Topics in Human Sexuality: Sexuality Across the Lifespan - Childhood & Adolescence

1)  The oral stage of development begins at

a)  birth

b)  1 month

c)  2 month

d)  3 month

2)  Playing doctor is considered normative if children are willing participants and are close in age.

a)  True

b)  False

3)  Breast development is a

a)  secondary sex characteristic

b)  primary sex characteristic

c)  factor in secure attachment in infants

d)  tertiary sex characteristic

4)  About _____ of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20.

a)  1/5

b)  1/4

c)  1/3

d)  1/2

5)  Masturbation in women peaks at age

a)  25

b)  30

c)  35

d)  40

6)  Which is the first stage in Troiden's model for development of gay identity?

a)  Dissociation

b)  Signification

c)  Sensitization

d)  Coming Out

7)  Teens of which race have experienced steady declines in pregnancy rates since the 1990s?

a)  all races

b)  African American

c)  White

d)  Latina


Topics in Human Sexuality: Sexuality Across the Lifespan - Adulthood

Edition: 2011

8)  About _____ of males have had same-sex contact.

a)  4% to 6%

b)  10% to 12%

c)  15% to 17%

d)  20% to 22%

9)  What percent of Americans have never been married?

a)  20%

b)  30%

c)  40%

d)  50%

10) A study of married couples found that _____ to be the two variables most associated with the amount of sex.

a)  marital interaction variables and age

b)  age and marital satisfaction

c)  marital satisfaction and individualism

d)  individualism and marital interaction variables

11) According to one study of the masturbation habits of men and women, nearly _____ of men and _____ of women who were living with a sexual partner reported masturbating by themselves in the past year.

a)  50%, 50%

b)  35%, 65%

c)  85%, 45%

d)  40%, 25%

12) What is mentioned by Crooks & Baur (2000) as affecting sexuality in older women?

a)  sleep disturbance

b)  alcohol or drug use

c)  body image

d)  hypertension

13) The term _____ refers to a man who can become sexually aroused by a new partner but cannot maintain an erection, often because of survivor's guilt?

a)  sundowners syndrome

b)  asymtosis

c)  widowers syndrome

d)  inattention disorder

14) Which is NOT one of the physical changes in women associated with aging?

a)  reduced levels of hormones

b)  decreased vaginal lubrication

c)  reduction in vaginal contractions

d)  thickening of vaginal walls

Topics in Human Sexuality: Fertility

15) Approximately _____ of women in the United States have difficulty getting pregnant or staying pregnant.

a)  5%

b)  10%

c)  15%

d)  20%

16) In which conception process is the egg released and travels toward the uterus?

a)  release

b)  ovulation

c)  luteal

d)  fertilization

17) Excessive alcohol use is associated with

a)  hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian dysfunction

b)  anovulation

c)  luteal phase defect

d)  all the above

18) Which problem results from heated testicles which can lead to reduced sperm count?

a)  sperm duct defects

b)  infection

c)  varicocele

d)  exercise

19) Which does not contribute to male factor infertility?

a)  marijuana

b)  moderate alcohol use

c)  cigarettes

d)  long distance running

20) The number of moving sperm in the ejaculate should total more than _____.

a)  40

b)  40 thousand

c)  4 million

d)  40 million

21) Which is NOT a type of Assisted Reproductive Technology?

a)  In vitro fertilization

b)  Zygote intrafallopian transfer

c)  Intrauterine insemination

d)  Intracytoplasmic sperm injection


Topics in Human Sexuality: Menstruation

22) The first sign of puberty in girls is

a)  breast development

b)  developing contours of the hips and buttocks

c)  pubic hair growth

d)  underarm hair growth

23) Women cannot become pregnant until about _____ after menarche.

a)  1 month

b)  6 months

c)  1 year

d)  2 years

24) Which phase begins of the first day of the menstrual cycle?

