Deck 10: Variations in Sexual Behavior

Question 1

Greg often experiences abnormal and uncontrollable desire for sex.Which of the following terms can be used to refer to Greg's sexual overdrive?

A)satyriasis
B)nymphomania
C)ecrophilia
D)klismaphilia

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The difference between zoophiles and bestialists is that

A)zoophiles are concerned with the animal's welfare.
B)bestialists are minors.
C)bestialists are non-coercive in nature.
D)zoophiles merely fantasize about having sex with an animal.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Atypical sexual behavior is sometimes used as a synonym for

A)nonconsensual sex.
B)compulsive sex.
C)sexual variation.
D)paraphilia.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Martin finds women with long,dark hair very sexually alluring,and most of his sexual partners have long,dark hair.Charles also finds women with long,dark hair alluring.In order for Charles to become aroused and reach orgasm,long,dark hair must be present,whether it is on a woman or not.Which of the following two terms can be used to describe Martin's and Charles' behaviors respectively?

A)paraphilic disorder;atypical sexual behavior
B)fetishistic disorder;paraphilic sexual interest
C)paraphilic disorder;fetishism sexual interest
D)paraphilic sexual interest;paraphilic disorder

Question 5

Which of the following statements about domination and submission is FALSE?

A)The activities involve consenting adults and normally do not result in psychological distress.
B)The term sadomasochism is preferred by psychiatrists and psychologists to refer to domination and submission.
C)The dominant partner is perceived as all-powerful and the submissive partner as powerless.
D)The majority of people who engage in domination and submission do so as a form of sexual enhancement.

Question 6

A nineteenth-century man might have been diagnosed as having satyriasis if

A)he was sexually more active than his partner.
B)his sexual desires and fantasies exceeded those of his wife.
C)his sexual activity was judged "uncontrollable."
D)he preferred many different partners to having one regular partner.

Question 7

Lady Jane,a respectable Victorian,anxiously looks forward to an evening of sexual intercourse with her husband,Sir Albert.It is the fourth time this week.Albert,for his part,suspects that Lady Jane may be suffering from

A)satyriasis.
B)nymphomania.
C)menarche.
D)menopause.

Question 8

Satyriasis refers to a(n)

A)clinical term for excessive sexuality in women.
B)psychiatric term for reduced sexuality in men.
C)clinically approved paraphilic behavior.
D)uncontrollable sexual desire in men.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT considered a paraphilia?

A)frotteurism
B)voyeurism
C)sexual sadism and masochism
D)domination and submission

Question 10

John finds that wearing pantyhose under his suit arouses him sexually.John's desire to wear women's clothing can be best characterized as

A)perversion.
B)fetishism.
C)transvestism.
D)voyeurism.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true of paraphilia?

A)It is an out-of-the-ordinary sexual behavior.
B)It involves suffering or humiliation of oneself or another person.
C)It requires compulsory psychiatric treatment.
D)It involves the use of nonhuman objects.

Question 12

The pejorative term used to describe "abnormal or excessive" sexual desire in a woman is

A)satyriasis.
B)psychosis.
C)nymphomania.
D)anodyspareunia.

Question 13

Domination and submission are NOT paraphilic because

A)a large part of the population participates in these behaviors.
B)the behaviors are consensual and do not cause mental distress.
C)the extent of injury that can occur is very little.
D)they are not atypical behaviors.

Question 14

All of the following are coercive paraphilias EXCEPT

A)fetishism.
B)zoophilia.
C)sexual sadism.
D)necrophilia.

Question 15

Any intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal,physically mature consenting human partners is called

A)anorexiA.
B)anodyspareunia.
C)erotica.
D)paraphilia.

Question 16

Both paraphilic sexual behaviors and sexual variations

A)involve a nonconsenting person.
B)are injurious.
C)fall within societal norms.
D)are statistically atypical.

Question 17

Which of the following is a critical element in a domination and submission (D/S)relationship?

A)pain
B)power
C)sex
D)all of these

Question 18

Which of the following statements is FALSE about people with paraphilias?

A)Paraphilic behavior is the predominant sexual behavior for people with a paraphiliA.
B)Paraphilic behaviors are more common among females than males.
C)Paraphilic disorder in people is recurrent.
D)Paraphilic disorder is considered a harmful sexual behavior.

Question 19

Which of the following is true about the research findings of the study conducted on a group of Canadian college students and their voyeuristic tendencies?

A)Men and women were more likely to watch an attractive person undress than watch two attractive people engage in sex.
B)Women were more likely to watch two attractive persons engaged in sex than men.
C)Men's and women's voyeuristic tendencies are only controlled by their personal virtues that act as a regulator.
D)Men and women find watching an attractive person as more invasive than watching a sexual act.

