Exam 11: Paraphilic Disorders, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Gender Dysphoria

Usually, a voyeur watches people who are

Which of the following is true about paraphilic disorder?

Which paraphilia involves deriving sexual gratification from urges or activities designed to harm another person?

Clinicians would consider an individual who engaged in frequent cross-dressing for the purposes of sexual arousal to suffer from transvestic disorder only if the behavior caused him distress, no matter how often he engaged in cross-dressing and how sexually arousing he found it.

Match the term with the appropriate definition or description -Fetishistic disorder

The lowering of estrogen levels during ___________ can lead women to experience a number of physical symptoms that affect her sexuality, including vaginal dryness and gradual shrinking of vaginal size and muscle tone.

Match the term with the most appropriate definition or description. -Arousal

During which stage of the human sexual response does an individual's sexual interest heighten and the body prepares for intercourse?

Match the term with the appropriate definition or description -Partialism

Arnold gets sexually aroused whenever he sees a woman trying on a pair of stockings. He buys pairs of stockings for various sexual activities. He even steals stockings from women when he is desperate. Which of the following disorders best describes Arnold's condition?

A paraphilic disorder in which the individual is preoccupied with an object and depends on this object rather than sexual intimacy with a partner for achieving sexual gratification is known as _____ disorder.

The number of children estimated to experience sexual abuse per year in the United States is estimated to be around

A woman is erotically obsessed with men's ankles to the point of exclusion of all other erotic stimuli. This woman's desires are illustrative of

Although there are many unanswered questions concerning the causes of sexual disorders, we need a biopsychosocial perspective to understand how individuals acquire and maintain these diverse problems over time.

Match the term with the most appropriate definition or description. -Transsexualism

Viagra is an appealing alternative for individuals with erectile problems because

Transvestic disorder is most commonly diagnosed in

Men with male hypoactive sexual desire disorder have an abnormally high level of sexual activity.

Leif is very interested in sex but his penis remains flaccid despite adequate, sometimes extensive, erotic stimulation. Leif has _______ disorder.

_____ is also called "cross-dressing."