a)  follicular phase

b)  ovulatory phase

c)  luteal phase

d)  all the above

25) Which is the most common menstrual problem?

a)  endometriosis

b)  anhedonia

c)  amenorrhea

d)  dysmenorrhea

26) Premenstrual dysphoric disorder affects _____ of women.

a)  1% to 3%

b)  3% to 8%

c)  8% to 16%

d)  16% to 26%

27) All the following antidepressants have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of PMDD EXCEPT

a)  Sarafem

b)  Paxil CR

c)  Wellbutrin XL

d)  Zoloft


Topics in Human Sexuality: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

28) There are over _____ million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States each year.

a)  15

b)  25

c)  35

d)  45

29) Which is the most frequently reported bacterial STD in the United States?

a)  Chlamydia

b)  Gonorrhea

c)  Genital Herpes

d)  HIV

30) Which is the oldest STD on record?

a)  Chlamydia

b)  Gonorrhea

c)  Genital Herpes

d)  HIV

31) Which is a problem which can result from having HPV?

a)  genital warts

b)  cervical cancer

c)  RRP

d)  all the above

32) Genital herpes can be cured by

a)  antibiotics

b)  laser surgery

c)  there is no cure

d)  chemotherapy

33) In the United States, approximately _____ of new HIV diagnoses are in women.

a)  15%

b)  25%

c)  35%

d)  45%

34) HIV can be spread by all the following EXCEPT

a)  coughing or sharing silverware

b)  injection-drug users who share needles

c)  form a mother to their babies during pregnancy

d)  contact with infected fluids

35) Which is a potent drug cocktail used to suppress the growth of HIV?

a)  DEERS

b)  HAART

c)  OOSEV

d)  RAAID


Topics in Human Sexuality: Sexual Deviation

36) What is defined as “recurrent, intense, sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve unusual objects, activities, or situations”?

a)  paraphilias

b)  repressions

c)  psychosexual infantilism

d)  adolescence

37) A _____ is a strong social prohibition or ban relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is forbidden based on moral judgment or religious beliefs?

a)  blue law

b)  Aunt Fanny

c)  taboo

d)  gray area

38) The U.S. culture would be considered a sex _____ culture overall.

a)  negative

b)  neutral

c)  situational

d)  positive

39) Which is the use of an inanimate object or a specific part of the body for physical or mental sexual stimulation?

a)  voyeurism

b)  fetishism

c)  partialism

d)  macrophillia

40) Which refers to intense, recurrent fantasies or, and/or actual touching and rubbing the genitalia against a non-consenting person , in association with sexual arousal?

a)  narratophilia

b)  frotteurism

c)  anililagnia

d)  morphophilia

41) Which is the desire to induce in oneself a state of oxygen deficiency in order to create sexual arousal or enhance sexual excitement?

a)  asphyxiophillia

b)  agalmatophilia

c)  autoandrophilia

d)  dendrophillia

42) Which type of therapy appears to be the most effective for treating sexual deviance?

a)  psychodynamic therapy

b)  cognitive behavioral therapy

c)  group therapy

d)  family therapy


Topics in Human Sexuality: Sexual Addiction

43) About _____ of Americans have sexual problems indicative of an addiction.

a)  1 to 2%

b)  3 to 5%

c)  6 to 8%

d)  10 to 15%

44) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a Core Belief held by sex addicts?

a)  I am basically a bad, unworthy person

b)  I must depend on others to meet my needs

c)  No one would love me as I am

d)  Sex is my most important need

45) Which is described as an obsessive state in which the physical, mental, and emotional task of avoiding sex dominates one's life?

a)  hide and seek

b)  compulsive frigidity

c)  sexual anorexia

d)  avoidance versus capitulation

46) What percent of sexual addicts were abused by someone in their childhood?

a)  40%

b)  50%

c)  60%

d)  70%

47) Which is not a sign of Internet Sexual Addiction?

