Deck 16: Varieties of Sexual Expression

Question 1

Which of the following statements is descriptive of individuals with a fetish?

A) Most people with a fetish are women.
B) People are generally open in talking about their fetish.
C) A person with a fetish often has difficulty connecting interpersonally with his/her partner.
D) People with a fetish have a specific object of preference but may or may not be dependent on that object for arousal.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is most often a distinguishing characteristic between paraphiliacs and nonparaphiliacs?

A) age
B) socioeconomic status
C) gender
D) sexual orientation

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What term is used to refer to whipping a person as part of a sexual encounter?

A) flagellation
B) caning
C) infantilism
D) dominatrix

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Why did De Sade (who the term sadism was named after) believe that for women pain should be the highest form of sexual activity?

A) Because this was more arousing to the aggressive nature of men.
B) Because pleasure could too easily be faked.
C) Because they were the weaker sex and needed to learn to be tougher.
D) Because they needed to be prepared for the pain of childbirth.

Question 5

According to the DSM-5 , what would classify for diagnosis of a paraphiliac disorder?

A) feeling distress about a sexual interest or behavior for at least 6 months
B) a sexual desire or behavior that involves distress or injury of another person
C) desire for sexual behavior that involves unwilling people or those unable to give consent
D) All of these are correct

Question 6

A biological theorist would attribute paraphilias to which factor?

A) illness
B) higher levels of hormones
C) disturbances of brain structure
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

John Money believed that sexual development can be influenced by childhood sex play. What term did he use to describe the template of the ideal sexual situation people develop based on these patterns of play?

A) sex attributes
B) genderguise
C) lovemaps
D) courtship guides

Question 8

What was one of the earliest treatments for paraphilias?

A) dipping the genitals in boiling water
B) isolation away from the community
C) prison
D) castration

Question 9

Which of these people would likely be diagnosed with a paraphiliac disorder?

A) Randi, age 25, female, who has had fantasies about being forced to have sex with various people since she was 17
B) Jake, age 29, male, who has engaged in sexual encounters with partners who enjoy being whipped, spanked, and tied up since becoming sexually active 3 years ago
C) Ahmad, age 32, male, who is sexually aroused by watching women undress in dressing rooms. He has been doing this for a year and recently installed video recording devices in the dressing rooms at a local store.
D) All of these are correct

Question 10

What theory might consider the foundation of an adult's fascination with sadomasochism the experience of having an erection while receiving a spanking as a child?

A) psychoanalytic
B) behavioral
C) developmental
D) sociological

Question 11

What is the term for experiencing sexual arousal from the physical or psychological suffering of another person?

A) nymphomania
B) sadism
C) exhibitionism
D) masochism

Question 12

What term is used in relation to becoming sexually aroused by nonhuman objects or nongenital body parts?

A) fetish
B) sadism
C) voyeurism
D) nymphomania

Question 13

Wade becomes sexually aroused by being humiliated, beaten, and tied up. What term would define his sexual preferences?

A) masochism
B) exhibitionism
C) sadism
D) frotteurism

Question 14

Sadomasochism always includes:

A) pain
B) humiliation
C) bondage
D) a consensual exchange of power

Question 15

What theory reflects the concept that an exhibitionist exposes himself to prove his masculinity and evoke a fear response?

A) biological
B) psychoanalytic
C) developmental
D) behavioral

Question 16

What theory emphasizes the importance of movies, TV, and other media in the development of paraphilias?

A) psychoanalytic
B) behavioral
C) developmental
D) sociological

Question 17

Which person has a definition of variant sexuality that does NOT contain a moral or social value judgment?

A) Charles: "Sexual behavior is atypical if fewer than 5% of sexually active people do it."
B) Neela: "Sexual deviance is every expression of sexual desire that does not correspond with the purpose of nature."
C) Miguel: "Sexual perversions are behaviors that take place outside of a loving relationship."
D) Priya: "The sexually variant individual exhibits sexual arousal or responses to inappropriate people, objects, or activities."

Question 18

According to research, what condition do some of the extreme paraphilias have the most in common with?

A) mood disorders
B) impulse-control disorders
C) phobia disorders
D) sexual aversion disorders

Question 19

What is one problem with past research on paraphilias?

A) Most of the research has been done with clinical and incarcerated sample individuals, which are not representative of the general population.
B) Most of the research occurred before 1950; therefore, it is not generalizable to today's population.
C) Most of the research has focused only on nonconsenting paraphilias thus not giving a broad overview of the range of paraphilias that exist.
D) Most of the research has been done with people who were voluntarily seeking treatment for their paraphilia, thus creating volunteer bias in the findings.

