Deck 7: Hypersexual Behavior: Helping Clients Through Diagnosis and Treatment William Feuerborn

Question 1

What myth exists in relationships when one partner is acting out sexually?

A) The partner who is acting out is not satisfied in the current relationship.
B) There is already a separation in place.
C) There is a pending divorce.
D) There is a problem in the relationship.

Answer 1

There is a problem in the relationship.

Question 2

What three behaviors are often evident in sexual addiction?

A) Disregard for boundaries, multiple arrests, and sexual acting out
B) Violation of own values, sexual acting out, and hypersexual behavior
C) Disregard for boundaries, violation of own values, and harm to self and others
D) Violation of own values, shift in morals, and disregard for boundaries

Answer 2

Disregard for boundaries, violation of own values, and harm to self and others

Question 3

What is the most common term for sex addiction?

A) Hypersexual behavior
B) Sexual addiction
C) Sexual offending
D) Impulse control

Answer 3

Sexual addiction

Question 4

Whose book about sexual addiction is credited as the most widely known and used in the field?

A) Carnes
B) Kafka
C) Wilson
D) Bronfenbrenner

Question 5

What are three factors that prompt a diagnosis for sexual addiction?

A) Affairs outside committed relationship, sporadic viewing of porn, and clothed webcamming
B) Exhibitionism, cybersex, and limited masturbation
C) Excessive masturbation, voyeurism, and long periods of pornography
D) Losing control of sexual behavior, engaged in multiple relationships, and cybersex

Question 6

The first factor in determining the presence of sexual addiction is to look for significant consequences and the second is to examine the sense of loss over acting-out behavior. What is the third factor?

A) Denial of the loss of behavioral control
B) Constant thoughts about the specific sexual behavior that is out of control
C) Active engagement in more sexual behavior
D) Arrests for sexual behavior

Question 7

What are two of the causes of sexual addiction?

A) Childhood trauma and early exposure to sex
B) Rigid family systems and lack of care
C) Viewing of pornography and no caregiver presence
D) Regulation as an infant and exposure to abuse

Question 8

What is the correct definition of sexual offending?

A) Cognitive relapse of sexual behaviors
B) Breaking the law
C) Disregard for boundaries
D) Crossing another person's sexual boundary

Question 9

What theory is used to understand the diverse levels of sexual addiction?

A) Systems theory
B) Ecological theory
C) Critical theory
D) Resilience theory

Question 10

What are the three common theoretical practice levels embraced by social work?

A) Micro, mezzo, and macro
B) Exo, ecto, and endo
C) Biological, psychological, and social
D) Cognitive, social, and psychological

Question 11

Rigid and disengaged family systems are one cause of sexual addiction.

Question 12

Sexual addiction is defined as a disregard for boundaries and a violation of a persons's values.

Question 13

A sex addict usually seeks treatment after legal consequences.

Question 14

Treatment planning does not include the functions of building alliance and evaluating intervention efficacy.

Question 15

Two interview techniques that should be used with clients of sexual addiction are normalization and shame attenuation.

Question 16

To get the best results through treatment, irrespective of the treatment level, clients should ensure that they only participate in individual therapy.

Question 17

Of the 12 alternative strategies for sexually acting out, exploring phenomena is an important concept.

Question 18

Transference is common in sex therapy as a practitioner can often react to client behaviors.

Question 19

Identify two areas where social workers must use care when working with sexual addicts.

Question 20

What are two of the barriers to treatment for sexual addicts.

Question 21

Name one macro issue, beside policy, that directly influences persons seeking help for sexual addiction in regard to payment for their care.

Question 22

What is the impact of growing and ever-changing technology on sexual behavior in the United States?