Question 20

Which of the following phrases best defines sexual variations?

A)sexual expression that is illegal
B)sexual activity that solely involves force or coercion
C)sexual behavior that is not statistically typical
D)sexual behaviors that are not socially approved

Question 21

Victor gets sexual pleasure from receiving enemas.This is an example of

A)klismaphilia
B)urophilia
C)coprophilia
D)acarophilia

Question 22

A person with fetishism experiences sexual arousal and satisfaction by

A)observing others engaging in sexual activities.
B)having sexual activity with children.
C)using objects of sexual stimulation.
D)centering sexual activity on objects or other body parts.

Question 23

Transvestism is distinct from transsexualism in that people with transvestism

A)tend to shun transsexuals.
B)usually have no desire to change their sexual anatomy.
C)are in an early stage of transsexualism.
D)are more frequently diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

Question 24

According to the reframed DSM-5,transvestism

A)is a non-paraphilic activity.
B)is laden with undergoing a sex-change surgery.
C)is more socially accepted in men than in women.
D)is not inherently problematic even among those who do it habitually.

Question 25

Wayne gets sexual pleasure from wearing women's clothing.Wayne might be called a(n)

A)klismaphiliac.
B)transsexual.
C)transvestite.
D)exhibitionist.

Question 26

Sexual pleasure derived from receiving enemas is called

A)xenophiliA.
B)acarophilia.
C)klismaphilia.
D)coprophilia.

Question 27

Natalie likes to dominate her partner,Ryan,while having sex.She chains him up and whips him before having sex with him.Here,Natalie,who specializes in disciplining Ryan is known as a

A)surrogate.
B)dominatrix.
C)copraphiliaC.
D)klismaphiliac.

Question 28

Bob enjoys hiring a prostitute and making her urinate on him.This is an example of

A)klismaphilia
B)urophilia
C)copraphilia
D)acarophilia

Question 29

A coercive paraphilia which involves deriving sexual pleasure from animals is called

A)klismaphiliA.
B)urophilia.
C)copraphilia.
D)zoophilia.

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT one of the humiliation activities associated with the B&D subculture?

A)infantilism
B)kennelism
C)dadaism
D)servilism

Question 31

A woman who specializes in disciplining a person is known as a

A)butch.
B)dominatrix.
C)top.
D)beastialist.

Question 32

An exclusive attraction to body parts is called

A)exhibitionism.
B)voyeurism.
C)partialism.
D)vivisectionism.

Question 33

The amount or degree of pain under domination and submission sex is controlled by

A)the dominant partner.
B)the more attractive partner.
C)the submissive partner.
D)the less sexually driven partner.

Question 34

Fetishistic behavior exists on a continuum and includes

A)the necessity of having the object for sexual arousal.
B)a strong preference for the object during sexual activities.
C)a slight preference for the object during sex.
D)all of the above.

Question 35

Harry gets aroused sexually just by touching and kissing his girlfriend's shoes.He always asks his girlfriend to wear her shoes while having sex with her.Which of the following best describes Harry's behavior?

A)fetishism
B)transvestism
C)frotteurism
D)voyeurism

Question 36

In Docter & Prince's study (1997)of over 1,000 cross-dressing men (excluding drag queens and female impersonators),what percentage of the males identified as ?heterosexual?

A)50%
B)65%
C)36%
D)87%

Question 37

Yuri gets sexual pleasure from handling feces.This is an example of

A)zoophiliA.
B)urophilia.
C)coprophilia.
D)apiophilia.

Question 38

Many sex researchers do not consider domination/submission as a paraphilia ?because

A)such behavior involves the acting out of commonly occurring fantasies.
B)the participants are adults.
C)such activities are simulated and do not involve suffering.
D)roles are frequently reversed.

Question 39

How do coercive and noncoercive paraphilias differ?

A)Coercive paraphilias are relatively benign.
B)Noncoercive paraphilias represent nonconsensual sexual activity.
C)Coercive paraphilias involve sexual fantasies.
D)Noncoercive paraphilias are victimless.

Question 40

David and Michael regularly enjoy sex play where a leash and a collar are placed on ?Michael,and he is then led around the house by David.At some point,David then ?orders Michael to have sexual intercourse with him.The behavior they are engaging in is called

A)paraphilic sadomasochism.
B)domination and submission.
C)klismaphilia.
D)coprophilia.

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT considered a coercive paraphilia?

A)zoophilia
B)voyeurism
C)exhibitionism
D)transvestism

Question 42

In the study on voyeurism among college students,which of the following is true?

