Question 1

Which theorist might describe an attachment to a fetish object as resulting from distorted perceptions and misinterpreted feelings?

Accepted Answer

A) learning theorist 
B) cognitive theorist 
C) role theorist 
D) script theorist 
A) learning theorist 
B) cognitive theorist 
C) role theorist 
D) script theorist

Question 2

Who are most paraphilic individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) Females. 
B) Males. 
C) Females and males equally. 
D) Gay women and men. 
A) Females. 
B) Males. 
C) Females and males equally. 
D) Gay women and men.

Question 3

The presence of pain in sadomasochistic behaviour is the key to sexually satisfying relationships and the pain is sexually arousing only in the context of a long-term relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How do the 12-step programs of sexual addiction treatment resolve the AA model of abstinence with the basic human need to engage in sexual expression?

Accepted Answer

A) They don't,sexual abstinence is part of the program. 
B) They differentiate addictive sexual behaviour from healthy sexual behaviour. 
C) Only sex in marriage is allowed in all 12-step groups. 
D) They focus on relationships,not on sex per say. 
A) They don't,sexual abstinence is part of the program. 
B) They differentiate addictive sexual behaviour from healthy sexual behaviour. 
C) Only sex in marriage is allowed in all 12-step groups. 
D) They focus on relationships,not on sex per say.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a difficulty in defining abnormal sexual behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A) Many behaviours,such as having sex while doing a hand-stand,are infrequent and therefore may be statistically abnormal. 
B) Every culture has different norms,therefore a behaviour that is acceptable in one culture may be sociologically abnormal elsewhere. 
C) People may engage in bizarre practices without adverse consequences to their individual comfort or efficiency. 
D) People may compulsively engage in bizarre sexual behaviour that causes them psychological discomfort,anxiety,and has negative impacts on their life. 
A) Many behaviours,such as having sex while doing a hand-stand,are infrequent and therefore may be statistically abnormal. 
B) Every culture has different norms,therefore a behaviour that is acceptable in one culture may be sociologically abnormal elsewhere. 
C) People may engage in bizarre practices without adverse consequences to their individual comfort or efficiency. 
D) People may compulsively engage in bizarre sexual behaviour that causes them psychological discomfort,anxiety,and has negative impacts on their life.

Question 6

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about exhibitionists?

Accepted Answer

A) In adulthood,they have satisfying and fulfilling sex lives. 
B) They are for the most part,quite assertive adults in their day-to-day relationships with others. 
C) One of their main goals is to shock their victim as much as possible. 
D) One of their main goals is to have sexual intercourse with their victim. 
A) In adulthood,they have satisfying and fulfilling sex lives. 
B) They are for the most part,quite assertive adults in their day-to-day relationships with others. 
C) One of their main goals is to shock their victim as much as possible. 
D) One of their main goals is to have sexual intercourse with their victim.

Question 7

Which term describes the action of having sex with a corpse?

Accepted Answer

A) tribadism 
B) saliromania 
C) tricyclia 
D) necrophilia 
A) tribadism 
B) saliromania 
C) tricyclia 
D) necrophilia

Question 8

In developing a program to prevent abnormal sexual behaviour,you want to ensure that you include both primary and secondary intervention components.Of the following ideas,which ones would you select?

Accepted Answer

A) parent workshops about fostering healthy attachments with their children;teaching social and relationship skills to a group of at-risk youth 
B) clinics to prescribe psychopharmacotherapy;cognitive behaviour therapy 
C) teaching police how to identify a suspicious person;Internet task forces 
D) develop networks of people interested in sexual variety;create parties for people with common sexual interests 
A) parent workshops about fostering healthy attachments with their children;teaching social and relationship skills to a group of at-risk youth 
B) clinics to prescribe psychopharmacotherapy;cognitive behaviour therapy 
C) teaching police how to identify a suspicious person;Internet task forces 
D) develop networks of people interested in sexual variety;create parties for people with common sexual interests

Question 9

What do we know about the prevention of paraphilias? How do the components of the paraphilias develop?

Accepted Answer

Paraphilias refer to atypical sexual int

Question 10

Most transvestites have real difficulties with their wives adjusting to their wearing of women's clothes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Many people have a little bit,if not a moderate amount,of the voyeur within them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The definition of an abnormal sexual behaviour is clear: if the person engages in sexual behaviour in a way or using something that the vast majority of the population does not do,the behaviour is clearly abnormal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which one of the following paraphilias is against the law?

Accepted Answer

A) Sadism 
B) Coprophilia 
C) Hypersexuality 
D) Pedophilia 
A) Sadism 
B) Coprophilia 
C) Hypersexuality 
D) Pedophilia

Question 14

How is voyeurism part of normal sexual behaviour and when does it become a sexual paraphilia that can be considered a problem?

Accepted Answer

Voyeurism is the act of obtaining sexual

Question 15

Compare and contrast "saliromania" and "sexual sadism."

