Question 1

Urophilia is rooted in urogenital abnormalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Who is "sadism" named after?

Accepted Answer

A) A character in an Edgar Alan Poe novel 
B) French aristocrat Francois de Sadis 
C) French author Marquis de Sade 
D) Caligula, the Roman emperor who was known to become sexually aroused when punishing slaves 
A) A character in an Edgar Alan Poe novel 
B) French aristocrat Francois de Sadis 
C) French author Marquis de Sade 
D) Caligula, the Roman emperor who was known to become sexually aroused when punishing slaves

Question 3

The use of SSRIs to treat paraphilias is based on the assumption that paraphilias might be a

Accepted Answer

A) type of obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B) form of depression. 
C) variant of post-traumatic stress disorder. 
D) mood dysfunction. 
A) type of obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B) form of depression. 
C) variant of post-traumatic stress disorder. 
D) mood dysfunction.

Question 4

People who become sexually aroused by inflicting pain or humiliation on others are known as

Accepted Answer

A) frotteurists. 
B) sadists. 
C) masochists. 
D) exhibitionists. 
A) frotteurists. 
B) sadists. 
C) masochists. 
D) exhibitionists.

Question 5

Cross-dressing to achieve sexual arousal is generally a harmless and victimless paraphilia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which is not true about social skills training?

Accepted Answer

A) It focuses on helping the individual improve his or her ability to relate to others. 
B) The client may role-play desired behaviours. 
C) Attention is focused on encouraging the client to express deeper emotions. 
D) The therapist might first model a desired behaviour. 
A) It focuses on helping the individual improve his or her ability to relate to others. 
B) The client may role-play desired behaviours. 
C) Attention is focused on encouraging the client to express deeper emotions. 
D) The therapist might first model a desired behaviour.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about obscene phone callers is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The typical obscene phone caller is a heterosexual male. 
B) Obscene phone callers usually target a woman they have seen but not met. 
C) Obscene phone callers are often hoping that their victim will express shock. 
D) Women who make obscene phone calls are more likely to be motivated by rage than by sexual arousal. 
A) The typical obscene phone caller is a heterosexual male. 
B) Obscene phone callers usually target a woman they have seen but not met. 
C) Obscene phone callers are often hoping that their victim will express shock. 
D) Women who make obscene phone calls are more likely to be motivated by rage than by sexual arousal.

Question 8

Auto-erotic asphyxia is also known as autophilia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

List four different paraphilias. Describe the characteristic behaviours associated with each paraphilia and theories as to how each paraphilia develops.

Accepted Answer

- Fetishism, voyeurism, necrop

Question 10

If Maggie and Glen are engaging in an S&M scene, they will use a code word to indicate sexual boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A person with a paraphilia typically

Accepted Answer

A) has difficulty sleeping during periods of episodic sexual behaviours. 
B) engages in aberrant sexual behaviours during periods of low anxiety. 
C) replays the paraphilic act in sexual fantasies to stimulate arousal during masturbation. 
D) suppresses memories of his/her paraphilic behaviour. 
A) has difficulty sleeping during periods of episodic sexual behaviours. 
B) engages in aberrant sexual behaviours during periods of low anxiety. 
C) replays the paraphilic act in sexual fantasies to stimulate arousal during masturbation. 
D) suppresses memories of his/her paraphilic behaviour.

Question 12

Classical psychoanalytic theory suggests that many cases of paraphilia are psychological defenses against

Accepted Answer

A) pre-pubertal incest. 
B) intense feelings of inferiority that transfer to psychosexuality. 
C) unresolved castration anxiety. 
D) the id overwhelming the superego during sexual fantasy. 
A) pre-pubertal incest. 
B) intense feelings of inferiority that transfer to psychosexuality. 
C) unresolved castration anxiety. 
D) the id overwhelming the superego during sexual fantasy.

Question 13

People who become sexually aroused through the experience of pain or humiliation are sexual

Accepted Answer

A) sadists. 
B) toucherists. 
C) masochists. 
D) frotteurists. 
A) sadists. 
B) toucherists. 
C) masochists. 
D) frotteurists.

Question 14

William needs anal stimulation through enemas to achieve sexual arousal and gratification. William's paraphilia is called

Accepted Answer

A) coprophilia. 
B) klismaphilia. 
C) frotteurism. 
D) urophilia. 
A) coprophilia. 
B) klismaphilia. 
C) frotteurism. 
D) urophilia.

Question 15

Martin Weinberg suggests that the sado-masochistic lifestyle might reflect

Accepted Answer

A) an attempt to reverse the power relationships that exist within society. 
B) an association learned in childhood between sexual arousal and punishment. 
C) an inability of the participants to conceptualize sexual behaviour as a way of giving and receiving affection. 
D) predisposing factors such as difficulty forming intimate relationships. 
A) an attempt to reverse the power relationships that exist within society. 
B) an association learned in childhood between sexual arousal and punishment. 
C) an inability of the participants to conceptualize sexual behaviour as a way of giving and receiving affection. 
D) predisposing factors such as difficulty forming intimate relationships.

