Question 1

According to the classification system devised by Wijkman,Bijleveld,and Hendriks (2011),the majority of female sexual offenders fit into which of the following categories?

Accepted Answer

A) Male-accompanied group 
B) Generalist group 
C) Once-only group 
D) Teacher/love group 
E) Specialist group 
A) Male-accompanied group 
B) Generalist group 
C) Once-only group 
D) Teacher/love group 
E) Specialist group E

Question 2

In the context of relapse prevention,interpreting a lapse as an irreversible failure is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) a lapse 
B) a relapse 
C) an abstinence violation effect 
D) a coping response 
E) an offence 
A) a lapse 
B) a relapse 
C) an abstinence violation effect 
D) a coping response 
E) an offence C

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding rape myths?

Accepted Answer

A) Rape myths are beliefs people have about rape that are based on empirical evidence. 
B) Asian students are the least likely to accept rape myths. 
C) Men are more accepting of rape myths than women are. 
D) One common rape myth is that sex offences are often committed by people the victim knows. 
E) none of the above 
A) Rape myths are beliefs people have about rape that are based on empirical evidence. 
B) Asian students are the least likely to accept rape myths. 
C) Men are more accepting of rape myths than women are. 
D) One common rape myth is that sex offences are often committed by people the victim knows. 
E) none of the above C

Question 4

Jerome is a sexual offender who preys on female children,often when his adult relationships fail.He often is drunk when the offending happens and feels regret for his actions after the fact.What type of sexual offender is Jerome according to Groth's typology?

Accepted Answer

A) Immature rapist 
B) Regressed child molester 
C) Fixated child molester 
D) Impulsive rapist 
E) Exploitative rapist 
A) Immature rapist 
B) Regressed child molester 
C) Fixated child molester 
D) Impulsive rapist 
E) Exploitative rapist

Question 5

According to the Revised Rapist Typology (MTC:R3),which type of rapist exhibits a high degree of anger directed solely at women?

Accepted Answer

A) Pervasively angry 
B) Sadistic 
C) Vindictive 
D) Sexual 
E) Opportunistic 
A) Pervasively angry 
B) Sadistic 
C) Vindictive 
D) Sexual 
E) Opportunistic

Question 6

With her husband Peter,Paula has engaged in sexual abuse against their own children as well as children that she provides daycare services for.Paula would most likely be classified as what type of female sexual offender?

Accepted Answer

A) male-accompanied 
B) male-coerced 
C) predisposed 
D) teacher/lover 
E) borderline/dysphoric 
A) male-accompanied 
B) male-coerced 
C) predisposed 
D) teacher/lover 
E) borderline/dysphoric

Question 7

In a recent meta-analysis by Seto and Lalumière (2010),adolescent sex offenders were found to be similar to other adolescent offenders on the majority of risk factors,except for the following additional risk factors present in adolescent sexual offenders:

Accepted Answer

A) Education,lack of parental supervision,atypical sexual interests 
B) Video game use,exposure to pornography,lack of parental supervision 
C) History of sexual abuse,exposure to pornography,atypical sexual interests 
D) History of sexual abuse,education level,sexual rejection 
E) Sexual rejection,atypical sexual interests,poor socialization 
A) Education,lack of parental supervision,atypical sexual interests 
B) Video game use,exposure to pornography,lack of parental supervision 
C) History of sexual abuse,exposure to pornography,atypical sexual interests 
D) History of sexual abuse,education level,sexual rejection 
E) Sexual rejection,atypical sexual interests,poor socialization

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding adolescent sexual offenders?

Accepted Answer

A) Adolescent sexual offenders are often victims of sexual abuse themselves. 
B) The majority of sexually abused children go on to become adolescent or adult sexual offenders. 
C) Prior history of childhood sexual victimization is related to sexual recidivism in adolescence and adulthood. 
D) Adolescent sexual offenders tend to victimize adult females. 
E) all of the above 
A) Adolescent sexual offenders are often victims of sexual abuse themselves. 
B) The majority of sexually abused children go on to become adolescent or adult sexual offenders. 
C) Prior history of childhood sexual victimization is related to sexual recidivism in adolescence and adulthood. 
D) Adolescent sexual offenders tend to victimize adult females. 
E) all of the above

