Question 1

Which of the following sexual dysfunctions may be related to anxiety about sex in general, guilt because of an extramarital affair, resentment or hostility toward a sexual partner, fear of inability to perform, concerns about STDs, and similar emotions and conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  paraphilic disorder 
B)  primary erectile disorder 
C)  secondary erectile disorder 
D)  dyspareunia

Question 2

Regarding the effect on later thinking skills, some researchers feel that prenatal exposure to androgens or estrogens tends to have a(n)__________effect

Accepted Answer

A)  excitatory 
B)  inhibiting 
C)  biological biasing 
D)  genetic

Question 3

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases can be treated and cured in most cases by antibiotics?

Accepted Answer

A)  genital herpes 
B)  human papillomavirus (HPV) 
C)  chlamydia 
D)  hepatitis B

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a finding of Masters and Johnson's research?

Accepted Answer

A)  The vagina adjusts to the size of the penis and subjective feelings of pleasure and intensity of orgasm are not related to penis size. 
B)  Although individual differences exist in flaccid penis size, there tends to be much less variation in size during erection. 
C)  The physical responses for women are the same whether it is a clitoral orgasm or a vaginal orgasm. 
D)  Only about 15 percent of males and less than five percent of females regularly have multiple orgasms.

Question 5

Although sexual aversion was considered a type of desire disorder by earlier diagnostic guidelines, a person with this condition today would be diagnosed using the American Psychiatric Association's 2013 guidelines as having

Accepted Answer

A)  a paraphilic disorder. 
B)  gender dysphoria. 
C)  a conversion disorder. 
D)  a sexual dysfunction not otherwise specified.

Question 6

Regarding mind reading in a relationship, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mind reading involves telling a partner what he or she is thinking rather than asking. 
B)  Mind reading usually involves playing the "devil's advocate" in disagreements with one's partner. 
C)  Mind reading can be done in a hostile or accusatory manner that undermines communication. 
D)  Mind reading is not the same as trying to see things through your partner's eyes.

Question 7

Discuss male erectile disorder, including the term once used for this sexual dysfunction, the diagnostic criteria that distinguish this disorder from a temporary problem, the different organic and psychogenic causes, the difference in primary and secondary types of this disorder, and the treatments used.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss male erectile disorder, including the term...

Question 8

Which of the following would be considered a rape myth?

Accepted Answer

A)  If a woman goes to a man's home on a first date, then she is interested in having sex. 
B)  If a woman is sexually active, she is probably lying if she says she was raped. 
C)  A woman who appears alone in public and dresses attractively is "asking for it." 
D)  All of these are rape myths.

Question 9

According to sex therapist Barry McCarthy, one of the four elements of a healthy sexual relationship is

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual anticipation. 
B)  domination and power. 
C)  sexual intercourse at least three times per week. 
D)  simultaneous orgasms.

Question 10

Child molesters most often

Accepted Answer

A)  plan and act with another molester. 
B)  abuse the child at the child's home. 
C)  gain access to the child through caretaking. 
D)  do all of these.

Question 11

Regarding standards for sexual behavior, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public and private standards are usually the same. 
B)  In private, most people agree to and practice the same types of sexual behaviors. 
C)  Public standards are most influential in affecting what people do in private. 
D)  Differences in sexual expression contribute to the gap between public and private standards.

Question 12

Which of the following describes the term sex (as opposed to the term gender)?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity 
B)  secondary sexual attitudes 
C)  biological sexual characteristics 
D)  roles of males and females in society

Question 13

One recent theory of male homosexuality involves genes that are expressed differently in males and females, so that the males with the gene, which increases male attraction, become homosexual, while the females with the gene become heterosexual.This type of gene transmission is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ​sexually antagonistic selection. 
B)  ​polynomial causation. 
C)  ​horizontal gene transfer. 
D)  ​extranuclear inheritance.

Question 14

Constructive expression of anger requires that you try to "mind read" what your partner is thinking during arguments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Jake believes that women should be nurses or teachers, but not doctors, lawyers, fighter pilots, or mechanics.Jake is exhibiting oversimplified beliefs about the characteristics of men and women, which are referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Jake believes that women should be nurses...

Question 16

Regarding castration in sexually experienced adults, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Castration includes the procedures known as the vasectomy and the tubal ligation. 
B)  At first after castration, some people experience a loss of sex drive; while with others there is no change. 
C)  Several years after castration, almost all subjects report a decrease in sex drive unless they take hormone supplements. 
D)  Castration of sex offenders is not likely to curb their behavior.

Question 17

Sexually touching and or rubbing against a nonconsenting person, usually in a public place, is called a(n)__________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  voyeuristic 
B)  exhibitionistic 
C)  frotteuristic 
D)  fetishistic

Question 18

Margaret and her twin brother are attending their 40th high school class reunion.Margaret remembers that her parents were very strict regarding dating and curfews for her but not for her brother, who seemed to be encouraged by their father to "sow some wild oats."?Margaret's thoughts involve what is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  oversexualizing. 
B)  the double standard. 
C)  parental favoritism. 
D)  covert discrimination.

Question 19

Mr.Mears, the science teacher, explains to his class that females have ovaries that produce estrogens, while the male testes produce testosterone.Mr.Mears has just explained

Accepted Answer

A)  genital sex and gender identity. 
B)  gonadal sex and hormonal sex. 
C)  hormonal sex and genital sex. 
D)  genital sex and gonadal sex.

Question 20

Your personal, private sense of maleness or femaleness is your __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your personal, private sense of maleness or...

Exam 11: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.