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Question 1
Humans’ earliest lessons come from
Answer emotional bonding with a parent during the first two years of s:life.
interpretation of others’ body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice. masturbation in infancy. rewards and punishment.
Question 2
Children who engage in sex play
Answer usually do it with children of their own sex. s:
are more likely to have an unintended pregnancy in the future.
are typically working through feelings of discomfort with their body.
should be seen by a therapist, as this is a cause for concern.
Question 3
Four-year-old Catherine runs naked into her parent’s dinner party. What should her parents ideally do?
Answer Take her to a child psychotherapist and put her under medication. s:
Give her a time out so that she will be less likely to repeat this behavior.
Make sure that Catherine observes the shocked reactions of her parents and their dinner guests.
Try not to react in horror or disgust.
Question 4
What is the MOST important thing menstruation in girls and nocturnal emissions in boys have in common?
Answer They both need to be treated immediately. s:
They mark the beginning of fertility.
They indicate probabilities of sexual abuse.
They both are rare occurrences during adolescence.
Question 5
Some gay men and lesbian women report that they became aware of their “difference” in
Answer late adulthood.
early childhood.
middle or late childhood.
late adolescence.
Question 6
A sex education program in the Davis school district emphasizes staying away from all kinds of sexual behaviors. There is no information imparted about contraception or disease-prevention methods. Which type of sexuality education is this?
Answer facilitative s:
comprehensi ve
abstinenceonly
development al
Question 7
Which of the following is NOT a developmental concern of early adulthood?
Answer establishing sexual orientation s:
integrating love and sex planning marriage timetables making fertility/childbearing decisions
Question 8
Which of the following statements about bisexual identity formation is FALSE?
Answer Those people who identify as bisexual have partners of both sexes.
s:
Bisexual individuals are often stigmatized by both heterosexual and homosexual people.
Most self-identified bisexuals alternate sexual contacts with men one week and women the next.
The process of bisexual identity formation requires the rejection of the two recognized categories of sexual orientation.
Question 9
Rahim, an Asian citizen, is a gay man who forms an idea on his own that same-sex attraction is a perversion, and therefore, decides not to “come out.” When he comes of marriageable age, he decides to marry a woman in spite of his orientation. Which of the following attitudes is expressed by Rahim?
Answer straight acting
institutionalized homophobia internalized homophobia
serial monogamy
Question 10
Gareth “sleeps around” with multiple partners during his college days in order to achieve popularity among his peer group members. Which of the following types of reasons is most likely to have motivated Gareth to pursue this?
Answer goal-based s: reasons
emotional reasons love-based reasons
financial reasons
Question 11
A succession of marriages or relationships rather than permanence is sometimes known as
Answer domestic s: partnership. serial monogamy. open relationship.
free union.
Question 12
Which of the following is a reason that homosexual relationships are stereotyped as less committed?
Answer Homosexual couples see divorce as more preferable than an s: unhappy marriage.
Homosexual couples may not appear to emphasize sexual exclusiveness.
Homosexual couples cannot legally marry in most states.
All of these.
Question 13
Which of the following produces a feeling of connectedness and bonding in sexual interactions?
Answer morphine
dopamine
estrogen oxytocin
Question 14
A person can be a virgin or a celibate and still identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
Answer false
true
Question 15
Which of the following statements regarding love is TRUE?
Answer Love is a relatively simple emotion. s:
Love occurs in different forms across cultures.
Love, by strict definition, cannot occur in gay or lesbian relationships.
Love is a feeling and not an activity.
Question 16
Ellen and Marcia are a lesbian couple who want to get married. What percentage of Americans would support this marriage?
Answer 10percent
25 percent
58 percent
75 percent
Question 17
Nancy prepares a list of characteristics of her potential partner in a dating website. Financial stability is on the top of her list. She soon comes across the profile of Landon, an affluent business man. Which of the following styles of love does Nancy adopt?