Accepted Answer

Saliromania and sexual sadism are both t

Question 16

Most psychologists agree with the term sex addiction because it captures the psychological and physiological withdrawal that most people with these problems experience when they try to limit their sexual behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Paraphilias are behaviours defined as lasting

Accepted Answer

A) one month or more. 
B) six months or more. 
C) twelve months or more. 
D) eighteen months or more. 
A) one month or more. 
B) six months or more. 
C) twelve months or more. 
D) eighteen months or more.

Question 18

In a survey by Doctor and Prince (1997)when did most of the cross-dressers report their first experience?

Accepted Answer

A) After puberty. 
B) Before puberty. 
C) Within a year of their first romantic relationship. 
D) After marriage. 
A) After puberty. 
B) Before puberty. 
C) Within a year of their first romantic relationship. 
D) After marriage.

Question 19

Which of the following is true concerning exhibitionism?

Accepted Answer

A) Most exhibitionists are women. 
B) Homosexual exhibitionism is quite rare. 
C) Exhibitionism begins in middle age. 
D) Exhibitionists are psychiatrically disturbed. 
A) Most exhibitionists are women. 
B) Homosexual exhibitionism is quite rare. 
C) Exhibitionism begins in middle age. 
D) Exhibitionists are psychiatrically disturbed.

Question 20

What is probably one of the key elements in transvestism?

Accepted Answer

A) Addiction. 
B) A clothing fetish. 
C) Masochism. 
D) A hard media fetish. 
A) Addiction. 
B) A clothing fetish. 
C) Masochism. 
D) A hard media fetish.

Which theorist might describe an attachment to a fetish object as resulting from distorted perceptions and misinterpreted feelings?

Who are most paraphilic individuals?

The presence of pain in sadomasochistic behaviour is the key to sexually satisfying relationships and the pain is sexually arousing only in the context of a long-term relationship.

How do the 12-step programs of sexual addiction treatment resolve the AA model of abstinence with the basic human need to engage in sexual expression?

Which of the following is NOT a difficulty in defining abnormal sexual behaviours?

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about exhibitionists?

Which term describes the action of having sex with a corpse?

In developing a program to prevent abnormal sexual behaviour,you want to ensure that you include both primary and secondary intervention components.Of the following ideas,which ones would you select?

What do we know about the prevention of paraphilias? How do the components of the paraphilias develop?

Most transvestites have real difficulties with their wives adjusting to their wearing of women's clothes.

Many people have a little bit,if not a moderate amount,of the voyeur within them.

The definition of an abnormal sexual behaviour is clear: if the person engages in sexual behaviour in a way or using something that the vast majority of the population does not do,the behaviour is clearly abnormal.

Which one of the following paraphilias is against the law?

How is voyeurism part of normal sexual behaviour and when does it become a sexual paraphilia that can be considered a problem?

Compare and contrast "saliromania" and "sexual sadism."

Most psychologists agree with the term sex addiction because it captures the psychological and physiological withdrawal that most people with these problems experience when they try to limit their sexual behaviour.

Paraphilias are behaviours defined as lasting

In a survey by Doctor and Prince (1997)when did most of the cross-dressers report their first experience?

Which of the following is true concerning exhibitionism?

What is probably one of the key elements in transvestism?

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Exam 15: Variations in Sexual Behaviour

Which theorist might describe an attachment to a fetish object as resulting from distorted perceptions and misinterpreted feelings?

Who are most paraphilic individuals?

The presence of pain in sadomasochistic behaviour is the key to sexually satisfying relationships and the pain is sexually arousing only in the context of a long-term relationship.

How do the 12-step programs of sexual addiction treatment resolve the AA model of abstinence with the basic human need to engage in sexual expression?

Which of the following is NOT a difficulty in defining abnormal sexual behaviours?

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about exhibitionists?

Which term describes the action of having sex with a corpse?

In developing a program to prevent abnormal sexual behaviour,you want to ensure that you include both primary and secondary intervention components.Of the following ideas,which ones would you select?

What do we know about the prevention of paraphilias? How do the components of the paraphilias develop?

Most transvestites have real difficulties with their wives adjusting to their wearing of women's clothes.

Many people have a little bit,if not a moderate amount,of the voyeur within them.

The definition of an abnormal sexual behaviour is clear: if the person engages in sexual behaviour in a way or using something that the vast majority of the population does not do,the behaviour is clearly abnormal.

Which one of the following paraphilias is against the law?

How is voyeurism part of normal sexual behaviour and when does it become a sexual paraphilia that can be considered a problem?

Compare and contrast "saliromania" and "sexual sadism."

Most psychologists agree with the term sex addiction because it captures the psychological and physiological withdrawal that most people with these problems experience when they try to limit their sexual behaviour.

Paraphilias are behaviours defined as lasting

In a survey by Doctor and Prince (1997)when did most of the cross-dressers report their first experience?

Which of the following is true concerning exhibitionism?

What is probably one of the key elements in transvestism?

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexually Transmitted Infections

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 and Identity: Gay, Lesbian, BI, Straight, or Asexual

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

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Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

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