Deck 7: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexu

Question 1

Who coined the term transsexual?

A) ​Karoly Maria Benkert
B) ​Richard von Krafft-Ebing
C) ​Alfred Kinsey
D) ​Magnus Hirshfield

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following dimensions of sexuality relates to the feeling of being "female" or "male"?

A) ​Gender
B) ​Sexual orientation
C) ​Biological
D) ​Sociocultural

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Biological conditions where individuals have ambiguous genitalia and/or genitalia with chromosomal structures that are different from the typical corresponding ones are termed _____.

A) ​transgendered
B) ​intersex
C) ​drag queen
D) ​intrasex

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is true about the first scientific treatments of homosexuality published by Karl Ulrich and Karoly Maria Benkert in Germany during 1860?

A) ​They recognized bisexuality and asexuality as deviations of human sexuality.
B) They attempted to bring people's attention to the danger of homosexuality.
C) They considered homosexuality as a natural variant of human sexuality.
D) They suggested that criminalization of homosexuality would discourage it among people.

Question 5

According to Harry, one of the shortcomings of the Coleman's five-stage model of the coming out process for LGBT people is that:

A) it is not epigenetic in structure.
B) ​it does not account for motivational factors in the coming out process.
C) it fails to affirm that being gay or lesbian is a focal element in a gay individual's identity.
D) ​it does not focus on integration of an individual's gay or lesbian identity into every facet of the individual's life.

Question 6

The Continuum of Sexuality was developed by _____.

A) ​Masters and Johnson
B) ​Alfred Kinsey
C) ​Sigmund Freud
D) ​Dr. Ruth

Question 7

The _____ began in the early 1950s in the form of the Mattachine Society, which linked the oppression of homosexuals to that of other minority groups.

A) ​gay pride parade
B) ​free love movement
C) pink triangle uprising
D) ​homophile movement

Question 8

Magee and Miller describe the coming out process for LGBT people as an intrapsychic and interpersonal process through which _____ is both created and revealed.

A) ​gender awareness
B) ​character
C) ​sexual orientation
D) ​gender identity

Question 9

​In a study of the experience of children from lesbian-parented families in the United States, van Gelderen, Gartrell, Bos, van Rooij, and Hermanns found that:

A) ​the stigmatization experiences because of their lesbian family status most often took place in a school setting.
B) ​70% of the children stated that they have never experienced any kind of stigmatization because of their lesbian family status.
C) girls were more likely to use negative coping strategies to deal with stigmatization because of their lesbian family status than boys.
D) these children rarely responded with positive coping strategies to deal with stigmatization because of their lesbian family status.

Question 10

The gay liberation movement, fueled by a growing civil rights movement, symbolically began on 1969 with a riot in:

A) ​Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, over police brutality during gay pride parade.
B) ​Greenwich Village, New York City, over the arrests of patrons of a gay bar.
C) Laramie, Wyoming, over the killing of Matthew Shepard.
D) Maryville, Missouri, after the lynching of a homosexual couple.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the second stage of the five-stage model of coming out synthesized by Coleman?

A) ​An individual may remain in this stage throughout his or her entire life.
B) ​The central component of this stage is the idea that homosexual feelings are pre-conscious.
C) ​This stage represents a beginning of acculturation into the gay community.
D) ​Self-acknowledgment of homosexual feelings represents this psychological stage.

Question 12

In 1948 _____, an American zoologist, published Sexual Behavior in the Human Male.

A) ​Sigmund Freud
B) ​Alfred Kinsey
C) ​William Masters
D) ​Virginia Johnson

Question 13

Which of the following is a true statement about the Scientific Humanitarian Committee, the first homosexual emancipation organization founded in 1897?

A) It organized the first gay pride parade in San Francisco.
B) It was successful in effecting legal rights for homosexuals.
C) ​It created the Institute for Sexual Science, a community service center.
D) It had several branches in 20 cities spread across England.

Question 14

In order to remove possible negative labeling of the experience transgender may feel due to the discrepancy in biological and gender status, in the current revision of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual-5 (DSM-5) the term gender identity disorder is changed to _____.

A) gender identity oppression
B) gender identity dysphoria
C) ​gender identity defect
D) gender identity deviation

Question 15

Freud advanced all of the following theories except:

A) everyone, from birth on, has sexual interests.
B) ​boys at an early age (around age 3) fall sexually in love with their mother and fear their father will discover this interest and castrate them.
C) ​girls at an early age (around age 3) fall sexually in love with their father.
D) ​girls experience castration pride because they believe that having been castrated makes them stronger than males.

Question 16

Transvestites and crossdressers come under the umbrella term _____.

A) ​bisexual
B) ​hermaphrodite
C) ​homosexual
D) ​transgender

Question 17

_____ refers to children who prefer engaging in activities generally associated in this culture with the other gender.

A) Heterosexism
B) Transphobia
C) Homosexuality
D) Gender nonconformity

Question 18

According to Bullough, which of the following is an erroneous concept regarding biological mechanics of human sexual functioning from the past?

A) ​Intercourse was to be engaged in vigorously in order to successfully conceive.
B) ​The loss of an ounce of semen was equivalent to loss of several units of blood.
C) ​Pain during childbirth was punishment for engaging in sexual intercourse for pleasure.
D) ​Masturbation was encouraged among single males as a way of maintaining virility.

Question 19

Identify the initial stage in Coleman's model of the coming out process for LGBT people.

A) ​Integration
B) ​Pre-coming out
C) ​Exploration
D) ​First relationships

Question 20

Which of the following is true of homosexuals in the United States during World War II?