Question 20

How are individuals who cross-dress in the transgender community different from people who would be classified as having a transvestic disorder?

A) They differ in their sexual orientation.
B) People in the transgender community do not experience as much harassment.
C) Cross‐dressing in the transgender community is about gender identification, whereas someone with a transvestic disorder cross‐dresses for sexual arousal.
D) Transvestic disorder classifies individuals who do so based on childhood trauma, whereas those in the transgender community do so for biologically based reasons.

Question 21

What tends to be the primary factor in creating arousal for an exhibitionist?

A) nudity
B) being in a public setting
C) lack of consent
D) gender of the victim

Question 22

Laura recently applied for a new job at a funeral home and also has recurring fantasies of sex with a female corpse. Laura is a:

A) necrophiliac
B) frotteur
C) voyeur
D) nymphomaniac

Question 23

What was one purpose of the "North American Man-Boy Love Association" (NAMBLA)?

A) Supporting tougher penalties for child molesters
B) Supporting sex offender registry laws
C) Supporting the abolishment of celibacy rules for priests
D) Supporting the abolishment of age-of-consent laws

Question 24

What term is used to describe a person who becomes sexually aroused primarily from displaying his/her genitals, nudity, or sexuality to strangers?

A) voyeur
B) hyposexual
C) necrophiliac
D) exhibitionist

Question 25

What is the most common animal involved in zoophilia?

A) female horse
B) female donkey
C) male dog
D) male chimp

Question 26

Who are the majority of fetishists?

A) male
B) female
C) transgender people
D) All of these are correct.

Question 27

What term describes a paraphiliac behavior involving recurrent and intense sexual arousal from fantasies or behaviors involving feces?

A) urolagnia
B) scatophagia
C) troilism
D) infantilism

Question 28

What is a common characteristic that differentiates female pedophiles from male pedophiles?

A) Females are more likely to have prior criminal records.
B) Females are more likely to have been abused as children.
C) Females are more likely to have psychiatric disorders.
D) Females are more likely to commit lower level offenses.

Question 29

What term is used to describe a person who becomes sexually aroused primarily from watching others naked or engaging in sex?

A) voyeur
B) hyposexual
C) exhibitionist
D) necrophiliac

Question 30

What is significant about Megan's Law?

A) It mandates that every community have access to information about sex offenders living there.
B) It provides funds for community watch programs designed to discourage pedophiles.
C) It limits the kind of work that a sex offender can participate in.
D) It sets mandatory sentencing guidelines for perpetrators of childhood sexual abuse.

Question 31

Of the following, who would NOT be classified as a pedophile?

A) someone who derives sexual gratification from looking at naked children
B) someone who derives sexual gratification from engaging in sexual intercourse with children
C) someone who derives sexual gratification from exhibitionism in front of children
D) All of these would actually be classified as pedophiles.

Question 32

A survey asked pedophiles why they had sex with children. What was the most common response?

A) The child reciprocated initial advances.
B) Alcohol was a factor.
C) The pedophile had difficulty with adult sexual relationships.
D) The children do not fight it.

Question 33

Which of the following statements best describes most S&M encounters?

A) They involve mostly impulsive behaviors and no one receives lasting harm.
B) They involve mostly impulsive behaviors in which someone is typically injured.
C) They involve planned out behaviors and no one receives lasting harm.
D) They involve planned out behaviors in which someone is typically injured.

Question 34

All of the following statements are true regarding typical BDSM practices EXCEPT:

A) BDSM encounters include what is called a "safe word" to be used to stop the role play or when the submissive partner reaches his/her limit.
B) People who engage in BDSM may do so as an occasional diversion from their day‐today sexual activities or incorporate it into their overall lifestyle.
C) The majority of people who engage in BDSM behaviors have been found to suffer from one or more psychological disorders.
D) People who engage in BDSM behaviors are a diverse group, including gays, lesbians, and heterosexuals.

Question 35

A person who derives sexual arousal and gratification simply from looking at naked children would be classified ____________________.

A) as a pedophile
B) as a necrophile
C) as a troilist
D) None of these because the person does not physically touch the child.

Question 36

Gary derives sexual pleasure from rubbing his groin against women in the crowded subway he takes to work each morning. Gary is likely a:

A) necrophiliac
B) frotteur
C) zoophiliac
D) exhibitionist

Question 37

All of the following are characteristics of a typical sexual addict EXCEPT that they:

A) are single
B) are obsessed with masturbation
C) view pornography
D) participate in cybersex, sex with prostitutes, or multiple sexual affairs

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a typical voyeur?

