Question 1

Psychiatrist and sex therapist Helen Singer Kaplan believed that the key to defining the premature ejaculator is the:

Accepted Answer

A) absence of voluntary control of orgasm. 
B) absence of ejaculate during an orgasm. 
C) inability to have an erection that is satisfactory for intercourse. 
D) inability to orgasm through vaginal intercourse. 
A) absence of voluntary control of orgasm. 
B) absence of ejaculate during an orgasm. 
C) inability to have an erection that is satisfactory for intercourse. 
D) inability to orgasm through vaginal intercourse.

Question 2

What is cognitive restructuring and how is it used in sex therapy?

Accepted Answer

Many sex therapists are using a combinat

Question 3

There is some debate about whether _____ is a disorder at all and a corresponding doubt about whether it requires therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) premature ejaculation 
B) situational orgasmic disorder 
C) vaginismus 
D) erectile disorder 
A) premature ejaculation 
B) situational orgasmic disorder 
C) vaginismus 
D) erectile disorder

Question 4

Which of the following can be considered the opposite of premature ejaculation?

Accepted Answer

A) Rapid ejaculation 
B) Male orgasmic disorder 
C) Impotence 
D) Sexual aversion disorder 
A) Rapid ejaculation 
B) Male orgasmic disorder 
C) Impotence 
D) Sexual aversion disorder

Question 5

The various things that happen in the act of lovemaking that inhibit the sexual response are defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) contingent distractors. 
B) antecedent factors. 
C) immediate causes. 
D) precedent factors. 
A) contingent distractors. 
B) antecedent factors. 
C) immediate causes. 
D) precedent factors.

Question 6

Which immediate cause of sexual disorders refers to the thoughts that distract a person from focusing on the erotic experience?

Accepted Answer

A) Childhood trauma 
B) Prior learning 
C) Cognitive interference 
D) Unexpressed communication 
A) Childhood trauma 
B) Prior learning 
C) Cognitive interference 
D) Unexpressed communication

Question 7

The phenomenon of spectatoring is most accurately described as a type of:

Accepted Answer

A) emotional problem. 
B) cognitive interference. 
C) social bias. 
D) sexual disorder. 
A) emotional problem. 
B) cognitive interference. 
C) social bias. 
D) sexual disorder.

Question 8

Which of the following can be considered an immediate psychological cause of sexual dysfunction?

Accepted Answer

A) Martina developed a fear of intimacy that prevents her from forming close relationships. 
B) Karen was taught at an early age that sex is dirty and that good girls never enjoy it. 
C) Henry was sexually-molested by his uncle when he was six-years-old. 
D) George failed to effectively stimulate Jane's clitoris during intercourse. 
A) Martina developed a fear of intimacy that prevents her from forming close relationships. 
B) Karen was taught at an early age that sex is dirty and that good girls never enjoy it. 
C) Henry was sexually-molested by his uncle when he was six-years-old. 
D) George failed to effectively stimulate Jane's clitoris during intercourse.

Question 9

In studies of the general population, higher levels of marijuana use have been associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) erectile dysfunction. 
B) orgasmic disorder. 
C) greater orgasm frequency. 
D) multiple orgasms in females. 
A) erectile dysfunction. 
B) orgasmic disorder. 
C) greater orgasm frequency. 
D) multiple orgasms in females.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of the implantation of an inflatable penis?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a common treatment for erectile disorder with no side effects since no drugs are required. 
B) It makes it possible to experience an erection with the aid of a pump. 
C) It is used primarily in the treatment of mild cases of erectile dysfunction. 
D) It is recorded to have a success rate of 100 percent. 
A) It is a common treatment for erectile disorder with no side effects since no drugs are required. 
B) It makes it possible to experience an erection with the aid of a pump. 
C) It is used primarily in the treatment of mild cases of erectile dysfunction. 
D) It is recorded to have a success rate of 100 percent.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the lack of interest in sex?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the most common sexual issue reported by women. 
B) The percentage of women reporting no sexual interest peaks at the age of 30. 
C) Men and women experience this problem equally. 
D) Throughout their lifespan, the levels of libido for women are generally higher than those in men. 
A) It is the most common sexual issue reported by women. 
B) The percentage of women reporting no sexual interest peaks at the age of 30. 
C) Men and women experience this problem equally. 
D) Throughout their lifespan, the levels of libido for women are generally higher than those in men.

Question 12

Frank drinks only occasionally at parties with his friends.He thinks that alcohol would loosen him up, make him more sociable, and reduce sexual inhibitions.Which effect of alcohol is being discussed here?

Accepted Answer

A) The libido effect 
B) The restraint effect 
C) The expectancy effect 
D) The short-term pharmacological effect 
A) The libido effect 
B) The restraint effect 
C) The expectancy effect 
D) The short-term pharmacological effect

Question 13

Define spectatoring and describe how it operates.

Accepted Answer

Spectatoring, a term coined by Masters a

Question 14

In the most common version of male orgasmic disorder, the man:

Accepted Answer

A) orgasms with hand or mouth stimulation, but not during intercourse. 
B) cannot experience an orgasm as a result of oral stimulation. 
C) cannot experience an orgasm as a result of hand stimulation. 
D) has orgasms only during intercourse. 
A) orgasms with hand or mouth stimulation, but not during intercourse. 
B) cannot experience an orgasm as a result of oral stimulation. 
C) cannot experience an orgasm as a result of hand stimulation. 
D) has orgasms only during intercourse.

Question 15

When Maureen was in labor, the doctor had to make an incision between her vagina and anus to increase the vaginal opening in order to prevent vaginal tears.After recovering from pregnancy, whenever Maureen and her husband tried to have sex, Maureen experienced severe pain.Before pregnancy, she had so such problems.This scenario highlights the role of _____ in causing dyspareunia.

