Question 1

What is unique about some of the disorders described as sexual variants?

Accepted Answer

A) They cause discomfort to the individual with the disorder. 
B) They usually make others uncomfortable. 
C) They do not cause harm. 
D) Comorbid diagnoses are rare. 
A) They cause discomfort to the individual with the disorder. 
B) They usually make others uncomfortable. 
C) They do not cause harm. 
D) Comorbid diagnoses are rare.

Question 2

What are some personality characteristics of rapists?

Accepted Answer

Impulsivity,quick tempers,and insensitiv

Question 3

Sexual variants illustrate a theme in abnormal psychology better than any other category of disorder.Which theme?

Accepted Answer

A) The importance of stressors as the cause of disorder 
B) The impact of disorder on one's occupational and social adjustment 
C) The difficulty in defining the boundaries of normal and abnormal 
D) The role of neurotransmitters in controlling thought and behavior 
A) The importance of stressors as the cause of disorder 
B) The impact of disorder on one's occupational and social adjustment 
C) The difficulty in defining the boundaries of normal and abnormal 
D) The role of neurotransmitters in controlling thought and behavior

Question 4

1-82.Aversion therapy may involve

Accepted Answer

A) exposure to a foul odor when becoming sexually aroused to a deviant stimulus. 
B) rewarding appropriate sexual responses. 
C) continuous masturbation to a paraphilic fantasy. 
D) repeated expression of aggressive feelings to the point of exhaustion. 
A) exposure to a foul odor when becoming sexually aroused to a deviant stimulus. 
B) rewarding appropriate sexual responses. 
C) continuous masturbation to a paraphilic fantasy. 
D) repeated expression of aggressive feelings to the point of exhaustion.

Question 5

1-33.Which of the following statements is true about paraphilias?

Accepted Answer

A) Almost all people with paraphilias are women. 
B) Almost all people with paraphilias wish to change their sexual preferences. 
C) Paraphilias typically begin around the time of middle adulthood. 
D) Many people with paraphilias have more than one. 
A) Almost all people with paraphilias are women. 
B) Almost all people with paraphilias wish to change their sexual preferences. 
C) Paraphilias typically begin around the time of middle adulthood. 
D) Many people with paraphilias have more than one.

Question 6

Charles is a chronic sex offender in treatment.After being given electric shocks whenever he became sexually aroused to deviant stimuli,his arousal to those stimuli diminished.What additional forms of treatment is he likely to need in order to be effectively treated?

Accepted Answer

He will need to develop sexual arousal t

Question 7

1-50.Concern about childhood sexual abuse has increased in the past decade due to

Accepted Answer

A) evidence that it is increasing in frequency. 
B) changes in laws requiring that any suspicion of abuse must be reported to the authorities. 
C) the recognition that such abuse may lead to other problems later in life. 
D) improved techniques for determining the accuracy of recovered memories. 
A) evidence that it is increasing in frequency. 
B) changes in laws requiring that any suspicion of abuse must be reported to the authorities. 
C) the recognition that such abuse may lead to other problems later in life. 
D) improved techniques for determining the accuracy of recovered memories.

Question 8

When it comes to cross-cultural similarities and differences concerning sexual behavior,which of the following statements is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Taboos on sex between close relatives are found in all known cultures. 
B) Only in Western societies do men place greater emphasis on a partner's attractiveness. 
C) In a specific culture,sexual attitudes and practices tend to be quite stable over hundreds of years. 
D) In most cultures,people are highly tolerant of sexual nonconformity. 
A) Taboos on sex between close relatives are found in all known cultures. 
B) Only in Western societies do men place greater emphasis on a partner's attractiveness. 
C) In a specific culture,sexual attitudes and practices tend to be quite stable over hundreds of years. 
D) In most cultures,people are highly tolerant of sexual nonconformity.