A) Voyeurism began in the person's teens.
B) The person is male.
C) Voyeurism is almost certainly not their only paraphilia.
D) The person is a virgin.

Question 39

Which disorder is involving the use of nonliving object or nongenital body parts?

A) transvestic disorder
B) sexual masochism disorder
C) fetishistic disorder
D) sexual sadism disorder

Question 40

What is another name often used to refer to the sadomasochistic subculture?

A) kink
B) whip
C) cuffs
D) doms

Question 41

Striking a partner usually by whipping is known as _________.

A) dominance
B) submission
C) flagellation
D) None of these are correct.

Question 42

Which disorder can cause significant social and/or occupational distress?

A) sexual masochism
B) sadism
C) fetishistic disorder
D) sexual sadism disorder

Question 43

What does sexuality expert Patrick Carnes suggest related to sexual addicts?

A) Sexual addicts lack empathy and do not typically feel remorseful for their behavior.
B) Sexual addicts are more likely to come from divorced families and/or experience sexual abuse as children.
C) Sexual addicts go through four continuous cycles related to thoughts of sex, preparation for sex, compulsive sexual behavior, and feelings of despair.
D) Sexual addicts are typically married males whose partners are not sexually open and after a period of repression of their sexuality they end up being hypersexual.

Question 44

________ describes the passive role in sadomasochistic sexuality.

A) dominant
B) submissive
C) flagellation
D) All of these are correct.

Question 45

What is the primary purpose behind the use of systematic desensitization in treatment for paraphilias?

A) to produce shame about the paraphiliac behavior
B) to switch orgasmic responses to a more socially acceptable source
C) to create a sense of relaxation during intense arousing situations
D) to decrease the sex drive without the use of drugs

Question 46

What types of treatments have been the most successful with paraphiliacs?

A) treatments that create behavioral change
B) therapy to resolve past sexuality issues
C) mentoring programs involving the paraphiliac having a "sponsor"
D) empathy training

Question 47

What has been found related to common paraphilia behaviors?

A) They get in the way of forming relationships.
B) They cause legal trouble.
C) They come to dominate individuals' lives.
D) All of these are correct

Question 48

Which term refers to the receiving of sexual pleasure from acts involving the infliction or receiving of pain and humiliation?

A) sadism
B) masochism
C) sexual sadism disorder
D) sadomasochism

Question 49

What is considered one of the most reliable techniques for assessing continued pedophilic desires and fantasies with male sex offenders?

A) self-report
B) dream journals
C) penile plethysmography
D) psychological personality inventories

Question 50

What types of drug therapy have shown some success with treating paraphilias?

A) testosterone-suppressing drugs and antidepressants
B) mood stabilizers and drugs commonly used for preventing seizures
C) antidepressants and mood stabilizers
D) blood pressure drugs and attention deficit medications

Question 51

Whipping someone using the stripped branch of tree is known as ________.

A) birching
B) caning
C) flagellation
D) None of these are correct.

Question 52

What is transvestic disorder?

A) a paraphilia that involves a recurrent and intense sexual arousal from fantasies or behaviors involving the physical or psychological suffering of another person.
B) a paraphilia that involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from fantasies or behaviors involving the act of being humiliated, beaten, bound, or suffering in other ways.
C) a paraphilia that refers to the receiving of sexual pleasure from acts involving the infliction or receiving of pain and humiliation.
D) None of these are correct.

Question 53

What is sadism?

A) deriving sexual pleasure from administering or watching pain and humiliation.
B) deriving sexual pleasure from receiving pain or being humiliated.
C) a paraphilia that involves a recurrent and intense sexual arousal from fantasies or behaviors involving the physical or psychological suffering of another person.
D) None of these are correct.

Question 54

What mental health condition is often associated with compulsive sexual behavior?

A) anxiety disorder
B) disassociative personality disorder
C) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
D) bipolar disorder

Question 55

Beating someone with a rigid cane is known as _________.

A) birching
B) caning
C) flagellation
D) None of these are correct.

Question 56

Which thing can be hidden in a fetishist's secret collection?

A) perfume
B) panties
C) sunglass
D) All of these are correct.

Question 57

What is a possible reason castration may not be effective in treating paraphilias?

