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| one's psychological sense of being female or being male |
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| gender identity disorder (GID) |
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| a type of psychological disorder characterized by conflict between one's anatomic sex and one's gender identity |
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| False. Gender identity should not be confused with sexual orientation. Gay males and lesbians have erotic interest in members of their own gender but their gender identity is consistent with their anatomic sex. |
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| Gay males and lesbians have a gender identity of the opposite sex. |
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| persistent or recurrent problems with sexual interest, arousal, or response |
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| hypoactive sexual desire disorder |
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| persistent or recurrent lack of sexual interest or sexual fantasies |
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| a type of sexual dysfunction characterized by aversion to and avoidance of genital sexual contact |
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| female sexual arousal disorder |
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| a type of sexual dysfunction in women involving difficulty becoming sexually aroused or lack of sexual excitement or pleasure during sexual activity |
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| a sexual dysfunction in males characterized by difficulty in achieving or maintaining erection during sexual activity |
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| True. People cannot will or force an orgasm. Nor can they will or force other sexual reflexes, such as erection and vaginal lubrication. Trying to force these responses generally backfires and only increases anxiety. |
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| a type of sexual dysfunction involving persistent difficulty achieving orgasm despite adequate stimulation |
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| persistent or recurrent delay in achieving orgasm or inability to achieve orgasm despite a normal level of sexual interest and arousal |
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| a type of sexual dysfunction involving a pattern of unwanted rapid ejaculation during sexual activity |
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| persistent or recurrent pain experienced during or following sexual intercourse |
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| the involuntary spasm of the muscles surrounding the vagina when vaginal penetration is attempted, making sexual intercourse difficult or impossible |
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| Walking at a brisk pace for two miles a day may cut the risk of erectile dysfunction in men by half. |
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| sexual deviations or types of sexual disorders in which one experiences recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving nonhuman objects (such as articles of clothing), inappropriate or non-consenting partners (e.g., children), or situations producing humiliation or pain to oneself or one's partner |
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| a type of paraphilia almost exclusively occurring in males, in which the man experiences persistent and recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving the exposure of his genitals to a stranger and has acted on these urges or feels strongly distressed by them |
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| False. Wearing revealing bathing suits is not a form of exhibitionism in the clinical sense of the term. People diagnosed with the disorder--virtually all are men--are motivated by the wish to shock and dismay unsuspecting observers, not to show off the attractiveness of their bodies. |
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| Wearing revealing bathing suits is a form of exhibitionism. |
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| a type of paraphilia in which a person uses an inanimate object as a focus of sexual interest and as a source of arousal |
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| a type of paraphilia in heterosexual males who experience sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies involving dressing in female clothing. Also termed tranvestism. |
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| a type of paraphilia involving sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies focused on acts of watching unsuspecting others who are naked, in the act of undressing, or engaging in sexual activity |
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| a type of paraphilia involving sexual urges or sexually arousing fantasies about bumping and rubbing against non-consenting persons for sexual gratification |
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| a type of paraphilia involving sexual attraction to children |
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| a type of paraphilia characterized by sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies about receiving humiliation or pain |
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| True. These people have a form of paraphilia called sexual masochism. |
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| Some people cannot become sexually aroused unless they are subjected to pain or humiliation. |
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| a paraphilia in which a person seeks sexual gratification by being deprived of oxygen by means of a noose, plastic bag, chemical, or pressure on the chest |
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| a type of paraphilia or sexual deviation characterized by recurrent sexual urges and sexually arousing fantasies about inflicting humiliation or physical pain on sex partners |
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| sexual activities between partners involving the attainment of gratification by means of inflicting and receiving pain and humiliation |
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| forced sexual intercourse with a non-consenting person |
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| False. According to a large-scale college survey, most rapes of college women are committed by men with whom they are acquainted. |
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| College women are more likely to be raped by strangers than by men they know. |
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| False. This is an example of a rape myth. Holding such a belief can lead to blaming the victim and excusing perpetrators of sexual violence. |
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| Deep down, most women desire to be raped. |
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| False. Rape is a violent crime, not a symptom of a mental disorder. Man rapists do not show evidence of a diagnosable mental disorder. Rape is a form of social deviance, and rapists should be held accountable under the law for their violent acts. |
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| Rapists are mentally ill. |
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