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Part II: Chapter 17-19 Multiple Choice
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
12/11/2013

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Term
Patrick is sexually aroused  by exposing himself while masturbating to unsuspecting women in public places, such as parks and beaches.  Patrick is a(n) __________.
Definition
Exhibitionist.
Term
The reason Trygg makes obscene phone calls is that he _____.
Definition
Seeks to become aroused by shocking his victims.
Term
Lyle achieves sexual gratification by handling and fantasizing about women's shoes.  Lyle exhibits ______.
Definition
Fetishism.
Term
Marc achieves sexual stimulation or orgasm by touching and rubbing against a woman's body without her consent and ususally in a public place.  This practice is called _______.
Definition
Frotteurism.
Term
Jackson is unable to become sexually aroused unless he is causing intense pain, suffering, and humiliation to another person.  Jackson is a ______.
Definition
Sexual sadist.
Term
Psychoanalytic theory suggests that paraphilias are _____.
Definition
Psychological defenses.
Term

Which of the following is NOT suggested as a factor likely to influence an individual's ability to develop a normal "love map?"

  • Social skills
  • Hormones
  • Brain abnormalities
  • Genetics
Definition
Social skills.
Term

According to the biological perspective, which of the following is NOT likely to contribute to the development of a paraphilia?

 

  • Neural circuits
  • Genetics
  • Mental processes
  • The endocrine system
Definition
Mental processes.
Term

A sociologist studying paraphilias would likely be most interested in which of the following?

 

  • Unearthing the origins of sexual fetishes
  • Exploring the S&M subculture
  • Tracing an individual's 'lovemap'
  • Studying the EEG results of a convicted sex offender.
Definition
Exploring the S&M subculture.
Term

Which of the following is NOT true of most fetishes?

 

  • They are harmless
  • They require coercion of a unwilling partner.
  • They involve masturbation.
  • They involve inanimate objects.
Definition
They require coercion of an unwilling partner.
Term
Cognitive-behavioral theorists typically attribute paraphhilas to _______.
Definition
Learned associations.
Term
A psychoanalytic theorist might suggest that at the root of an exhibitionist's need to expose himself is his ____.
Definition
Castration anxiety.
Term

According to the authors, which of the following is true regarding available treatments for paraphilias?

 

  • Chemical castration is the most effective way to 'cure' a sexual predator.
  • Psychoanalytic therapy has been proven to be effective in eliminating paraphilias.
  • The lack of reliable research makes it impossible to know which treatments are most effective.
  • Aversion therapy is unpleasant, but it is an effective way to curb behavior.
Definition
The lack of reliable research makes it impossible to know which treatments are most effective.
Term

What do the authors LIKELY believe is the most serious problem for a person driven to commit sex crimes?

 

  • There may be no real cure for his compulsions.
  • Society's lenience will encourage his violence.
  • It's impossible to understand his motives.
  • He won't stop until he is forced into a treatment program.
Definition
There may be no real cure for his compulsions.
Term

Which statement about people who engage in strange or abnormal sexual behaviors is TRUE?

 

  • Treatment can work, regardless of the subject's willingness.
  • Psychoanalytic therapy will help many of them.
  • Not all of them want or seek treatment.
  • Drug therapy will help most of them.
Definition
Not all of them want or seek treatment.
Term

Which of the following paraphilias usually begins before age 18 and decline markedly after age 40?

 

  • Exhibitionism
  • Frotteurism
  • Masochism
  • Fetishism
Definition
Exhibitionism
Term
According to cognitive-behavioral theory, a masochist has learned to associate sexual excitement with ______.
Definition
Punishment.
Term
A person who experiences a higher than normal frequency of sex fantasies and urges with failed efforts to control them is said to have ________.
Definition
Hypersexual disorder.
Term
An example of a paraphilia that is consensual is ______.
Definition
Sexual masochism.
Term
A method for stregthening the connection between sexual arousal and appropriate sexual stimuli is known as ________.
Definition
Orgasmic reconditioning.
Term
________ involves observing an unsuspecting person who is naked, in the process of disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity.
Definition
Voyeurism.
Term
Evidence suggests that ______ can lower the intensity of the male sex drive.
Definition
Antiandrogens.
Term
Paraphilias are described as _______.
Definition
Atypical and problematic.
Term
The vast majority of paraphilias occur among _______.
Definition
Men.
Term

Which of the following treatments seeks to eliminate an undesirable sexual behavior by pairing it with an unpleasant stimulus?

 

  • Systematic desensitization
  • Orgasmic reconditioning
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Aversion therapy
Definition
Aversion therapy
Term
A theoretic framework incorporating multiple perspectives is best exemplified by _____.
Definition
The lovemap.
Term

Which of the following statements is true of most necophiliacs?