Question 9

1-63.Incest

Accepted Answer

A) is an accepted practice in many cultures. 
B) commonly occurs in most animal species. 
C) has only occurred among first cousins. 
D) was once used to protect the royal blood in Egypt. 
A) is an accepted practice in many cultures. 
B) commonly occurs in most animal species. 
C) has only occurred among first cousins. 
D) was once used to protect the royal blood in Egypt.

Question 10

1-54.One of the most controversial issues in psychology today concerns

Accepted Answer

A) whether there are any serious consequences of childhood sexual abuse. 
B) whether there are any serious long-term consequences of rape and molestation in adult women. 
C) the validity of recovered (formerly repressed)memories of abuse. 
D) the validity of women's reports of rape. 
A) whether there are any serious consequences of childhood sexual abuse. 
B) whether there are any serious long-term consequences of rape and molestation in adult women. 
C) the validity of recovered (formerly repressed)memories of abuse. 
D) the validity of women's reports of rape.

Question 11

1-37.Martin has always felt he was really a girl.He dressed in girl's clothing as a child and still wants to be a girl.He is sure a mistake was made and that he is inhabiting the wrong sexed body.Martin's symptoms suggest a diagnosis of

Accepted Answer

A) frotteurism. 
B) gender dysphoria. 
C) transvestic fetishism. 
D) homosexuality. 
A) frotteurism. 
B) gender dysphoria. 
C) transvestic fetishism. 
D) homosexuality.

Question 12

Name and describe the four phases of the human sexual response.

Accepted Answer

The first phase is the desire phase wher

Question 13

Which of the following is cross-culturally universal?

Accepted Answer

A) Acceptance of homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle 
B) Attitudes toward premarital sex 
C) a distaste for extramarital sex between consenting adults 
D) Males value physical appearance in partners more than females 
A) Acceptance of homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle 
B) Attitudes toward premarital sex 
C) a distaste for extramarital sex between consenting adults 
D) Males value physical appearance in partners more than females

Question 14

1-59.It is quite rare for pedophilia to

Accepted Answer

A) involve a female pedophile. 
B) involve sexual penetration or violence. 
C) occur in children between 8 and 11. 
D) include manipulation of the child's genitals. 
A) involve a female pedophile. 
B) involve sexual penetration or violence. 
C) occur in children between 8 and 11. 
D) include manipulation of the child's genitals.

Question 15

1-22.To be diagnosed with a paraphilia,a person

Accepted Answer

A) must have acted on the sexual fantasies. 
B) must cause harm to another person. 
C) must have distress or impairment. 
D) may not have to have distress or impairment. 
A) must have acted on the sexual fantasies. 
B) must cause harm to another person. 
C) must have distress or impairment. 
D) may not have to have distress or impairment.

Question 16

1-80.The recidivism rate for rapists

Accepted Answer

A) suggests that neither incarceration nor treatment is an effective approach to dealing with this type of crime. 
B) is much higher than is suggested by the media. 
C) has been declining since the introduction of mandatory chemical castration. 
D) decreases steadily with age. 
A) suggests that neither incarceration nor treatment is an effective approach to dealing with this type of crime. 
B) is much higher than is suggested by the media. 
C) has been declining since the introduction of mandatory chemical castration. 
D) decreases steadily with age.

Question 17

1-62.Which of the following people best illustrates the most common type of pedophile?

Accepted Answer

A) Werner,who is sadistic and enjoys causing pain. 
B) Frank,who is interpersonally unskilled and feels in control when dominating a child. 
C) Norman,who is bisexual and but who cannot respond sexually to adult men or women. 
D) Ben,who has low self-esteem and fantasizes about being dominated by others in sexual relationships. 
A) Werner,who is sadistic and enjoys causing pain. 
B) Frank,who is interpersonally unskilled and feels in control when dominating a child. 
C) Norman,who is bisexual and but who cannot respond sexually to adult men or women. 
D) Ben,who has low self-esteem and fantasizes about being dominated by others in sexual relationships.