Question 16

A man with a partialism paraphilic disorder will be abnormally sexually interested in particular objects, like women's stockings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Grubin reported that SSRIs may be helpful in the treatment of which paraphilias?

Accepted Answer

A) Sadism, frotteurism, transvestism 
B) Exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism 
C) Frotteurism, telephone scatologia, exhibitionism 
D) Toucherism, telephone scatolgia, transvestism 
A) Sadism, frotteurism, transvestism 
B) Exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism 
C) Frotteurism, telephone scatologia, exhibitionism 
D) Toucherism, telephone scatolgia, transvestism

Question 18

Toucherism is a form of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which is a variation of aversion therapy in which paraphilic fantasies are paired with an aversive stimulus in a client's imagination?

Accepted Answer

A) Covert sensitization 
B) Desensitization 
C) Counter arousal technique 
D) Contrary modelling 
A) Covert sensitization 
B) Desensitization 
C) Counter arousal technique 
D) Contrary modelling

Question 20

Psychotherapists utilizing an addiction model to understand excessively frequent, out of control sexual behaviours are likely to encourage patients to join Sexaholics Anonymous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Urophilia is rooted in urogenital abnormalities.

Who is "sadism" named after?

The use of SSRIs to treat paraphilias is based on the assumption that paraphilias might be a

People who become sexually aroused by inflicting pain or humiliation on others are known as

Cross-dressing to achieve sexual arousal is generally a harmless and victimless paraphilia.

Which is not true about social skills training?

Which of the following statements about obscene phone callers is false?

Auto-erotic asphyxia is also known as autophilia.

List four different paraphilias. Describe the characteristic behaviours associated with each paraphilia and theories as to how each paraphilia develops.

If Maggie and Glen are engaging in an S&M scene, they will use a code word to indicate sexual boundaries.

A person with a paraphilia typically

Classical psychoanalytic theory suggests that many cases of paraphilia are psychological defenses against

People who become sexually aroused through the experience of pain or humiliation are sexual

William needs anal stimulation through enemas to achieve sexual arousal and gratification. William's paraphilia is called

Martin Weinberg suggests that the sado-masochistic lifestyle might reflect

A man with a partialism paraphilic disorder will be abnormally sexually interested in particular objects, like women's stockings.

Grubin reported that SSRIs may be helpful in the treatment of which paraphilias?

Toucherism is a form of

Which is a variation of aversion therapy in which paraphilic fantasies are paired with an aversive stimulus in a client's imagination?

Psychotherapists utilizing an addiction model to understand excessively frequent, out of control sexual behaviours are likely to encourage patients to join Sexaholics Anonymous.

What Is Human Sexuality

Research Methods

Female and Male Anatomy and Physiology

Sexual Arousal and Response

Gender Identity and Gender Roles

Attraction and Lovey

Relationships, Intimacy, and Communication

Sexual Techniques and Behaviour Patterns

Sexual Orientation

Conception, Pregnancy, and Child Birth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexuality Across the Life Span and Sexual Health Education

Sexual Health Education

Sexual Dysfunction

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexual Coercionay

Commercial Sex

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Exam 16: Sexual Variations

Urophilia is rooted in urogenital abnormalities.

Who is "sadism" named after?

The use of SSRIs to treat paraphilias is based on the assumption that paraphilias might be a

People who become sexually aroused by inflicting pain or humiliation on others are known as

Cross-dressing to achieve sexual arousal is generally a harmless and victimless paraphilia.

Which is not true about social skills training?

Which of the following statements about obscene phone callers is false?

Auto-erotic asphyxia is also known as autophilia.

List four different paraphilias. Describe the characteristic behaviours associated with each paraphilia and theories as to how each paraphilia develops.

If Maggie and Glen are engaging in an S&M scene, they will use a code word to indicate sexual boundaries.

A person with a paraphilia typically

Classical psychoanalytic theory suggests that many cases of paraphilia are psychological defenses against

People who become sexually aroused through the experience of pain or humiliation are sexual

William needs anal stimulation through enemas to achieve sexual arousal and gratification. William's paraphilia is called

Martin Weinberg suggests that the sado-masochistic lifestyle might reflect

A man with a partialism paraphilic disorder will be abnormally sexually interested in particular objects, like women's stockings.

Grubin reported that SSRIs may be helpful in the treatment of which paraphilias?

Toucherism is a form of

Which is a variation of aversion therapy in which paraphilic fantasies are paired with an aversive stimulus in a client's imagination?

Psychotherapists utilizing an addiction model to understand excessively frequent, out of control sexual behaviours are likely to encourage patients to join Sexaholics Anonymous.

What Is Human Sexuality

Research Methods

Female and Male Anatomy and Physiology

Sexual Arousal and Response

Gender Identity and Gender Roles

Attraction and Lovey

Relationships, Intimacy, and Communication

Sexual Techniques and Behaviour Patterns

Sexual Orientation

Conception, Pregnancy, and Child Birth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexuality Across the Life Span and Sexual Health Education

Sexual Health Education

Sexual Dysfunction

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexual Coercionay

Commercial Sex

Filters