 

  • They desire to sexually possess a resisting partner.
  • They are associated with compulsive masturbation.
  • They have serious psychological disorders.
  • Thney prefer to administer pain during sexual encounters.
Definition
They have serious psychological disorders.
Term
Most exhibitionists ________.
Definition
Are shy and passive.
Term

A sociologist studying paraphilias would likely be most interested in which of the following?

 

  • Unearthing the origins of sexual fetishes
  • Exploring the S&M subculture
  • Studying the EEG results of a convicted sex offender
  • Tracing an individual's 'lovemap'
Definition
Exploring the S&M subculture.
Term

Typical fetishism may include any of the following, except ______.

 

  • Masturbation
  • Privacy
  • The desire to explore the fetish with a willing sexual partner
  • Violent sexual urges.
Definition
Violent sexual urges.
Term
An example of a paraphilia that is consensual is ______.
Definition
Sexual masochism.
Term
For a transvestite, what makes an object sexually exciting?
Definition
They wear it.
Term

Which of the following is typical of S&M play between consenting adults?

 

  • Highly elaborate rituals involving dominance and submission.
  • Fantasies that originate in adulthood.
  • Extreme shows of affection by both partners.
  • The infliction of moderate to severe pain.
Definition
Highly elaborate rituals involving dominance and submission.
Term
The vast majority of paraphilias occur among _____.
Definition
Men.
Term
Paraphilias are described as _______.
Definition
Atypical and problematic.
Term
Sexual sadism is named after the infamous ______.
Definition
Marquis de Sade.
Term
Alec is very sexually aroused by women's high heel shoes, especially red ones.  In order for him to achieve orgasm, his partner must be wearing red heels.  Alec is a(n) ____.
Definition
Fetishist.
Term

Which of the following individuals would probably be diagnosed as a voyeur?

 

  • Simon, who often asks his partner to undress while he watches
  • Juliet, who spends 20 hours or more a week looking at Internet porn.
  • Lou, whoses favorite form of sexual gratification is to observe people undressing or having sex without their knowledge or permission.
  • Michael, who attends strip clubs on a weekly basis, but does not enage in sex with the strippers.
Definition
Lou, whose faovirte form of sexual gratification is to observe people undressing or having sex without their knowledge or permission.
Term
What is necrophilic homicide?
Definition
Commit murder to obtain corpse for sexual purposes.
Term
What is necrophilic fantasy?
Definition
Fantasizes about sex with a corpse.
Term
What is Klismaphilia?
Definition
Sexual arousal derived from the use of enemas.
Term
What is coprophilia?
Definition
Sexual arousal attained in connection with feces.
Term
What is Urophilia?
Definition
Sexual arousal associated with urine.
Term
What is object sexuality?
Definition
Developing emotional, romantic, and/or sexual relationships with inanimate objects.
Term

Which of the followins is NOT considered sexual abuse of children?

 

  • Sexual touching by an adult
  • Children of similar ages voluntarily "playing doctor" with one another.
    Anal intercourse with an adult
  •  Fondling by an adult.
Definition
Children of similar ages voluntarily "playing doctor" with one another.
Term
Approximately what percentage of working women are sexually harassed?
Definition
40 to 60%?
Term
The most common type of incest is _______.
Definition
Brother-sister incest.
Term
The survivor of child sexual abuse _______.
Definition
May receive therapy in a group setting.
Term
The number of women victimized by rape or attempted rape per year in the United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, is about _____.
Definition
1.3 million.
Term
Women are most likely to be raped by _____.
Definition
Men they know.
Term

Children who have been sexually abused may exhibit _______.

 

  • Self-destructive behavior
  • Aggressive behavior
  • Anger
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above.
Term
Sexual harassment on campus is more likely to involve _______.
Definition
Light touching.
Term

Most sexual offenders _______.

 

  • Receive extensive treatment while in prison
  • Are chemically castrated
  • Are surgically castrated
  • None of the above.
Definition
None of the above.
Term
Rohypnol, a date rape drug, _____.
Definition
Is illegal in the United States.
Term

Sexual abuse of children includes _____.

 

  • Oral sex
  • Vaginal intercourse
  • Exhibitionism
  • All of the above.
Definition
All of the above.
Term

Problems reported by rape victims include ______.

 

  • Depression
  • Insomnia
  • Eating problems
  • All of the above.
Definition
All of the above.
Term

According to surveys, which of the following statements is more likely true of rapists than of other men?

