships with members of the other sex.

Question 9

Imagine that you are a young male in the early 20s.You have the impulse to touch female hair.When this happens, you feel intensely excited, have an erection, and ejaculate without any further contact with the woman.You collect women's hair so that you can repeat the whole sensuous process in the privacy of your home.This turns out to be the only way you can achieve sexual satisfaction.An objective observer would classify you as being a:

Accepted Answer

A) soft media fetishist. 
B) form fetishist. 
C) voyeur. 
D) hard media fetishist. 
A) soft media fetishist. 
B) form fetishist. 
C) voyeur. 
D) hard media fetishist.

Question 10

It has been suggested by Carnes that the most effective therapy for a sex addict is:

Accepted Answer

A) a drug administration program. 
B) the Alcoholics Anonymous program applied to sex addiction. 
C) castration-surgical or chemical. 
D) hormonal therapy to reduce the level of androgens in the bloodstream. 
A) a drug administration program. 
B) the Alcoholics Anonymous program applied to sex addiction. 
C) castration-surgical or chemical. 
D) hormonal therapy to reduce the level of androgens in the bloodstream.

Question 11

Which of the following sexual paraphilias primarily involves sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving touching or rubbing one's genitals against the body of a non-consenting person?

Accepted Answer

A) Exhibitionism 
B) Coprophilia 
C) Voyeurism 
D) Frotteurism 
A) Exhibitionism 
B) Coprophilia 
C) Voyeurism 
D) Frotteurism

Question 12

The case of the shoe fetishist from Richard von Krafft-Ebing's book demonstrates that fetishism usually develops:

Accepted Answer

A) early in life. 
B) once the individual is married. 
C) in early adulthood. 
D) in middle age. 
A) early in life. 
B) once the individual is married. 
C) in early adulthood. 
D) in middle age.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true with regard to sadomasochists?

Accepted Answer

A) They use every opportunity that presents itself in daily life to inflict pain on others. 
B) They are inherently more likely to be involved in violent sexual crimes. 
C) They find pain arousing only when it is part of a carefully scripted sexual ritual. 
D) They derive sexual pleasure from any form of physical pain that they encounter in their day-to-day lives. 
A) They use every opportunity that presents itself in daily life to inflict pain on others. 
B) They are inherently more likely to be involved in violent sexual crimes. 
C) They find pain arousing only when it is part of a carefully scripted sexual ritual. 
D) They derive sexual pleasure from any form of physical pain that they encounter in their day-to-day lives.

Question 14

Mary Jane steps onto a crowded elevator.Suddenly, she feels something hard being rubbed against her buttocks.She is unable to move away and does not want to reach behind her with her hand.Since she is too modest to say anything, she just stands there and exits the elevator at the very next floor.Mary Jane has just been the victim of:

Accepted Answer

A) tribadism. 
B) troilism. 
C) frotteurism. 
D) exhibitionism. 
A) tribadism. 
B) troilism. 
C) frotteurism. 
D) exhibitionism.

Question 15

The term sexual addiction has been criticized because:

Accepted Answer

A) it is not possible to have too much sex. 
B) the withdrawal period following termination of sexual behavior involves no psychological distress. 
C) there appears to be no physiological withdrawal symptoms when a person abstains from an addictive sexual behavior. 
D) no true cases of addictive sexual behaviors have ever been documented. 
A) it is not possible to have too much sex. 
B) the withdrawal period following termination of sexual behavior involves no psychological distress. 
C) there appears to be no physiological withdrawal symptoms when a person abstains from an addictive sexual behavior. 
D) no true cases of addictive sexual behaviors have ever been documented.

Question 16

Frotteurism is most likely to occur:

Accepted Answer

A) in the privacy of one's home. 
B) if one has a shoe fetish. 
C) in a person who is a transsexual. 
D) in a queue to get concert tickets. 
A) in the privacy of one's home. 
B) if one has a shoe fetish. 
C) in a person who is a transsexual. 
D) in a queue to get concert tickets.

