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A paraphilia:
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is a response to a socially inappropriate object or situation
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If someone had a sexual dysfunction, we know that this person would NOT be having difficulty in which of the following phases of the sexual response cycle?
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resolution
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In a person who has an unusually long resolution phase of the sexual response cycle, which of the following is MOST likely?
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The person did not have an orgasm
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Hypoactive sexual desire may include all of the following EXCEPT:
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finding sexual activity repulsive.
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To be classified as having hypoactive sexual desire, one would have a reduced interest in sex and have little sexual activity, lasting:
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six months.
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Female sexual interest/arousal disorder differs from male hypoactive sexual desire disorder MOST notably in that it:
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the sexual response cycle
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Some individuals experience a normal interest in sex but choose, as a matter of lifestyle, not to engage in sexual relations. Such people would be diagnosed with:
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no sexual dysfunction
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A sexual dysfunction differs from a paraphilia in that it:
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involves some difficulty with the sexual response cycle
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Which of the following drugs, used at low levels, may raise the sex drive?
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alcohol
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A young woman who formerly had a fairly high sex drive, and who reports no new medical problems, nonetheless experiences an unexpected drop in sex drive. What would be an important question to ask her, before recommending some sort of psychotherapy?
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Have you recently started taking birth control pills
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In males, the penis becomes erect during which phase of the sexual response cycle?
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excitement
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Women with sexual arousal disorder have difficulty with:
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maintaining proper lubrication
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What were once referred to as frigidity and impotence are dysfunctions that occur during the ______ phase of sexual arousal.
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excitement
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Which of the following is NOT a symptom of female sexual interest arousal disorder?
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vaginal contractions that prevent penetration
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A recent study showed that the majority of women in sexually healthy, positive marriages report that ________ is the MOST satisfying component of sexual activity with their partner
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foreplay
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A normal healthy man experiences:
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erections during REM sleep.
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Which of the following occupations is MOST similar to what Masters and Johnson identified as the spectator role in sexual behavior?
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judge
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Which of the following is a sociocultural cause for male erectile disorder?
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loss of a job
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Based on the likely sociocultural factors related to erectile disorders, the BEST advice you could give to an aging couple would be to:
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Provide more intense and lengthy penile stimulation
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Which of the following is MOST descriptive of an orgasm?
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muscle contraction
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According to DSM-5, the cut-off point for diagnosing early ejaculation is within _____ of initiating sexual activity.
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a minute
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Compared to erectile disorder, early ejaculation is:
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common among men of all ages
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In the United States, over the past several decades, the typical duration of sexual intercourse has
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increased, as has the distress of those suffering from early ejaculation
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From a psychological perspective, early ejaculation is usually the result of:
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sexual inexperience.
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According to DSM-5, all of the excitement disorders have in common the diagnostic requirement that the difficulty:
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causes significant distress or impairment
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Attitudes about women's sexuality are more liberal now, yet the rates of female orgasmic disorders have remained the same. This trend:
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argues against a purely sociocultural cause of female orgasmic disorder
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Research shows that parents who want to decrease the likelihood that their young daughters will experience orgasmic disorder as adults should:
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be affectionate with each other
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Having a supportive and healthy relationship with one's mother is associated with ______ in women.
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positive orgasm outcomes
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During the young adult years (18-24), which of the following is LEAST common among women?
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not having had heterosexual contact
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During ______, about 90 percent of males masturbate one or two times a week and most have at least two sex partners.
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adolescence
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People experiencing dyspareunia:
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experience pain during sex
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A woman's dyspareunia is MOST likely caused by:
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some physical condition
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Symptoms of vaginismus always include
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involuntary contraction of vaginal muscles
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What problem did early behavioral therapists focus on when treating sexual dysfunction?
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fear
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Which of the following would a qualified sex therapist be LEAST likely to say to a client?
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Focus on your performance as if you were a spectator
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Sensate focus‖ refers to the technique in which:
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the sexual relationship is rebuilt, concentrating on pleasure.