Question 9

Recent research by Beck,Boys,Rose,and Beck (2012)on rape myth acceptance on video games has reported the following relationship:

Accepted Answer

A) Video games that depict violence against women lead to decreased acceptance of rape myths. 
B) Video games that depict prosocial attitudes towards women lead to decreased acceptance of rape myths. 
C) Video games that depict objectification of women and violence towards women lead to increased rape-myth attitudes. 
D) Video games depicting violence against women decrease levels of real-life aggression against women exhibited. 
E) There is no relationship between video game play and acceptance of rape myths. 
A) Video games that depict violence against women lead to decreased acceptance of rape myths. 
B) Video games that depict prosocial attitudes towards women lead to decreased acceptance of rape myths. 
C) Video games that depict objectification of women and violence towards women lead to increased rape-myth attitudes. 
D) Video games depicting violence against women decrease levels of real-life aggression against women exhibited. 
E) There is no relationship between video game play and acceptance of rape myths.

Question 10

Casey is known to the police for being an individual that likes to expose his genitals to people in public in order to obtain sexual gratification.Casey would be categorized as what type of sexual offender?

Accepted Answer

A) Fetishist 
B) Exhibitionist 
C) Voyeur 
D) Frotteur 
E) Necrophiliac 
A) Fetishist 
B) Exhibitionist 
C) Voyeur 
D) Frotteur 
E) Necrophiliac

Question 11

According to a meta-analysis conducted by Hanson et al.(2002),which of the following statements is false regarding the treatment of sex offenders?

Accepted Answer

A) Newer treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy are more effective than older forms of treatment. 
B) Treatment is significantly more effective with adolescent sex offenders than with adult sex offenders. 
C) Both community and institutional treatment are associated with a decrease in recidivism. 
D) Sex offenders who drop out of treatment programs have higher recidivism rates than those who complete treatment programs. 
E) Sex offenders who refuse any form of treatment have higher recidivism rates than those who complete treatment programs. 
A) Newer treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy are more effective than older forms of treatment. 
B) Treatment is significantly more effective with adolescent sex offenders than with adult sex offenders. 
C) Both community and institutional treatment are associated with a decrease in recidivism. 
D) Sex offenders who drop out of treatment programs have higher recidivism rates than those who complete treatment programs. 
E) Sex offenders who refuse any form of treatment have higher recidivism rates than those who complete treatment programs.

Question 12

In a study by Brennan and Taylor-Butts (2008),all of the following reasons have been found concerning why adult victims do not report sexual offences to the police except:

Accepted Answer

A) Victims don't feel the matter is important enough 
B) Victims believe the matter already has been dealt with 
C) They feel the matter is too personal 
D) They fear the perpetrator will not be punished appropriately and will hurt them further. 
E) They simply don't want to involve the police 
A) Victims don't feel the matter is important enough 
B) Victims believe the matter already has been dealt with 
C) They feel the matter is too personal 
D) They fear the perpetrator will not be punished appropriately and will hurt them further. 
E) They simply don't want to involve the police

Question 13

Kevin often has difficulty controlling his emotions and uses sex and rape as an emotional coping strategy.According to Ward and Siegert's (2002)pathway model of child sexual abuse,Kevin's behaviour reflects which pathway?

Accepted Answer

A) Reproductive strategy 
B) Disinhibition 
C) Resistance rejection 
D) Childhood experiences 
E) Emotional dysregulation 
A) Reproductive strategy 
B) Disinhibition 
C) Resistance rejection 
D) Childhood experiences 
E) Emotional dysregulation

Question 14

Obtaining sexual gratification by watching others naked,undressing,or engaging in sexual activity is called:

Accepted Answer

A) fetishism 
B) exhibitionism 
C) voyeurism 
D) frotteurism 
E) necrophilia 
A) fetishism 
B) exhibitionism 
C) voyeurism 
D) frotteurism 
E) necrophilia

Question 15

The _____________ approach has been used to pair the inability to become sexually aroused to deviant fantasies when required to ejaculate to non-deviant fantasies first.