A) It increases the levels of sex hormones produced by the brain, which could lead to an increased sex drive.
B) It creates frustration in the individual, which leads to more acting out of his/her paraphilia.
C) Crimes related to sex tend to be about aggression rather than sexuality.
D) Paraphilias are related to the emotional bonds a person forms with others they share these behaviors with, and castration would not reduce those emotions.

Question 58

________ describes the active role in sadomasochistic sexuality.

A) dominant
B) submissive
C) flagellation
D) All of these are correct

Question 59

During therapy, an exhibitionist is asked to imagine what his/her behavior was like from the perspective of the victim. What type of treatment is this person most likely receiving?

A) aversion therapy
B) systematic desensitization
C) relapse prevention counseling
D) empathy training

Question 60

What is a way that sexual variations are measured and assessed?

A) talking directly with the person
B) behavioral observation
C) physiological testing
D) All of these are correct

Question 61

What is the behavior that causes significant distress and interferes with a person's ability to work, interact with friends, and other important areas of one's life?

A) DSM-5
B) paraphilic disorder
C) hyperphilia
D) courtship disorder

Question 62

What is a paraphilic behavior that involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from fantasies or behaviors involving sexual contact with animals?

A) zoophilia
B) erotophonophilia
C) satyriasis
D) necrophilia

Question 63

A paraphilia that involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from real or imagined acts of committing murder is called _______.

A) zoophilia
B) nymphomania
C) necrophilia
D) erotophonophilia

Question 64

What is a pejorative term used to describe women who engages in frequent or promiscuous sex?

A) necrophiliac
B) zoophiliac
C) nymphomaniac
D) erotophonophiliac

Question 65

Which of the following is lack of full functioning of the sexual organs because of missing stages of childhood development?

A) courtship disorder
B) hyperphilia
C) lovemap
D) hypophilia

Question 66

Which of the following theories found that a number of conditions can initiate paraphilic behavior, such as illnesses, disturbances of brain structure?

A) developmental theory
B) biological theory
C) psychoanalytic theory
D) behavioral theory

Question 67

Which test is performed by measuring the amount of blood that enters the penis in response to a stimulus?

A) penile plethysmography
B) testicular biopsy
C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
D) urinalysis

Question 68

A type of associative learning in which a person associates a particular behavior with a positive response is called _______.

A) hypophilia
B) lovemap
C) courtship disorder
D) conditioning

Question 69

What is a person who engages in a fetishistic behavior called?

A) fetishist
B) transvestic
C) exhibitionistic
D) paraphilias

Question 70

The psychological test used to assess general personality characteristics is known as?

A) urinalysis
B) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
C) ultrasonography
D) penile plethysmography

Question 71

What is a dominatrix?

A) a woman who takes the dominant role in bondage and discipline behaviors with male submissives
B) a woman who takes the dominant role in bondage and discipline behaviors with male or female submissives
C) a woman who takes the dominant role in bondage and discipline behaviors with female submissives
D) All of these are correct.

Question 72

What is a paraphilia that develops from abnormalities in the normal courtship process, which involves looking for sexual partners, interacting with partners, touching or embracing them, and sexual intercourse?

A) hyperphilia
B) courtship disorder
C) lovemap
D) conditioning

Question 73

Which of the following refers to the template of an ideal lover and sexual situation that we develop as we grow up?

A) lovemap
B) exhibitionistic
C) transvestic
D) hypophilia

Question 74

What is the goal of therapy for transvestic disorder?

A) to cope with anxieties and guilt
B) to cope with love
C) To cope with calmness
D) None of these are correct.

Question 75

What are atypical sexual behaviors that either cause mental distress to a person or could potentially harm others?

A) courtship disorder
B) paraphilic disorders
C) fetishistic disorders
D) conditioning

Question 76

Which of the following behavior involves sexual contact with dead bodies?

A) zoophilia
B) erotophonophilia
C) necrophilia
D) nymphomania

Question 77

_________________ have been the most commonly used and most successful of the paraphilic disorder treatments.

A) Feminist theories
B) Sociological techniques
C) Behavioral techniques
D) Sexual behaviors

Question 78

Compulsive sexuality caused by overcompensating for negative reactions to childhood sexuality is called ________.

A) conditioning
B) hypophilia
C) hyperphilia
D) courtship disorder

Question 79

What is the main aim of the treatment for paraphilic disorders?

A) reduction or elimination of the paraphilic symptoms
B) increasing victim empathy
C) relapse prevention
D) All of these are correct.

Question 80

What is a sexual behavior that involves a craving for an erotic object that is unusual or different?

A) paraphilia
B) exhibition
C) fetish
D) pedophilic disorder