 

  • They hold traditional gender-role attitudes
  • Rapists tend to be sexually inexperienced
  • Rapists are responsible people, with a social conscience
  • They are not hostile toward women.
Definition
They hold traditional gender-role attitudes.
Term

In ancient Babylonia, rape was considered a(n) _____.

 

  • Crime against property
  • Offense punishable by death
  • Crime against a person
  • Both the first and second answers, above.
Definition
Both the first and second answers, above.
Term
Most male victims of rape are raped by ______.
Definition
Heterosexual men.
Term
Pedophiles tend to _____.
Definition
See other people as dangerous and controlling.
Term

Sexual harassment may be resisted by ______.

 

  • Discouraging harassing behavior
  • Filing a complaint
  • Seeking legal remedies
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above
Term

Which of the following statements is true about child sexual abuse?

 

  • Children tend to promptly report the abuse to authorities
  • Most children abused by family members are abused only once
  • Physical force is seldom needed
  • Intercourse is the most common type of abuse
Definition
Physical force is seldom needed.
Term
Which age group includes the largest number of female victims of first completed rape?
Definition
18-24 year olds.
Term

Which of the following statements is true?

 

  • Most rape victims are promiscuous
  • Women who are hitchiking get what they deserve
  • A healthy woman can overcome a rapist if she sincerely wants to.
  • None of the above.
Definition
None of the above.
Term
A recommendation for a rape victim is to _______.
Definition
Question health professionals about your risks.
Term

Which of the following statements about incest is true?

 

  • Fathers who abuse older daughters tend to be passive and low in self-esteem.
  • Incest rarely repeats from one generation to another.
  • The abusive father is usually dominated by his wife.
  • Incest often occurs in families where other problems exist, such as domestic violence and alcoholism.
Definition
Incest often occurs in families where other problems exist, such as domestic violence and alcoholism.
Term

Which of the following is NOT considered sexual harassment?

 

  • Asking a colleague out to dinner
  • Brushing against a person's body
  • Demands for sexual favors
  • Verbal harassment
Definition
Asking a colleague out to dinner.
Term

Why do most rape victims never report the crime?

 

  • Fear of reprisal from the rapist or from the family of the victim
  • Assumption that the offender won't be caught or prosecuted
  • Anticipated humiliation by the criminal justice system
  • All of the above.
Definition
All of the above.
Term
Sex with a willing partner who is below the age of consent is ______.
Definition
Statutory rape.
Term

Most states consider rape to include _____.

 

  • Anal penetration by a finger
  • Oral penetration by a penis
  • Anal penetration by a foreign object
  • All of the above.
Definition
All of the above.
Term

Where does sexual harassment occur?

 

  • Online
  • Schools
  • The military
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above
Term

Problems reported by rape victims include ______.

 

  • Insomnia
  • Depression
  • Eating problems
  • All of the above.
Definition
All of the above.
Term

Sexual harassment may be resisted by _____.

 

  • Conveying a professional attitude
  • Seeking support
  • Avoiding being alone with the harasser
  • All of the above.
Definition
All of the above.
Term

Problems reported by rape victims include _______.

 

  • Headaches
  • STIs
  • Guilt
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above.
Term

 

How many victims of rape in the United States were first raped at or before the age of 10?

Definition
12.3% of girls and 27.8% of boys.
Term

Which of the following statements about incest is true?

 

  • Incest almost never occurs in devoutly religious familes.
  • Fathers who abuse older daughters tend to be authoritarian and domineering with their families
  • Incest often occurs in families where the husband and wife are having an active, satisfactory sex life.
  • Both the first and second answers, above.
Definition
Fathers who abuse older daugthers tend to be authoritarian and domineering with their families.
Term
How many rapes are not reported or prosecuted?
Definition
2/3.
Term
How many women are reported to be raped every minute?
Definition
2.
Term
What percentage of rape victims are men?
Definition
10%.
Term
How many rapes are committed by acquaintances of the victim?
Definition
2/3.
Term
What percentage of harassers are men?
Definition
99%.
Term
The highest rung on the status ladder of female prostitutio is occupied by _____.
Definition
Call girls.
Term
In Kinsey's research, what percentage of European American males reported visiting a prostitute at least once?
Definition
Almost 2/3's.
Term
What percentage of prostitutes said they wanted to get out of the "the life?"
Definition
90-95%.
Term
In a survey of college students, which percentages found viewing of pornography acceptable?
Definition
67% of men and 49% of women.
Term
Gigolos are ____.
Definition
Rare.
Term
In the United States, prostitution is _____.
Definition
Legal in some rural counties in Nevada.
Term
Most customers of female prostitutes are ____.
Definition
Occasional customers.
Term
The male customers of female prostitutes are called _______.
Definition
Johns.
Term
Which commission in the 1960s concluded there was no evidence that pornography led to crimes of violence or sexual offenses?
Definition
Commission on Obscenity and Pornography.
Term

A factor in the entry into female prostitution is ______.