Answer ludus
pragma storge mania
Question 18
Herbert and Maya have been married for ten years. They quarrel with each other frequently and even go without having proper conversations with each other for months together. In spite of this, they stay married under one roof for the sake of their young children. Which of the following kinds of love is exemplified in this scenario?
Answer empty love s:
companionate love fatuous love consummate love
Question 19
The area of the brain where feelings of love begin is
Answer the hypothalamus.
the thalamus.
the ventral tegmental area.
the occipital lobe.
Question 20
Which of the following refers to the concept of the “social context of communication”?
Answer roles
ethnic origins personality race
Question 21
One of the issues with studies conducted on the prevalence of sexual behaviors is that
Answer the data are gathered from self-reports of a certain group of people and may s: be biased and ambiguous.
the data are seldom gathered anonymously.
the data-gathering methods do not ask about specific behaviors but classes of behaviors.
people responding to the questionnaires do not usually know the actual definitions of the behaviors being asked about.
Question 22
The “official” position of our culture is the “face-to-face, man-on-top” position.
Answer True s:
Fals e
Question 23
Which of the following statements about anal intercourse is FALSE?
Answer It is regarded as masculine for both gay partners.
It is not practiced by heterosexual couples.
It is less common than oral sex among gay men.
It is also known as “tossing salad.”
Question 24
With regard to the enjoyment of cunnilingus, research suggests that
Answer most men feel negatively about performing cunnilingus on their partners. s:
most women were easily able to get cunnilingus in “hook ups” without being assertive to their partners.
women’s reluctance for cunnilingus was negated by men’s enthusiasm for the behavior.
engaging in this retards the experience of orgasm in the majority of women.
Question 25
Though Zaira is less active erotically, whenever her partner initiates sex she tends to be open to his preferences. They are both committed to each other and focus on maintaining a peaceful, stable relationship giving less importance to sex. Which of the following sexual styles is most likely to be practiced by Zaira and her partner?
Answer traditional style
complementary style soulmate style emotionally
expressive style
Question 26
How are the sexual drives and sexual fantasies related?
Answer The higher the sexual drive, the lower the rate of sexual fantasies.
The higher the sexual drive, the higher the rate of sexual fantasies.
They are not correlated with each other.
There is a negative correlation between sexual fantasies and
sexual drives.
Question 27
Which of the following describes typical men’s sexual fantasies?
Answer fantasies involving multiple partners s:
fantasies in which they are dominated by someone
fantasies related only to their own pleasure
fantasies with emotional content
Question 28
All of the following are coercive paraphilias EXCEPT
Answer fetishism.
zoophilia.
sexual sadism.
necrophilia.
Question 29
Frank is unable to become sexually aroused unless black lingerie is involved. This behavior is not considered paraphilic because coercion is not involved.
Answer True
False
Question 30
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a pedophile?
Answer The person has recurrent, intense, and arousing sexual fantasies involving children.
The person is required to be over 16 years and at least 5 years older than the child.
The person distresses about or acts upon sexual fantasies of children.
The person has sexual interests that are limited to little girls only.
Question 31
People with which of the following paraphilias are sometimes called “peeping Toms”?
Answer exhibitionism
frotteurism
sexual masochism voyeurism
Question 32
Harry gets aroused sexually just by touching and kissing his girlfriend’s shoes. He always asks his girlfriend to wear her shoes while having sex with her. Which of the following best describes Harry’s behavior?
Answer fetishism
Transvestism
frotteurism
voyeurism
Question 33
Victor gets sexual pleasure from receiving enemas. This is an example of
Answer klismaphilia
urophilia
coprophilia
acarophilia
Question 34
nineteenth-century man might have been diagnosed as having satyriasis if
Answer he was sexually more active than his partner.
his sexual desires and fantasies exceeded those of his wife.
his sexual activity was judged “uncontrollable.” he preferred many different partners to having one regular partner.
