Human Sexuality 2e, Practice Quiz: Chapter 15

. Which of the following criteria would MOST likely deem oral sex as abnormal?

. Which of the following sexual behaviours would be considered "abnormal" from a socio-cultural, statistical, and harm-based viewpoint?

. At what age do MOST males interested in cross-dressing usually first try on female clothing?

. Which of the following involves rituals and scripts surrounding the infliction of pain or the receiving of pain in a sexual context?

. Which of the following has been linked to a desire to escape from self-awareness?

. Max is an exhibitionist. Which of the following scenarios would he find the most arousing?

. Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for those who sexually abuse children?

. Satiation therapy involves which of the following?

. Which of the following makes it more difficult to measure paraphilic behaviours in women than in men?

. Which paraphilic disorder is usually only applied to heterosexual males?

. Marshall has a fetish where he enjoys being pinched during sexual activity. Which criteria would MOST likely label Marshall as abnormal?

. Tasha is sexually aroused by being kicked, which she finds distressing. Tasha is also aroused by other sexual activity/stimuli. Tasha can be said to have which of the following?

. Autogynophilia is most similar to which of the following paraphilias?

. Which paraphilia is least likely to cause psychological distress?

. Which of the following has been linked to anxiety about sexual activity?

. If Gary committed a sexual offence against a child, what is the probability that he has pedophilic disorder?

. What percentage of men caught with child pornography have a criminal history of a contact offence against a child?

. Which of the following would have the MOST benefit in reducing recidivism in a pedophile?

. Stephen experiences constant debilitating genital arousal. The most appropriate diagnosis for Stephen is probably which of the following?

. Jake rides the subway all day so he can rub himself against women he does not know. He is unable to work and is about to become homeless. What is the best description of Jake's paraphilia?

. Instances of hypersexuality in males has been referred as?

. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a courtship disorder?

. The DSM-V has a section for other specified "paraphilic disorders." Which of the following "other" paraphilias is described as "arousal to partners who are pierced or tattooed"?

. Which of the following is false with respect to telephone scatologia?

. What is a form of therapy whereby the client is encouraged to masturbate to a paraphilic fantasy until the point of orgasm, at which time the fantasy is switched to a more socially acceptable one, called?

. Although sexual normalcy varies among cultures, there are some global taboos, such as incest.

. Some theorists have proposed that sadomasochism develops based on certain childhood or adolescent experiences.

. Pedophilic disorder only involves the exclusive attraction to children.

. Paraphilias are more common in females than males.

. Well into the twentieth century, treatment of paraphilic disorders usually included castration.

. The term "fetish" was originally used to describe urges, fantasies, and behaviours in which non-living objects or specific body parts are eroticized.

. If a cross-dresser reports sexual arousal to the fabrics, materials, or garments he is wearing, he is diagnosed with transvestic disorder.

. Hypersexuality is estimated to affect between 10 to 20 per cent of the general population.

. Voyeuristic disorder involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from the exposure of one's genitals to an unsuspecting person.

. Freud thought children could become aroused to anything.

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