a)  spending progressive amounts of time on the internet

b)  encouraging others to join in erotic internet use

c)  binge-style of sexual or internet behavior

d)  unsuccessful efforts to cut down or stop altogether

48) Which is not one of Carnes (1997) dimensions of healthy sexuality?

a)  nurturing

b)  comfort

c)  mindfulness

d)  knowledge

49) Which medications are mentioned that may be used to treat the compulsive nature of sex addiction?

a)  Beta blockers

b)  Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

c)  Atypical Antipsychotics

d)  Antianxiety medications


Topics in Human Sexuality: Sexual Orientation

50) Approximately _____ of American adults identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual.

a)  .5%

b)  1.5%

c)  2.5%

d)  3.5%

51) Sexual orientation should be defined in terms of

a)  social gender role

b)  relationships with others

c)  gender identity

d)  biological sex

52) Which is defined as “the gay person’s direction of negative social attitudes towards the self”?

a)  reflected homophobia

b)  imposed homophobia

c)  internalized homophobia

d)  cultural homophobia

53) Freud expressed the idea that all people are innately

a)  heterosexual

b)  homosexual

c)  bisexual

d)  asexual

54) In _____ the American Psychiatric Association removed the diagnosis of “homosexuality” from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

a)  1963

b)  1968

c)  1973

d)  1978

55) Who developed the first formal model of homosexual identity?

a)  Cass

b)  Baez

c)  Simon

d)  Mitchell

56) A person may feel increased anger toward anti-gay society in which stage?

a)  identity confusion

b)  identity comparison

c)  identity tolerance

d)  identity acceptance


Topics in Human Sexuality: Sexuality and Childhood Sexual Abuse

57) What percent of women have been sexually abused during childhood or adolescence?

a)  5 to 7%

b)  10 to 13%

c)  17 to 21%

d)  28 to 33%

58) Miller (2005) reports that _____ and _____ are found more frequently in trauma survivors

a)  Chron's disease, Morgellons Disease

b)  Morgellons Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

c)  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia

d)  fibromyalgia, Chron's disease

59) Which is NOT a myth of male victimization described by Johanek?

a)  Real men would fight or resist the abuse

b)  only females are victims of sexual abuse

c)  sexual response to abusive behaviors shouldn't happen

d)  offenders are homosexual and forever taint the victim

60) What do Bass & Davis (2008) define as a "bonding between two people based on trust, respect, love. and the ability to share deeply?"

a)  intimacy

b)  friending

c)  courtship

d)  sexuality

61) What does Maltz (2001) identify as the most common sexual problem among sexual abuse survivors?

a)  lack of sexual interest

b)  anxiety

c)  depression

d)  inhibited capacity to bond with others

62) In sexuality counseling, the goal of _____ is to become aware of responses and feelings.

a)  role play

b)  CBT

c)  journaling

d)  sensate focus


Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

63) In which stage of sexual activity is the peak of sexual activity?

a)  desire

b)  excitement phase

c)  orgasm

d)  resolution phase

64) As many as 1 out of _____ men may be affected by premature ejaculation at some time.

a)  2

b)  3

c)  4

d)  5

65) The most common treatment for premature ejaculation is the _____ Technique.

a)  mathematics

b)  squeeze

c)  toe curl

d)  ice pack

66) What refers to a sensation of approaching ejaculation?

a)  premonition

b)  emission

c)  foreshadowing

d)  akathisia

67) The most common cases of male orgasmic disorder are related to use of

a)  alcohol

b)  anxiolytics

c)  NASCAR

d)  SSRIs

68) Dyspareunia is a general term used to describe all types of

a)  sexual pain

b)  erectile difficulties

c)  lack of sexual desire

d)  inability to achieve orgasm

69) Many sex therapists use a combination of the _____ techniques pioneered by Masters and Johnson.

a)  psychodynamic

b)  behavioral

c)  family therapy

d)  psychodrama

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