Deck 11: Family Planning and Parenthood

Question 1

A major reason family planning may be considered is

A) Financial constraints
B) Buying a new house
C) Job transfer
D) None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The major advancement in contraceptive technology occurred in

A) 1950
B) 1960
C) 1970
D) 1980

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The monthly cost of the contraceptive pill ranges from

A) $5 to $50
B) $20 to $70
C) $10 to $90
D) It is free.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

An oral contraceptive containing both estrogen and progestin is called

A) Mini-pill
B) Placebo
C) Combination pill
D) Generic

Question 5

A matchstick-size device that is placed under the skin and releases progestin is known as a(n)

A) Vaginal ring
B) Progestin injection
C) Intrauterine device
D) Implant

Question 6

These are chemicals that are toxic to sperm and are used as a contraceptive in the form of foam, suppository, cream, jelly, or film.

A) Contraceptive patches
B) Spermicides
C) Progestin injections
D) Placebos

Question 7

The condom was used as early as the

A) 16th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century

Question 8

A small thimble-shaped rubber barrier that fits over the cervix and prevents sperm from entering the uterus is known as a

A) Diaphragm
B) Cervical cap
C) Female internal condom
D) None of the above

Question 9

Castration involves

A) A penile implant
B) Removal of the testicles
C) A and B
D) None of the above

Question 10

A surgical method in which a tubular instrument is passed through the abdominal wall is known as

A) Hysterectomy
B) Gallbladder resection
C) Laparoscopy
D) All of the above

Question 11

A method of fertility awareness that uses changes in cervical mucus as indicators of ovulation is known as

A) Withdrawal
B) Cervical mucus method
C) Ovulation
D) None of the above

Question 12

Expulsion of the fetus, either spontaneous or induced, is known as

A) An abortion
B) Family planning
C) Social consideration
D) None of the above

Question 13

The number of adoptions per year in the U.S. reached its peak in

A) 1960
B) 1970
C) 1980
D) 1990

Question 14

The process of injecting a single sperm cell directly into a single egg cell to further enhance the possibility of fertilization is known as

A) Zygote intrafallopian transfer
B) In vitro fertilization
C) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
D) Artificial insemination

Question 15

Close to 23,000 adoptions from foreign countries occurred in the U.S. in

A) 2000
B) 2001
C) 2003
D) 2004

Question 16

In a recent survey, the larger proportion of women who had their first baby after age 30 were

A) Professional women
B) Highly educated
C) Part of a dual-career marriage
D) B and C

Question 17

In women age 35 or older

A) Infants appear to be healthy as ones born to younger mothers
B) Spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) is a greater risk
C) Infants are at higher risk for low birth weight
D) B and C

Question 18

Frozen embryos are maintained for how long?

A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years

Question 19

Couples today can decide

A) When to have children
B) How many children to have
C) Whether to have children
D) All of the above

Question 20

The number of children desired by couples in the U.S.

A) Has declined
B) Is no more than two
C) Is two: a boy and a girl
D) A and B

Question 21

Women may delay having children in order to

A) Further their education
B) Have time to adjust to marriage
C) Get their professions established
D) All of the above

Question 22

Women who marry at a later age may want

A) To remain childless
B) To have more personal freedom
C) To provide foster care
D) None of the above

Question 23

Woman who want to remain childless are more likely

A) Urban
B) Less traditional in their gender roles
C) Well educated
D) All of the above

Question 24

Which is an argument against having children?

A) Less work to do at home
B) More opportunity for self-fulfillment
C) Less strain on the marriage
D) All of the above

Question 25

Which is a societal reason for not having children?

A) Pursuit of a career
B) World overpopulation
C) Less traveling
D) None of the above

Question 26

The timing of parenthood affects the way people fill the roles of mothers and fathers.

Question 27

Family planning has no impact on a marriage and family.

Question 28

In recent years, much emphasis has been placed on the humanitarian and ecological importance of family planning.

Question 29

Strong families feel good about themselves as a unit or a team.

Question 30

A placebo is a pill that has high pharmaceutical value.

Question 31

Most birth control pills come in 21- or 28-pill packets.

Question 32

In recent years, scientists have been working to improve hormonal methods of contraception.

Question 33

IUDs are commonly used worldwide.

Question 34

Lambskin condoms are not a good choice for preventing HIV.

Question 35

Effectiveness rates for the female condom range from 79% to 95% without use of spermicide.

Question 36

Male sterilization or a vasectomy is a simple operation that takes only 15 to 30 minutes.

Question 37

A vasectomy does not involve castration.

Question 38

The basal temperature (the body temperature we wake up with) can be logged to see the body temperature rise that indicates ovulation.

Question 39

The symptothermal method of family planning is a single method.

Question 40

Couples can use stimulation techniques to achieve orgasm other than through intercourse.

Question 41

Abortion law is complex within the U.S.

Question 42

Much of the controversy over abortion has centered on moral issues.

Question 43

Human reproduction is a simple process.

Question 44

Couples dealing with infertility issues usually accept it easily.

Question 45

For some individuals foster care is an option for rearing and caring for children.

Question 46

What are some of the reasons for family planning?

Question 47

What advancement was made in the 1960s in contraceptive technology?

Question 48

What are some of the serious concerns associated with oral contraceptives?

Question 49

What were some of the earliest forms of contraception?

Question 50

What is a vasectomy?

Question 51

What would the ideal contraceptive be?

Question 52

Discuss how couples cope with infertility.

Question 53

What are the advantages of using an adoption agency when the decision to adopt has been made?

Question 54

Discuss the risks associated with delaying parenthood.

Question 55

Why are women choosing to remain child-free?

Question 56

Discuss the controversy over abortion.

Question 57

What is open adoption?

Question 58

Discuss the dilemma between immediate adoption and reunification in foster care.