Deck 16: Varieties of Sexual Expression

Question 1

Usually,paraphiliacs

A)have only one paraphilia.
B)have more than one paraphilia.
C)are comfortable discussing their paraphilia openly.
D)are caught the first time they exhibit their paraphilia.
E)do not engage in masturbatory behavior relevant to their paraphilia.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

At the present time,mental health professionals agree that,to be considered a paraphilia,a behavior must

A)involve excessive masturbation.
B)be against established laws.
C)be a source of guilt to the person who performs it.
D)all of these are true
E)none of these are true

Answer 2

E

Question 3

An individual who becomes sexually aroused--even to the point of orgasm--by caressing another's hair is demonstrating which kind of paraphilia?

A)bondage
B)sadism
C)masochism
D)fetishism
E)scatolophilia

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Research indicates that paraphilias have the most in common with

A)depression.
B)impulse-control disorders.
C)relatively mild schizophrenia.
D)bipolar disorder.
E)hypochondriacal disorders.

Question 5

Ned feels sexually aroused when he dresses as a woman.This is called:

A)gender identity disorder.
B)gender dysphoria.
C)transvestic fetishism.
D)homosexuality.
E)all of the above

Question 6

The theory which emphasizes the importance of movies,TV,and other media in the development of paraphilias is:

A)sociological theory.
B)biological theory.
C)psychoanalytic theory.
D)humanistic theory.
E)behavioral theory.

Question 7

"Any sexual act that is not associated with propagation is deviant." This statement might have been made by:

A)Krafft-Ebing.
B)Freud.
C)Hooker.
D)Kinsey.
E)Beck.

Question 8

The Marquis de Sade,from whom we get the term "sadism,"

A)was a real person who wrote a confession of his actual sadistic sexual experiences.
B)was a real person who wrote novels about torturing women.
C)was a fictional person in a novel that,in fact,described his "normal" sexual experiences.
D)was a fictional person in a novel that described his sadistic sexual experiences.
E)was a fictional person in a novel that described sadistic sexual experiences inflicted on him.

Question 9

"Love is the standard of normalcy; that which degrades love is perversion." Who of the following would agree most strongly with this statement?

A)Krafft-Ebing
B)Freud
C)Gudjohnsson
D)Skinner
E)Darwin

Question 10

Most paraphiliacs are:

A)married with healthy sexual lives.
B)of above-average intelligence.
C)over age 50.
D)men.
E)all of these are true

Question 11

As regards what causes paraphilias: behaviorist is to conditioning as psychoanalyst is to

A)castration anxiety.
B)the reality principle.
C)intrapsychic conflict.
D)lovemaps.
E)unconditional pacing.

Question 12

"Paraphiliacs engage in those behaviors because in the past they have been reinforced for doing them." A person from which theoretical perspective would agree most strongly with this quote?

A)neurological.
B)psychoanalytic.
C)behavioral.
D)"masquerade."
E)"lovemap."

Question 13

One who is consistently sexually aroused by a nonhuman object--shoes or underwear,for example--is scientifically classified as a(n):

A)pervert.
B)dysmorph.
C)paraphiliac.
D)aberrant.
E)philanderer.

Question 14

In order to be classified as a paraphilia,symptoms must be experienced for at least:

A)one month.
B)two months.
C)six months.
D)one year.
E)eighteen months.

Question 15

Whipping a person as part of a sexual encounter is called:

A)flagellation
B)birching
C)scatophagia
D)urolagia
E)infantilism

Question 16

According to John Money,hypophilia might be expressed by a woman who:

A)has developed a harmless paraphilia.
B)has developed a paraphilia harmful to others.
C)is unable to reach orgasm.
D)never forms a "lovemap."
E)is compulsively sexually active.

Question 17

Fetishism could include sexual arousal caused by all of the following except:

A)feet.
B)leather.
C)stuffed toys.
D)flagellation.
E)shoes.

Question 18

"Humiliate me!" demands the:

A)masochist.
B)satyriasist.
C)fetishist.
D)sadist.
E)frotteur.

Question 19

Edwardo becomes intensely aroused when he thinks about or touches women's feet.When he has sex with his wife,he insists on caressing her foot as a form of foreplay and fantasizes about it throughout their sexual encounter.Edwardo is a:

A)frotteurist
B)a sadist.
C)philanderer.
D)sexual addict.
E)fetishist.

Question 20

Sex offenders in __________ are charged with hooliganism and will receive harsh punishment.

A)Brazil
B)China
C)Germany
D)Denmark
E)Japan

Question 21

Are exhibitionists "dirty old men"?

A)yes--most are in their 50s or older when they start flashing
B)yes--most are in their 40s when they start flashing
C)no--most are in their teens or 20s when they start flashing
D)no--almost half of flashers are women
E)no--the age at which flashing begins is extremely variable

Question 22

Submissive behaviors in an S&M encounter might include all of the following except

A)urolagnia.
B)scatolophilia.
C)infantilism.
D)scopophilia.
E)being flagellated.

Question 23

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a typical voyeur?

A)Voyeurism began in the person's teens.
B)The person is male.
C)The person does not physically harm anyone else.
D)Voyeurism is almost certainly not the person's only paraphilia.
E)The person is a gay male.

Question 24

A person who calls a "sex talk" phone number and spends money to hear the other person describe sexually explicit acts is a

A)scatologist.
B)scatophobic.
C)scatophiliac.
D)scatourophiliac.
E)none of these are true

Question 25

The most common kind of pedophile is one who is attracted to

A)boys about 8-10 years old.
B)girls about 8-10 years old.
C)boys slightly older than 8-10 years.
D)girls slightly older than 8-10 years.
E)both girls and boys slightly older than 8-10 years.