Accepted Answer

A) penile phallometry 
B) aversion therapy 
C) masturbatory satiation 
D) chemical castration 
E) ejaculatory inhibition 
A) penile phallometry 
B) aversion therapy 
C) masturbatory satiation 
D) chemical castration 
E) ejaculatory inhibition

Question 16

_____________ refers to a group of symptoms or behaviours that are frequent after-effects of having been raped.

Accepted Answer

A) Post-traumatic stress disorder 
B) Acute psychosis 
C) Chronic reactivity 
D) Rape trauma syndrome 
E) Victimization syndrome 
A) Post-traumatic stress disorder 
B) Acute psychosis 
C) Chronic reactivity 
D) Rape trauma syndrome 
E) Victimization syndrome

Question 17

Mary is a middle-aged woman who has been convicted of two counts of sexual assault on her own five-year-old son.She has a history of childhood sexual abuse and prior to the sexual assaults she was living with an abusive male spouse.Mary would likely be classified as what type of female sex offender?

Accepted Answer

A) family-only 
B) male-coerced 
C) predisposed 
D) teacher/lover 
E) borderline/dysphoric 
A) family-only 
B) male-coerced 
C) predisposed 
D) teacher/lover 
E) borderline/dysphoric

Question 18

According to the DSM-5,post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)includes all of the following symptom clusters except:

Accepted Answer

A) Recurrent intrusive distressing memories 
B) Negative alterations in moods and cognitions 
C) Exaggeration and confabulation of physical ailments 
D) Persistent avoidance of stimuli 
E) Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity 
A) Recurrent intrusive distressing memories 
B) Negative alterations in moods and cognitions 
C) Exaggeration and confabulation of physical ailments 
D) Persistent avoidance of stimuli 
E) Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity

Question 19

No-contact sexual offenders include which type of sexual offending?

Accepted Answer

A) Intra-familial child molester 
B) Rapist 
C) Extra=familial child molester 
D) Voyeur 
E) Pedophile 
A) Intra-familial child molester 
B) Rapist 
C) Extra=familial child molester 
D) Voyeur 
E) Pedophile

Question 20

Sexual assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm carries what maximum sentence in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 years 
B) 5 years 
C) 10 years 
D) 14 years 
E) life imprisonment 
A) 2 years 
B) 5 years 
C) 10 years 
D) 14 years 
E) life imprisonment

Exam 14: A: Sexual Offenders

According to the classification system devised by Wijkman,Bijleveld,and Hendriks (2011),the majority of female sexual offenders fit into which of the following categories?

In the context of relapse prevention,interpreting a lapse as an irreversible failure is an example of:

Which of the following is true regarding rape myths?

Jerome is a sexual offender who preys on female children,often when his adult relationships fail.He often is drunk when the offending happens and feels regret for his actions after the fact.What type of sexual offender is Jerome according to Groth's typology?

According to the Revised Rapist Typology (MTC:R3),which type of rapist exhibits a high degree of anger directed solely at women?

With her husband Peter,Paula has engaged in sexual abuse against their own children as well as children that she provides daycare services for.Paula would most likely be classified as what type of female sexual offender?

In a recent meta-analysis by Seto and Lalumière (2010),adolescent sex offenders were found to be similar to other adolescent offenders on the majority of risk factors,except for the following additional risk factors present in adolescent sexual offenders:

Which of the following statements is true regarding adolescent sexual offenders?

Recent research by Beck,Boys,Rose,and Beck (2012)on rape myth acceptance on video games has reported the following relationship:

Casey is known to the police for being an individual that likes to expose his genitals to people in public in order to obtain sexual gratification.Casey would be categorized as what type of sexual offender?

According to a meta-analysis conducted by Hanson et al.(2002),which of the following statements is false regarding the treatment of sex offenders?

In a study by Brennan and Taylor-Butts (2008),all of the following reasons have been found concerning why adult victims do not report sexual offences to the police except:

Kevin often has difficulty controlling his emotions and uses sex and rape as an emotional coping strategy.According to Ward and Siegert's (2002)pathway model of child sexual abuse,Kevin's behaviour reflects which pathway?

Obtaining sexual gratification by watching others naked,undressing,or engaging in sexual activity is called:

The _____________ approach has been used to pair the inability to become sexually aroused to deviant fantasies when required to ejaculate to non-deviant fantasies first.

_____________ refers to a group of symptoms or behaviours that are frequent after-effects of having been raped.

According to the DSM-5,post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)includes all of the following symptom clusters except:

No-contact sexual offenders include which type of sexual offending?

Sexual assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm carries what maximum sentence in Canada?

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