A)Over half of the men but only a small fraction of the women would watch an attractive person get undressed if there was no chance of getting caught.
B)Men and women were significantly different in their reported likelihood of watching an attractive person undress.
C)Women were more likely than men to be willing to watch two attractive people having sex.
D)More subjects were willing to watch an attractive person undress than watch two attractive people having sex.

Question 43

People with which of the following paraphilias are sometimes called "peeping Toms"?

A)exhibitionism
B)frotteurism
C)sexual masochism
D)voyeurism

Question 44

Which of the following statements about voyeurism is FALSE?

A)Fear of being discovered discourages many voyeurs from acting out their fantasies.
B)Lack of consent on the part of the observed person is the defining characteristic of voyeurism.
C)Watching others who know they are being observed,such as a sex partner,is not classified as voyeurism.
D)The majority of voyeurs are heterosexual males.

Question 45

Scott is a gay man who cross dresses to entertain.Scott could be called a

A)dominatrix.
B)male impersonator.
C)drag queen.
D)faux queen.

Question 46

People with exhibitionism commonly display themselves to all of the following groups of people EXCEPT

A)children.
B)adolescents.
C)young women.
D)older women.

Question 47

The best way for a person to respond to obscene phone calls is

A)hanging up the phone.
B)trying to determine why the person is calling.
C)expressing anger.
D)seeking counseling.

Question 48

Which group is most likely to have sexual relations with animals?

A)male adolescents
B)children who have pets
C)females with high libido
D)female adolescents

Question 49

Tina learns about her husband Raj's desire to cross-dress five months into their marriage.Which of the following is most likely to be her course of action with regard to dealing with Raj's transvestism?

A)Tina will support Raj in his cross dressing by helping him choose the best outfit and accessories.
B)Tina will put up with Raj's transvestism and will try to avoid public humiliation by hushing up the matter.
C)Tina will push Raj for a sex-change surgery to help him be a transsexual and thereby feel complete.
D)Tina will try her best to talk and change Raj's mental set-up.

Question 50

Seth genuinely cares about his animals,yet he derives sexual pleasure from having sexual contact with them.Seth's behavior exemplifies

A)zoophiliA.
B)kennelism.
C)voyeurism.
D)klismaphilia.

Question 51

Transvestism is seemingly rare among women because

A)of the cessation of the behavior in them during early adolescence.
B)of the lack of studies conducted in exploring transvestism among women.
C)of the society's acceptance of women dressing in men's clothing.
D)of their normal disinterest toward men's clothing.

Question 52

The defining feature of exhibitionism is

A)displaying one's genitalia to an unsuspecting stranger.
B)a preoccupation with the beauty of one's penis.
C)displaying one's secondary sexual characteristics to more than one individual.
D)sexual arousal associated with being naked.

Question 53

Sexual activity with a corpse is known as

A)frotteurism.
B)coprophilia.
C)voyeurism.
D)necrophilia.

Question 54

Steve often peeps into the bedroom window of his neighbor,Amy,to watch her while she removes her clothes.Watching an unsuspecting person undress gives intense sexual pleasure to Steve.Steve's behavior exemplifies

A)exhibitionism.
B)frotteurism.
C)voyeurism.
D)transvestism.

Question 55

Han likes to wear revealing female clothing,put make-up,wear heels,and interact with everybody like a girl.This gives him sexual pleasure.However,he is does not want to undergo any surgery to change his anatomical sex and is contented with dressing like a girl alone.Which of the following is Han most likely to be?

A)a transvestite
B)a transsexual
C)a lesbian
D)a dominatrix

Question 56

Most victims of male voyeurs and male exhibitionists

A)are known to be paraphiliac.
B)are transgenders.
C)are nonconsenting women.
D)are more likely to respond positively to future paraphilic acts.

Question 57

Which of the following statements about transvestism is FALSE?

A)People with transvestic disorder are considered to be paraphiliacs.
B)The vast majority of transvestites are heterosexual.
C)Many transvestites are or have been married.
D)Most transvestites seek sex-change surgery.

Question 58

Zoophilia involves

A)deriving sexual excitement by watching animals mate.
B)having sexual intercourse with animals.
C)extreme identification with a member of the animal kingdom.
D)a preference for associating with animals instead of human beings.

Question 59

The main focus of a person with frotteurism is

A)making obscene verbal statements.
B)touching an unwilling woman.
C)arousal from looking at a particular object.
D)ejaculation in public places.

Question 60

Before intercourse with his wife,Justin finds it very arousing when she obliges to stare at and comment on his erect penis.Would Justin be considered an exhibitionist?

A)Yes,since such behavior is paraphilic.
B)No,if his partner is female.
C)Yes,because arousal and gratification by displaying the genitals is coercive.
D)No,because this behavior is consensual and noncoercive.