Question 17

Technically, in voyeurism sexual pleasure comes from:

Accepted Answer

A) aggressively vying for a woman's attention. 
B) inappropriately exposing ones genitals to others. 
C) wearing women's lingerie. 
D) viewing nudes, often while the voyeur is masturbating. 
A) aggressively vying for a woman's attention. 
B) inappropriately exposing ones genitals to others. 
C) wearing women's lingerie. 
D) viewing nudes, often while the voyeur is masturbating.

Question 18

"An abnormal sexual behavior is one that is rare, or not practiced by many people." This statement is most reflective of the _____ definition of abnormal sexual behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) statistical 
B) psychological 
C) sociological 
D) religious 
A) statistical 
B) psychological 
C) sociological 
D) religious

Question 19

The term for three people having sex together is:

Accepted Answer

A) troika. 
B) troilism. 
C) tribadism. 
D) triumvirate. 
A) troika. 
B) troilism. 
C) tribadism. 
D) triumvirate.

Question 20

In bondage and discipline, the role preferred by both men and women is the _____ role.

Accepted Answer

A) passive (bottom) 
B) active (top) 
C) independent (middle) 
D) egalitarian 
A) passive (bottom) 
B) active (top) 
C) independent (middle) 
D) egalitarian

Which of the following components of sexual development is most likely to be disturbed in the case of a fetishist?

The corresponding term for satyriasis as applied to females is:

Homosexuality is considered "abnormal" and a crime in many cultures, while many cultures accept homosexuality.This definition of abnormal sexual behavior is consistent with the:

When we examine paraphilias, one of the questions we have to consider is "What is abnormal behavior?" Which of the following situations represents an instance where one has probably crossed the boundary into abnormal behavior?

Which of the following statements about sexsomnia is true?

The chief distinguishing feature of a sexual addiction is that the person has:

, which of the following observations was found to be true of exhibitionists?

It has been suggested by Carnes that the most effective therapy for a sex addict is:

Which of the following sexual paraphilias primarily involves sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving touching or rubbing one's genitals against the body of a non-consenting person?

The case of the shoe fetishist from Richard von Krafft-Ebing's book demonstrates that fetishism usually develops:

Which of the following statements is true with regard to sadomasochists?

The term sexual addiction has been criticized because:

Frotteurism is most likely to occur:

Technically, in voyeurism sexual pleasure comes from:

"An abnormal sexual behavior is one that is rare, or not practiced by many people." This statement is most reflective of the _____ definition of abnormal sexual behavior.

The term for three people having sex together is:

In bondage and discipline, the role preferred by both men and women is the _____ role.

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Exam 14: Variations in Sexual Behavior

Which of the following components of sexual development is most likely to be disturbed in the case of a fetishist?

The corresponding term for satyriasis as applied to females is:

Homosexuality is considered "abnormal" and a crime in many cultures, while many cultures accept homosexuality.This definition of abnormal sexual behavior is consistent with the:

When we examine paraphilias, one of the questions we have to consider is "What is abnormal behavior?" Which of the following situations represents an instance where one has probably crossed the boundary into abnormal behavior?

Which of the following statements about sexsomnia is true?

The chief distinguishing feature of a sexual addiction is that the person has:

, which of the following observations was found to be true of exhibitionists?

It has been suggested by Carnes that the most effective therapy for a sex addict is:

Which of the following sexual paraphilias primarily involves sexual fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving touching or rubbing one's genitals against the body of a non-consenting person?

The case of the shoe fetishist from Richard von Krafft-Ebing's book demonstrates that fetishism usually develops:

Which of the following statements is true with regard to sadomasochists?

The term sexual addiction has been criticized because:

Frotteurism is most likely to occur:

Technically, in voyeurism sexual pleasure comes from:

"An abnormal sexual behavior is one that is rare, or not practiced by many people." This statement is most reflective of the _____ definition of abnormal sexual behavior.

The term for three people having sex together is:

In bondage and discipline, the role preferred by both men and women is the _____ role.

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Diff Erentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

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