Question 18

1-34.Money and others have suggested that men are more vulnerable to paraphilias because

Accepted Answer

A) men are more easily aroused than women. 
B) developing an attachment to an inanimate object is just a reflection of the male tendency to objectify women. 
C) lasting maternal conflicts leave men unable to develop healthy sexual relationships with women. 
D) sexual arousal in men is more visually based than the sexual arousal of women. 
A) men are more easily aroused than women. 
B) developing an attachment to an inanimate object is just a reflection of the male tendency to objectify women. 
C) lasting maternal conflicts leave men unable to develop healthy sexual relationships with women. 
D) sexual arousal in men is more visually based than the sexual arousal of women.

Question 19

1-94.What is the average duration of time to ejaculate in men who have premature ejaculation?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 hour 
B) 15 seconds 
C) 20 minutes 
D) there is no average time 
A) 1 hour 
B) 15 seconds 
C) 20 minutes 
D) there is no average time

Question 20

1-79.The most common personality characteristic of rapists is

Accepted Answer

A) sexual sadism. 
B) impulsivity. 
C) empathy. 
D) extraversion. 
A) sexual sadism. 
B) impulsivity. 
C) empathy. 
D) extraversion.

What is unique about some of the disorders described as sexual variants?

What are some personality characteristics of rapists?

Sexual variants illustrate a theme in abnormal psychology better than any other category of disorder.Which theme?

1-82.Aversion therapy may involve

1-33.Which of the following statements is true about paraphilias?

Charles is a chronic sex offender in treatment.After being given electric shocks whenever he became sexually aroused to deviant stimuli,his arousal to those stimuli diminished.What additional forms of treatment is he likely to need in order to be effectively treated?

1-50.Concern about childhood sexual abuse has increased in the past decade due to

When it comes to cross-cultural similarities and differences concerning sexual behavior,which of the following statements is accurate?

1-63.Incest

1-54.One of the most controversial issues in psychology today concerns

1-37.Martin has always felt he was really a girl.He dressed in girl's clothing as a child and still wants to be a girl.He is sure a mistake was made and that he is inhabiting the wrong sexed body.Martin's symptoms suggest a diagnosis of

Name and describe the four phases of the human sexual response.

Which of the following is cross-culturally universal?

1-59.It is quite rare for pedophilia to

1-22.To be diagnosed with a paraphilia,a person

1-80.The recidivism rate for rapists

1-62.Which of the following people best illustrates the most common type of pedophile?

1-34.Money and others have suggested that men are more vulnerable to paraphilias because

1-94.What is the average duration of time to ejaculate in men who have premature ejaculation?

1-79.The most common personality characteristic of rapists is

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What is unique about some of the disorders described as sexual variants?

What are some personality characteristics of rapists?

Sexual variants illustrate a theme in abnormal psychology better than any other category of disorder.Which theme?

1-82.Aversion therapy may involve

1-33.Which of the following statements is true about paraphilias?

Charles is a chronic sex offender in treatment.After being given electric shocks whenever he became sexually aroused to deviant stimuli,his arousal to those stimuli diminished.What additional forms of treatment is he likely to need in order to be effectively treated?

1-50.Concern about childhood sexual abuse has increased in the past decade due to

When it comes to cross-cultural similarities and differences concerning sexual behavior,which of the following statements is accurate?

1-63.Incest

1-54.One of the most controversial issues in psychology today concerns

1-37.Martin has always felt he was really a girl.He dressed in girl's clothing as a child and still wants to be a girl.He is sure a mistake was made and that he is inhabiting the wrong sexed body.Martin's symptoms suggest a diagnosis of

Name and describe the four phases of the human sexual response.

Which of the following is cross-culturally universal?

1-59.It is quite rare for pedophilia to

1-22.To be diagnosed with a paraphilia,a person

1-80.The recidivism rate for rapists

1-62.Which of the following people best illustrates the most common type of pedophile?

1-34.Money and others have suggested that men are more vulnerable to paraphilias because

1-94.What is the average duration of time to ejaculate in men who have premature ejaculation?

1-79.The most common personality characteristic of rapists is

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic,anxiety,obsessions,and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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