Exam 15: Human Sexuality and Gender

The most common infectious disease in the United States is _____.

_____ is an irrational hatred or fear of individuals who have a same sex sexual orientation.

The term transsexual, as used in the study of sex and gender, refers to which of the following situations?

Why is psychological treatment an important part of HIV/AIDS treatment?

Once infected with HIV, the virus can attack the _____ system until it is _____

Charlie was very, very ill. When his physician took his medical history, the only thing Charlie remembered was having a rash, fever, sore throat, and generally flu-like symptoms several months ago. When the physician questioned him more closely, he recalled having had an odd sore before he had the "flu," but it had not been painful and it went away on its own. His physician diagnosed a sexually transmitted disease and told Charlie there was no treatment for his disease now. Charlie most likely had been diagnosed with _____

Gender schema theory proposes our gender role development is based on the characteristics of our _____ system.

When examining the childhood experiences and family lives of both homosexual and heterosexual individuals, researchers found which of the following?

Describe gender schema theory. How does it relate to Kohlberg's cognitive developmental theory of gender role development?

Which of the following statements is true?

It has been discovered that _____ reduces the risk of transmission of HIV.

When a person is first infected with HIV, they most likely will experience which of the following?

In order to experience sexual interest and responsiveness, men need to have a sufficient level of _____, women need a sufficient level of _____

Evolutionary theory predicts women are less interested in sex, have fewer partners, and are more interested in non-sexual aspects of relationships for what reason?

Joanie had a complete physical and was told she had chlamydia. The advanced state of the infection indicated it had probably been present for at least a year. Why had Joanie not gotten this treated sooner?

The sexual dysfunction most commonly reported by women is _____ disorder.

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding male and female differences in verbal s?

Gender _____ theory proposes that the development of gender roles involves the way our information-processing system organizes information.

Based on group averages, which couple is more likely to value monogamy most highly and feel most distressed if their partner is unfaithful?

Sandra Bem, among others, proposed that one's gender role is a combination of _____