Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Which theory of the development of gender-role socialization BEST accounts for the fact that children begin sex-typed behaviors with the development of gender identity?

Which of the following is NOT a way that the AIDS virus appears to be transmitted?

Psychological studies of aggression find that ______ behave more aggressively than females do.

Explain what STDs are and identify the various causes of five of the most prevalent STDs. Also, briefly discuss which STDs can and cannot be treated or cured.

Research indicates that in social conversations ______.

The phase of the sexual response cycle characterized by increases in heart rate and blood pressure, development of erection and increase in the size of the testes in males, and vaginal lubrication, vasocongestion in the clitoris and vaginal lips, expansion of the inner part of the vagina, and breast enlargement and nipple erection in females is the ______.

In a male, the testes normally descend into a sac called the ______, which hangs away from the body to allow for lower-than-body temperature.

A few days after having sexual intercourse, Irving develops a rash of reddish, painful bumps, or papules, in the genital region. These papules turn to painful blisters that become pus-filled and rupture. At this time he also develops headaches, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, fever, and burning urination. About 10 to 16 days later, the blister crusts over and heal. About two weeks later he develops the same symptoms again. He appears to have contracted ______.

Researchers have found that by age one, compared to girls, boys are more ______.

Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.

The external female genital organs are called the ______.

The clitoris becomes engorged with blood and expands during sexual arousal just as the penis does.

Research indicates that boys are ______ likely than girls to engage in physical aggression and ______ likely than girls to engage in relational aggression.

Most Americans believe that some women like to be talked into sex.

The two most prominent psychological perspectives on gender-typing today are ______ theory.

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of the sexual response cycle?

Facial grimaces, spasms in the hands and feet, and then the spasms of orgasm during sexual activity are due to ______.

In recent years, Hispanic-American marriages are coming under ______ stress, with the ______ having greatest difficulty accepting a more flexible distribution of roles within the marriage.

Women exceed men in which of the following?

Men tend to _______ the sexual interest of women they have just met. Women tend to ______ the sexual interest of men they have just met.