Accepted Answer

A) pelvic inflammatory disease 
B) endometriosis 
C) episiotomy 
D) hysterectomy 
A) pelvic inflammatory disease 
B) endometriosis 
C) episiotomy 
D) hysterectomy

Question 16

It appears that when you have a little of this intoxicant, there is often an enhancement of your libido; but when you have a great deal, it acts as a performance depressant.Identify the intoxicant.

Accepted Answer

A) Nicotine 
B) Alcohol 
C) Valium 
D) Heroin 
A) Nicotine 
B) Alcohol 
C) Valium 
D) Heroin

Question 17

A very effective form of sexual therapy for women who may have had the vagina stretched in childbirth and now have an orgasmic disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A) using the Freudian vaginal orgasm technique. 
B) using the stop-start technique. 
C) doing Kegel exercises daily. 
D) taking intracavernosal injection. 
A) using the Freudian vaginal orgasm technique. 
B) using the stop-start technique. 
C) doing Kegel exercises daily. 
D) taking intracavernosal injection.

Question 18

_____ refers to a sexual disorder in which the partners have considerably different levels of sexual desire.

Accepted Answer

A) Latency of sexual response 
B) Lifelong sexual disorder 
C) Discrepancy of sexual desire 
D) Acquired sexual disorder 
A) Latency of sexual response 
B) Lifelong sexual disorder 
C) Discrepancy of sexual desire 
D) Acquired sexual disorder

Question 19

When compared to men, which of the following forms of spectatoring are women more likely to engage in during sex?

Accepted Answer

A) Checking if one is able to last longer in bed than the previous time 
B) Checking to see if one looks appealing enough to arouse one's partner 
C) Checking if one is able to bring one's partner to climax 
D) Checking how many counts of intercourse one can have in a single night 
A) Checking if one is able to last longer in bed than the previous time 
B) Checking to see if one looks appealing enough to arouse one's partner 
C) Checking if one is able to bring one's partner to climax 
D) Checking how many counts of intercourse one can have in a single night

Question 20

Which of the following forms of cocaine use produces the most negative effects on sexual functioning?

Accepted Answer

A) When the drug is taken in its less distilled form 
B) When the drug is smoked 
C) When the drug is inhaled 
D) When the drug is regularly injected 
A) When the drug is taken in its less distilled form 
B) When the drug is smoked 
C) When the drug is inhaled 
D) When the drug is regularly injected

Psychiatrist and sex therapist Helen Singer Kaplan believed that the key to defining the premature ejaculator is the:

What is cognitive restructuring and how is it used in sex therapy?

There is some debate about whether _____ is a disorder at all and a corresponding doubt about whether it requires therapy.

Which of the following can be considered the opposite of premature ejaculation?

The various things that happen in the act of lovemaking that inhibit the sexual response are defined as:

Which immediate cause of sexual disorders refers to the thoughts that distract a person from focusing on the erotic experience?

The phenomenon of spectatoring is most accurately described as a type of:

Which of the following can be considered an immediate psychological cause of sexual dysfunction?

In studies of the general population, higher levels of marijuana use have been associated with:

Which of the following statements is true of the implantation of an inflatable penis?

Which of the following is true of the lack of interest in sex?

Frank drinks only occasionally at parties with his friends.He thinks that alcohol would loosen him up, make him more sociable, and reduce sexual inhibitions.Which effect of alcohol is being discussed here?

Define spectatoring and describe how it operates.

In the most common version of male orgasmic disorder, the man:

It appears that when you have a little of this intoxicant, there is often an enhancement of your libido; but when you have a great deal, it acts as a performance depressant.Identify the intoxicant.

A very effective form of sexual therapy for women who may have had the vagina stretched in childbirth and now have an orgasmic disorder is:

_____ refers to a sexual disorder in which the partners have considerably different levels of sexual desire.

When compared to men, which of the following forms of spectatoring are women more likely to engage in during sex?

Which of the following forms of cocaine use produces the most negative effects on sexual functioning?

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Exam 17: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Psychiatrist and sex therapist Helen Singer Kaplan believed that the key to defining the premature ejaculator is the:

What is cognitive restructuring and how is it used in sex therapy?

There is some debate about whether _____ is a disorder at all and a corresponding doubt about whether it requires therapy.

Which of the following can be considered the opposite of premature ejaculation?

The various things that happen in the act of lovemaking that inhibit the sexual response are defined as:

Which immediate cause of sexual disorders refers to the thoughts that distract a person from focusing on the erotic experience?

The phenomenon of spectatoring is most accurately described as a type of:

Which of the following can be considered an immediate psychological cause of sexual dysfunction?

In studies of the general population, higher levels of marijuana use have been associated with:

Which of the following statements is true of the implantation of an inflatable penis?

Which of the following is true of the lack of interest in sex?

Frank drinks only occasionally at parties with his friends.He thinks that alcohol would loosen him up, make him more sociable, and reduce sexual inhibitions.Which effect of alcohol is being discussed here?

Define spectatoring and describe how it operates.

In the most common version of male orgasmic disorder, the man:

It appears that when you have a little of this intoxicant, there is often an enhancement of your libido; but when you have a great deal, it acts as a performance depressant.Identify the intoxicant.

A very effective form of sexual therapy for women who may have had the vagina stretched in childbirth and now have an orgasmic disorder is:

_____ refers to a sexual disorder in which the partners have considerably different levels of sexual desire.

When compared to men, which of the following forms of spectatoring are women more likely to engage in during sex?

Which of the following forms of cocaine use produces the most negative effects on sexual functioning?

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Diff Erentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

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