Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which of the following statements are correct in context with orgasmic reconditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  It leads to a significant decrease in deviant sexual fantasies, urges, and behaviors. 
B)  The person masturbates to a conventional fantasy. 
C)  Paraphiliacs masturbate; just as they feel orgasm is inevitable. 
D)  An exhibitionist may be asked to expose himself in front of an audience. 
A)  It leads to a significant decrease in deviant sexual fantasies, urges, and behaviors. 
B)  The person masturbates to a conventional fantasy. 
C)  Paraphiliacs masturbate; just as they feel orgasm is inevitable. 
D)  An exhibitionist may be asked to expose himself in front of an audience.

Question 3

What was once believed to lead to hairy palms, acne, and stunted growth and is now considered healthy part of sexual expression?

Accepted Answer

A)  manual sex 
B)  oral sex 
C)  anal sex 
D)  mastrubation 
A)  manual sex 
B)  oral sex 
C)  anal sex 
D)  mastrubation

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 6

According to Freud, the criterion of normalcy was love and that defenses against ___________ were the bedrock of civilization.

Accepted Answer

A)  conformity 
B)  normality 
C)  perversion 
D)  regularity 
A)  conformity 
B)  normality 
C)  perversion 
D)  regularity

Question 7

In which therapy is an individual taught to relax before being taken through more and more anxiety-provoking situations until the person learns to relax during even the most extreme circumstances?

Accepted Answer

A)  satiation therapy 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  drug therapy 
D)  orgasmic reconditioning 
A)  satiation therapy 
B)  systematic desensitization 
C)  drug therapy 
D)  orgasmic reconditioning

Question 8

Who defined sexual deviance as "every expression of the sexual instinct that does not correspond with the purpose of nature"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jörg Hutter 
B)  Peter Weibel 
C)  Krafft Ebing 
D)  Heinrich Ammerer 
A)  Jörg Hutter 
B)  Peter Weibel 
C)  Krafft Ebing 
D)  Heinrich Ammerer

Question 9

What is the most common animal involved in zoophilia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 11

A person who occasionally fantasizes about watching other people have sex would likely be classified as a paraphiliac.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 13

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 16

Who are the majority of fetishists?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Recidivism rate is the main impetus for legislation such as Megan's Law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

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

Which of the following statements are correct in context with orgasmic reconditioning?

What was once believed to lead to hairy palms, acne, and stunted growth and is now considered healthy part of sexual expression?

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

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

According to Freud, the criterion of normalcy was love and that defenses against ___________ were the bedrock of civilization.

In which therapy is an individual taught to relax before being taken through more and more anxiety-provoking situations until the person learns to relax during even the most extreme circumstances?

Who defined sexual deviance as "every expression of the sexual instinct that does not correspond with the purpose of nature"?

What is the most common animal involved in zoophilia?

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

A person who occasionally fantasizes about watching other people have sex would likely be classified as a paraphiliac.

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

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

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

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

Who are the majority of fetishists?

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

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

Recidivism rate is the main impetus for legislation such as Megan's Law.

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

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Exam 16: Varieties of Sexual Expression

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

Which of the following statements are correct in context with orgasmic reconditioning?

What was once believed to lead to hairy palms, acne, and stunted growth and is now considered healthy part of sexual expression?

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

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

According to Freud, the criterion of normalcy was love and that defenses against ___________ were the bedrock of civilization.

In which therapy is an individual taught to relax before being taken through more and more anxiety-provoking situations until the person learns to relax during even the most extreme circumstances?

Who defined sexual deviance as "every expression of the sexual instinct that does not correspond with the purpose of nature"?

What is the most common animal involved in zoophilia?

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

A person who occasionally fantasizes about watching other people have sex would likely be classified as a paraphiliac.

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

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

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

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

Who are the majority of fetishists?

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

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

Recidivism rate is the main impetus for legislation such as Megan's Law.

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

Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present

Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research

Communication and Sexuality

Gender Development, Gender Roles, and Gender Identity

Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology

Love and Intimacy

Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality

Adult Sexual Relationships

Sexual Expression

Sexual Orientation

Pregnancy and Birth

Contraception and Abortion

Challenges to Sexual Functioning

Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids

Power and Coercion

Sexual Images and Selling Sex

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