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Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?
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sexual aversion
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Which of the following is the MOST accurate conclusion regarding the use of Viagra and related drugs to treat erectile disorders?
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The drugs work about 75 percent of the time and are often given without first assessing what is causing the problem. (True Answer )Correct
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In treating erectile disorder, the ―tease‖ technique involves: three or more episodes of intercourse each night for a month.
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stimulating the penis, but stimulation is stopped once erection occurs
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How does Viagra work?
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It increases blood flow into the penis
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Theoretically, why do SSRIs help treat early ejaculation? Men who ejaculate early often become depressed. Incorrect SSRIs reduce serotonin levels, thus increasing arousal.
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SSRIs reduce arousal and orgasm and help men delay ejaculation.
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A client receives directed masturbation training and self-exploration instruction as part of the client's sex therapy. MOST likely, the client is a:
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woman being treated for orgasmic disorder
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If someone experiencing female orgasmic disorder asks you what is the MOST effective treatment, you should say
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Learn to masturbate
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A woman who, following directions, is inserting graduated cylinders into her vagina at home is probably being treated for:
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vaginismus
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All of the following are examples of current trends in sex therapy EXCEPT:
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treating only those who do not have other serious psychological problems.
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Most sex therapists are uneasy about recent reliance on drug treatments for sexual dysfunctions because:
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the integrated approach to therapy might be ignored
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Which of the following disorders is NOT listed in DSM-5, but might be in future DSMs, following additional study?
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hypersexuality
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DSM-5 recommends a diagnosis of paraphilia only when associated behaviors, fantasies, or urges last at least:
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six months.
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According to DSM-5, someone who initiates sexual contact with children is:
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experiencing a paraphilia, regardless of how troubled the individual may be.
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Of the following men, which would MOST likely be treated with masturbatory satiation?
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a fetish.
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Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?
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orgasmic reorientation
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Cross-dressing‖ is another term for
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transvestic disorder.
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Why are people who go to strip clubs not generally considered to be voyeurs?
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The performers are consenting to being seen by the audience.
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During which period does pedophilia typically develop?
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adolescence
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It's all right to have sex with children as long as they agree.‖ This is an example of the ______ often experienced by pedophiles.
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distorted thinking
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Recent studies of pedophiliacs show that:
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most have at least one other psychological disorder.
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In the classic type of pedophilic disorder, those MOST at risk are:
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prepubescent.
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Clients identify the situations that trigger pedophilic fantasies and then learn to avoid the situations or cope with them more effectively. The treatment approach being used is:
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relapse prevention.
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The technique of having a client with pedophilia identify situations in which he performs inappropriate behavior and teaching more appropriate coping strategies is called:
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relapse-prevention training
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Arnold cannot enjoy sexual intercourse unless he is tied up by his partner and beaten. His behavior is typical of:
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sexual masochism.
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Autoerotic asphyxia is a fatal side effect of:
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a masochistic practice
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What is the PRIMARY source of sexual excitement for sexual sadists?
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the victim's suffering
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One who is experiencing gender dysphoria:
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is unhappy with his or her biological gender.
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What is the MOST common outcome of gender dysphoria in childhood?
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It disappears by adolescence or adulthood
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Which of the following pairs are MOST analogous (comparable)?
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female-to-male gender dysphoria and male-to-female gender dysphoria: androphilic type
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What do androphilia and autogynephilia have in common?
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Those diagnosed are genetically male
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When people with gender identity disorder take hormones, it is in an attempt to:
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facilitate their living as the other gender.
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Who is MOST likely to receive phalloplasty?
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someone experiencing gender identity
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Which is not a treatment for pedophilia?
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A person may be diagnosed with _____when they experience equal or greater sexual arousal from a prepubescent or early pubescent children than from a physically mature person
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pedophillic disorder
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Which type of cognitive-behavioral treatment has been used to treat pedophilia?
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relapse prevention traning
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Modern sex therapy:
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short term and instructive