 

  • Abuse
  • Dysfunctional families
  • Poverty
  • All of the above.
Definition
All of the above.
Term

Motives of men who use prostitutes include ______.

 

  • Sex without negotiation
  • The desire for long-term commitment
  • Peer pressure
  • Both the first and third answers correct.
Definition
Both the first and third answers, above.
Term

Which of the following statements is true?

 

  • Prohibiting pornographyas obscenity is a new phenomenon.
  • The Comstock Act legalized pornography
  • Going topless on a public beach is always obscene.
  • Beer commercials or violence on TV might be considered obscene.
Definition
Beer commercials or violence on TV might be considered obscene.
Term

Feminists have presented arguements against _________.

 

  • The First Amendment
  • Pornography
  • Anti-pornography feminists
  • Both the second and third answers, above.
Definition
Both the second and third answers, above.
Term
In laboratory experiements on the effect of violent pornography, researchers found that ______.
Definition
Men were more likely to become aggressive against females.
Term
The police generally arrest ____.
Definition
The postitute.
Term

Violence is a factor in most prostitutes' ____.

 

  • Past
  • Family of origin
  • Working experiences
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above.
Term

Which statement is true about prostitution?

 

  • The main motive for prostitution is pleasure.
  • Sanctioned prostitution in temples and churches is unknown.
  • Prostitution can be traced back to ancient times.
  • It is a modern invention.
Definition
Prostitution can be traced back to ancient times.
Term
What is the main motive for male sex work?
Definition
Money.
Term
It is possible that nonviolent pornography may _____.
Definition
Loosen traditional family values.
Term
Most erotic visual material is produced by ______.
Definition
Men for men.
Term

Which of the following statements is true?

 

  • Sex industry regulations forbid prostitutes to advertise in newspapers.
  • Many streetwalkers are teenage runaways.
  • Escorts or call girls are not prostitutes.
  • Most prostitues are masseuses.
Definition
Many streetwalkers are teenage runaways.
Term

Sexually explicit materials are ____.

 

  • Found exclusively on the Internet
  • Always pornographic
  • Difficult to find
  • None of the above.
Definition
None of the above.
Term

A visit to a prostitue may also involve ____.

 

  • Chlamydia
  • Hepatitis
  • HIV
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above.
Term
Many communities and individuals have tried to ban pornography because it discriminates against _____.
Definition
Women.
Term

Which of the following novels has been found to be obscene?

 

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
  • Ulysses, by James Joyce
  • Huckleberry Finn, By Mark Twain
  • All of the above.
Definition
All of the above.
Term

For many prostitutes, "the life" involves ______.

 

  • Drugs like cocaine and heroin
  • Violence
  • Disease
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above.
Term
As a rule, the hustler is a male ______.
Definition
Adolescent.
Term
Research makes it appear that exposure to nonviolent pornography may ______.
Definition
Foster dissatisfaction with the physical appearance of one's partner.
Term
Women were expected to spend some time as temple prostitues in ______.
Definition
Ancient Mesopotamia.
Term

Which of the following novels have been foudn to be obsence?

 

  • Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H. Lawrence
  • The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
  • Tropic of Cancer, by Henry Miller
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above.
Term

The First Amendment has protected people's rights to _____.

 

  • Possess pornography
  • Act in pornography
  • Produce pornography
  • All of the above
Definition
All of the above.
Term
Downloading and possessing child pornography is _____.
Definition
Illegal in most states.
Term

Motives of men who use prostitutes include ____.

 

  • The desire for eroticism
  • Sex without commitment
  • Fear of rejection by other partners
  • All of above
Definition
All of the above.
Term
Businessmen and conventioneers are LEAST likely to look for a prostitute _______.
Definition
On the street.
Term

Hustlers are ______.

 

  • Bisexual
  • Gay
  • Heterosexual
  • Any of the above, but most often gay.
Definition
Any other above, but most often gay.
Term
In a survbey of college students, what percentage of men said they made use of pornography?
Definition
87%
Term
The whore-Madonna complex refers to ____.
Definition
Men seeing women as either sinners or saints.
Term
Which group is overrepresented in prostitution in the United States?
Definition
African Americans.
Term

Which group has the highest percentage of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

 

  • Fluffers
  • Prostitutes
  • Combat veterans
  • The general population
Definition
Prostitutes.
Term
What are punks?
Definition
Prison inmates who use sex for favors.
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