Exam 13: Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Tony is a 10 year old boy who prefers to play stereotypical "girls" games such as "house" and "dolls." Tony does not enjoy playing with boys or playing games such as trucks and guns. Tony's parents became concerned that something was wrong with their son and they brought him in for an evaluation. Tony reported that he does prefer girls as playmates and that he likes "girls' games" better as well. He knows that he is a boy and has no urge to wear dresses. Tony would likely be diagnosed with

What conclusions have been made regarding whether male erectile disorder has organic or psychological causes?

In comparison with Master's and Johnson's (1966) model, Kaplan's (1979) model of sexual stages allows for a greater variety of sexual responses that can be considered "normal"

Common and well-established physical treatments for erectile dysfunction in males include ______________, _____________, and ____________.

Vasocongestion refers to the swelling of the genital tissues during sexual excitement.

Sensate focus is a procedure where

Kellogg's cornflakes and graham crackers were developed to treat the ills of

The most common physical treatment for sexual dysfunctions has been

Defend current definitions of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders against the charge that these diagnostic categories are, like many historical sexual "disorders", merely artefacts of current and local sexual norms that will shift over time and across cultures. State the most important reasons for believing that current definitions of sexual disorder are NOT arbitrary. Identify and, if possible, address any weaknesses in the defense against arbitrariness using examples from the text.

Feelings of discomfort associated with one's biological sex is referred to as gender identity disorder.

The DSM-IV-TR has categorized the sexual dysfunctions according to:

Which of the following sexual behaviors would receive a diagnosis of sexual dysfunction in the DSM-IV-TR?

The sexual offense with the highest recidivism rate is

The textbook names which of the following distinctions as being important in classifying and understanding sexual dysfunctions?

According to feminist theories of sexual offending, the sexual aspect of the crime is given more consideration than the power aspect.

The first medical textbook on sexual aberrations, __________ was published by __________ in 1901.

Cross-cultural research has found that, with regard to tolerance of gender-variance, other cultures are:

Which of the following sexual activities was permissible, according to St. Augustine?

Partialisms are fetishisms with particular items of clothing.

Compare and contrast homosexual gender dysphoria with heterosexual gender dysphoria.