Question 35
On an average, what is the chance of a woman becoming pregnant if she has intercourse without contraception?
Answer 2–4 percent
13–15 percent
30–35 percent
50–55 percent
Question 36
When using a male condom, a half-inch space should be left at the tip.
Answer True
Fals e
Question 37
One-third of all abortions in the United States are?
Answer spontaneous abortions.
surgical abortions.
medication abortions.
second-trimester abortions.
Question 38
If a woman has a somewhat irregular menstrual cycle, why is she ill-advised to use the rhythm method?
Answer It is impossible to calculate when ovulation occurs, and therefore impossible s: to determine which days are “safe.”
She may end up having intercourse at the beginning of menstruation, thereby increasing the likelihood of conception.
Worrying about the possibility of pregnancy will prevent both the woman and her partner from being sexually satisfied.
An irregular menstrual cycle indicates problems with fertility, and these should be evaluated before any method of contraception is used.
Question 39
One major difference between male condom and female condom is that the
Answer male condom provides more protection against HIV than the female condom.
female condom affords greater protection of both partners’ against infections.
male condom has been shown to be more durable than the female condom.
female condom is considered more convenient to use than the male condom.
Question 40
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using Depo-Provera (DMPA)?
Answer a decrease in bone density
endometriosis related pain vaginal irritation
facial hair growth
Question 41
If a woman misses on of her pills, she should.
Answer not worry about it.
take two pills immediately to catch up and stay on schedule.
take one as soon as she remembers and the next one on schedule.
not have intercourse for two months.
Question 42
In order to avoid an unwanted pregnancy, Vinita and her partner refrain from having sexual intercourse around the time of ovulation. However, they still indulge in other nongenital sexual acts like kissing and cuddling. Which of the following birth control methods is being practiced by Vinita and her partner?
Answer reversible
s: contraception
abstinence
sterilization barrier method
Question 43
When making a birth control choice, a person should consider all of the following EXCEPT
Answer the advantages and disadvantages of each method.
the likelihood that the method will be used correctly and consistently. the effect of the method (if any) on menses.
the methods used by his or her peers.
Question 44
Which of the following is NOT a function of contraception?
Answer killing the sperm before they can get to the egg
preventing ovulation
creating a physical barrier between the sperm and the egg
causing the uterus to expel an embryo
Question 45
Mieko and James had unprotected sex for an entire year. What is the likelihood that Mieko became pregnant?
Answer 30
percent
55 percent
98 percent 85 percent
Question 46
Ten-year-old Anisha suddenly starts covering her chest if her mother interrupts her while she is dressing. How should her mother best react to this behavior?
Answer Insist that she inspect Anisha’s body for any mark of abuse.
Remind Anisha that she does not need to cover up in front of family and that there is nothing to be ashamed of.
Convince her daughter it is ok to cover her body for strangers but there is no need to do so for her mother.
Respect Anisha’s desire for privacy and let her be.
Question 47
Approximately what percentage of American men and women are either bisexual, homosexual or something else?
Answer 1–4 percent s:
5–9 percent
9–13 percent
12–16 percent
Question 48
Jean, who is imprisoned for six months is forced to refrain from sexual activity during that period. In this case, Jean is practicing
Answer asexuality.
chastity. celibacy.
dysfunctionali ty.
Question 49
Which of the following is NOT one of the findings of research on casual sex (“hooking up”) among college students?
Answer Engaging in casual sex may increase the risk for negative psychological outcomes, such as depression.
Women were less likely than men to find hooking up as a positive emotional experience.
Hookups that involved penetrative sex increased psychological distress for male first-year college students.
Students of color were less likely to hook up than Caucasian students.
| | Question 50 |
The difference between zoophiles and bestialists is that
Answer zoophiles are concerned with the animal’s welfare. s:
bestialists are minors. bestialists are non-coercive in nature.
zoophiles merely fantasize about having sex with an animal.