A) ​The military was very vigorous in its attempts to purge the ranks of homosexuals.
B) ​Homosexual men were required to wear two yellow triangles on the left shirt sleeve and right pant leg.
C) ​Wartime provided an opportunity for large numbers of rural homosexual men and lesbians to enter the military.
D) ​As the government realized that a large number of its enlisted were homosexual, it began to imprison them.

Question 21

Gay is a term to describe men who are attracted to men, it is incorrectly used as a global term for lesbians and bisexuals.

Question 22

According to a comprehensive study of sexual orientation by Bell et al., AIDS is a punishment from God for the homosexual activities of gays and lesbians.

Question 23

The term transphobia refers to the hatred of or prejudice toward transsexual or transgender people.

Question 24

The influence of science and medicine during the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century was responsible for recasting homosexuality from disease to sin.

Question 25

According to Graham's theory, homosexuals were a group of lesser evolved humans.

Question 26

When the Nazi concentration camps in Germany were liberated by the Allied forces, the homosexual prisoners were reimprisoned.

Question 27

According to research studies, which of the following is true of young gay men?

A) Anorexia and bulimia are on the rise in these men as well as obesity.
B) ​They experience a higher rate of bullying than heterosexual male youth.
C) ​They have started having safe sex due to greater awareness.
D) ​They are less likely to overcome societal homophobia over time.

Question 28

Which of the following is a correct advice for social workers working with clients who are questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender?

A) ​Social workers should decide for the clients what their sexual orientations or gender identities are if it seems very obvious to them.
B) Social workers can help the clients explore their feelings by labeling the feelings as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender.
C) ​Social workers should provide as much information as possible about sexual orientation and gender identity to the clients to help normalize their experiences when they choose to use a label for themselves.
D) Social workers can help the clients by suggesting online questionnaires when they are not ready to accept the facts.

Question 29

The term agender applies to individuals who have female biology and feel "male."

Question 30

​In the context of the coming out process that LGBT people experience, Gratton, a French social worker, psychologist, and sociologist, preferred the term "being out" to "coming out."

Question 31

According to Rust, sexual identity arises in a social context and is formed through interactions with others and negotiation with society.

Question 32

The term homosexual was first coined by Sylvester Graham, inventor of graham crackers.

Question 33

Studies show that gays, lesbians, and bisexuals have substantially higher rates than heterosexuals of experiencing all of the following except:

A) ​assault with a weapon.
B) ​vandalism or property crime.
C) threat for violence.
D) ​opportunity for hook up.

Question 34

After the start of the Cold War, homosexuality became linked to communism or at least was seen as presenting a dangerous security risk in government positions.

Question 35

​How can a social worker make LGBTQ people feel more welcomed in an organization?

A) ​By avoiding unisex bathrooms which might offend LGBTQ persons
B) ​By not posting symbols such as rainbow flags that could be seen as patronizing behavior
C) ​By including a category for "transgender" along with married, divorced, and single
D) ​By equipping waiting rooms with literature that is geared toward LGBTQ persons

Question 36

Saewyc, Poon, Homma, and Skay found in their study of LGB adolescents that lesbian youth have lower pregnancy rates and are at lower risk to contract sexually transmitted diseases as a result of increased awareness.

Question 37

The San Francisco Human Rights Commission issued a report that looked at the effects of erasure in bisexual persons. This report states that:

A) ​the percentage of bisexuals in the population is smaller than those who are gay/lesbian.
B) bisexuality is a phase that leads to being lesbian or gay.
C) bisexuals remain invisible because they are lumped in with gay men or lesbians.
D) ​all the research studies on LGBT persons clearly distinguish bisexuals from gay men or lesbians.

Question 38

Male and female homosexuality was an acceptable behavior in ancient Greece.

Question 39

Bisexual persons do not experience as much discrimination for their sexual status as gay men and lesbians.

Question 40

The inclusion of dysphoria in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual-5 (DSM-5) is meant to acknowledge that transgender persons may need assistance in coping with the effects of their gender identity.

Question 41

​Write a brief note on the emergence of a homosexual identity and community.

Question 42

List some of the forms that biphobia can take.

Question 43

​Summarize the pros and cons of same-sex marriage provided by ProCon.org.

Question 44

​Summarize the causes of homophobia.

Question 45

Summarize the issues, obstacles, strengths, and services concerning older gay men.

Question 46

Discuss the three major dimensions of sexuality.

Question 47

Describe the events that led to removal of homosexuality as a diagnosis by American Psychiatric Association (APA).

Question 48

​Summarize what is known about the causes of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Question 49

Summarize the Coleman's five-stage model of the coming out process for LGBT people.

Question 50

​Current research suggests that on average, gay males experience their first same-sex attraction between ages 9 and 13.

Question 51

Children may be included in the diagnostic category for gender dysphoria if they openly express a wish to be another gender.

Question 52

Not all states protect transgender persons from being fired because of their transgender status.

Question 53

What are some suggestions offered by Larson for social workers working with lesbians coming out in midlife?

Question 54

Gay male parents are more likely to sexually abuse their children.

Question 55

​Bisexuals have higher rates of hypertension, depression, higher rates of smoking, and risky drinking than heterosexuals, gay men, and lesbians.

Question 56

​Summarize the coming out process for LGBT people as an unveiling of a gay identity as described by Gratton.

Question 57

​Explain the intersectionality of oppression in the context of LGBT individuals.

Question 58

Write a brief note on questioning persons.

Question 59

How can a social worker make his or her organization more welcoming to LGBTQ people?

Question 60

​Summarize the contributions made to the scientific study of sexuality by Freud and Kinsey.