Question 61

Uma and her partner Nick like to indulge in extreme practices to enhance orgasm during intercourse.During one particular session,Nick collars Uma's neck to the extent that she accidently chokes and dies.Which of the following masochistic practices could have most likely caused Uma's death?

A)sadistic exhibitionism
B)autoerotic asphyxiation
C)voyeurism
D)frotteurism

Question 62

Which of the following is a less pejorative term for sexual addiction but not recognized by the American Psychological Association (APA)?

A)hyposexuality
B)excessive libido
C)hypersexuality
D)oversexed

Question 63

A frequent theme of nineteenth-century stories and novels is a passionate love relationship with a pale,weak,sickly woman who was close to death and is cherished even more after her death.Such stories may be said to have a

A)necrophilic theme.
B)frotteuristic theme.
C)scatological theme.
D)voyeuristic theme.

Question 64

Which of the following statements about pedophilic disorder is FALSE?

A)Nearly all pedophiles are men.
B)Pedophiles often use seduction and enticement to manipulate children.
C)Pedophilic disorder is a lifelong condition and may fluctuate with age.
D)All pedophiles are sexually attracted to children only.

Question 65

The most common motive for necrophilia appears to be

A)a fear of adult women.
B)possession of a nonrejecting partner.
C)the desire to have sex with an inanimate object.
D)fear of contracting sex-related infections.

Question 66

According to the DSM-5,the key criterion for a diagnosis of sexual sadism is

A)fantasies of being made to suffer physical or psychological harm by another.
B)sexual arousal by the infliction of physical or psychological harm to another.
C)permanent physical effects produced for purposes of sexual arousal.
D)obsessive and compelling sexual thoughts.

Question 67

Renaldo is arrested for the abduction and murder of a heterosexual male.He ?describes having felt "alive" and "turned on" when he cut off the victim's penis.Which of the following might be one of his psychiatric diagnoses?

A)sexual masochism
B)sexual sadism
C)voyeurism
D)frotteurism

Question 68

Which of the following psychologists developed and marketed the idea of sexual addiction.

A)Patrick Carnes
B)Havelock Ellis
C)Sigmund Freud
D)Albert Bandura

Question 69

A form of sexual masochism that results in as many as 1,000 deaths annually in the United States is

A)autoerotic asphyxiA.
B)sadistic rape.
C)telephone scatologia.
D)necrophilia.

Question 70

While waiting at a crowded subway station,Miley feels a hand trying to grope her behind.She soon realizes that it was the same person who had tried to "flash" at her minutes before.Considering that Miley discovers the act of frotteurism,the frotteurist is most likely to

A)run away and escape being caught.
B)try to grope her from the front.
C)apologize for his misbehavior.
D)surrender because of the pleasure derived from being caught.

Question 71

Which of the following statements is CORRECT about sexual sadism and sexual ?masochism?

A)The sexual sadist always exhibits some masochistic behaviors.
B)They are commonly practiced.
C)They both are noncoercive paraphilias.
D)They usually involve activities that are extreme,compulsive,and dangerous.

Question 72

What have researchers found to be the most common biological cause of paraphilias?

A)varying levels of testosterone
B)brain damage
C)genetics
D)none of the above

Question 73

The most common sexual objects of pedophilic disorder are

A)prepubescent girls.
B)prepubescent boys.
C)post pubescent girls.
D)post pubescent boys.

Question 74

Almost all people with pedophilic disorder are

A)males.
B)females.
C)below the age of 16.
D)the same age as the victim.

Question 75

The term sexual variations refers to those sexual activities that are abnormal in nature.

Question 76

Which of the following is NOT a sadomasochism script?

A)hypermasculinity
B)physical restriction
C)psychological humiliation
D)hyperfemininity

Question 77

What profession would provide convenient access to partners for a person with ?necrophilia?

A)a plumber
B)a physician
C)a mortician
D)a zookeeper

Question 78

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a pedophile?

A)The person has recurrent,intense,and arousing sexual fantasies involving children.
B)The person is required to be over 16 years and at least 5 years older than the child.
C)The person distresses about or acts upon sexual fantasies of children.
D)The person has sexual interests that are limited to little girls only.

Question 79

The most frequent sexual activity in pedophilia is

A)oral stimulation of the child's genitals.
B)fondling the child's genitals,legs,and buttocks.
C)vaginal intercourse.
D)mutual masturbation.

Question 80

According to the DSM-5,the key criterion for a diagnosis of sexual masochism is

A)sexual arousal produced by the infliction of physical or psychological harm toward others.
B)obsessive and compelling antagonistic thoughts toward others.
C)sexual arousal produced by being humiliated or made to suffer.
D)recurrent thoughts of injury or death.