Question 26

A person who enjoys acting out sexual fantasies involving handcuffs and whipping is engaging in:

A)SMAD
B)BDSM
C)SMAD
D)HSMA
E)SMDM

Question 27

The most accurate way to describe most S&M encounters is that:

A)they involve mostly impulsive behaviors,and no one receives lasting harm.
B)they involve mostly impulsive behaviors,and as a result,often someone is injured.
C)they involve mostly impulsive behaviors,and the harm,if any,is psychological.
D)they involve ritualized behaviors,and no one receives lasting harm.
E)they involve ritualized behaviors,and as a result,often someone is injured.

Question 28

Most transvestites

A)are homosexual males.
B)are heterosexual males.
C)are bisexual males.
D)wish to have a different sexual orientation.
E)wish to be the other gender.

Question 29

Who of the following would not be classified as a pedophile?

A)someone who derives sexual gratification from looking at naked children
B)someone who has sexual contact,but not actual penetration,with children
C)someone who derives sexual gratification from exhibitionism in front of children
D)all of these would be classified as pedophiles
E)none of these would be classified as pedophiles; penetration is required for that classification

Question 30

Megan's law:

A)mandates that every community have access to information about sex offenders living there.
B)funds "community watch" programs designed to discourage child molestation.
C)limits the kind of work a convicted sex offender can have.
D)is associated with a much higher incidence of violence towards convicted sex offenders.
E)All of these are true.

Question 31

A scatophiliac is one who

A)administers feces to another in an S&M encounter.
B)receives feces from another in an S&M encounter.
C)makes obscene phone calls.
D)receives obscene phone calls.
E)derives sexual gratification from defecating (or urinating)in public.

Question 32

The "typical" exhibitionist is

A)a woman who becomes sexually aroused by displaying her genitals.
B)a man who becomes sexually aroused by displaying his genitals.
C)a woman or a man (about equally often)who becomes sexually aroused by displaying her or his genitals.
D)a man who becomes sexually aroused by spying on others engaging in sexual activity.
E)a woman who becomes sexually aroused by spying on others engaged in sexual activity.

Question 33

A person feels strong sexual attraction toward postpubertal teenagers; this attraction is termed

A)pedophilia,and is considered pathological,as well as illegal.
B)pedophilia,and is considered pathological,but not necessarily illegal.
C)pedophilia,and is not considered pathological,but is illegal.
D)ephebephilia,and is considered pathological,but not illegal.
E)ephebephilia,and is considered neither pathological nor illegal.

Question 34

A person derives sexual arousal and gratification simply from looking at naked children.This person would be classified as

A)not having a paraphilia,since the person does not contact the children.
B)ephebephiliac.
C)pedophiliac.
D)hypersexual.
E)hyposexual.

Question 35

"Birching" or "caning" often is used by those practicing:

A)fetishism.
B)exhibitionism.
C)B&D.
D)scatophagia.
E)infantilism.

Question 36

Sadomasochism always includes:

A)pain.
B)humiliation.
C)a consensual exchange of power.
D)bondage.
E)all of the above

Question 37

"Why engage in sexual relations with children?",asked one survey taken of pedophiles.The most-often-given answer was

A)the child initiated the contact.
B)alcohol was a factor.
C)children don't resist.
D)the pedophile had difficulty with adult sexual relationships.
E)the pedophile wanted to sexually please the child.

Question 38

Those who derive sexual gratification from rubbing their genitals against other people in a crowded place are

A)toucherists.
B)necrophiliacs.
C)ephebephiliacs.
D)zoophiliacs.
E)frotteurs.

Question 39

If someone is a zoophiliac,he or she is most likely to engage in sexual activity with a

A)postpubescent boy.
B)postpubescent girl.
C)corpse.
D)person with extensive body piercings or tattoos.
E)dog.

Question 40

Most transvestites who are married have spouses who

A)know about their crossdressing,accept it,and describe them as loving husbands.
B)know about their crossdressing,accept it,and describe them as loving wives.
C)do not know about their crossdressing,and describe them as loving husbands.
D)do not know about their crossdressing,and describe them as loving wives.
E)know about their crossdressing,do not accept it,and describe them as loving husbands.

Question 41

Jeff has recurring fantasies of having sex with female corpse.Jeff would be said to have

A)pedophilia.
B)necrophilia.
C)scopophilia.
D)scatolophilia.
E)masochism.

Question 42

No matter what the theory underlying treatment of a paraphiliac is,the primary goal of therapy should be to

A)reorient the paraphiliac's thought process.
B)make the paraphiliac more emotionally stable.
C)change the paraphiliac's behavior.
D)instill a "normal" level of guilt about the behavior.
E)make the paraphiliac asexual.

Question 43

In the treatment of a paraphilia,aversion therapy involves

A)making the paraphiliac ashamed of performing the paraphilia behavior.
B)pairing the paraphilia behavior with a stimulus like shock.
C)exposing the paraphiliac to a stimulus-like shock before the paraphilia behavior occurs.
D)having the paraphiliac vividly imagine the negative consequences of being arrested and jailed.
E)having the paraphiliac vividly imagine the negative interpersonal aspects of the paraphilia behavior.

Question 44

Some men have begun to exhibit paraphilic behavior when they developed temporal lobe epilepsy.

Question 45

Use of the terms "whore" and "stud" to label people engaged in similar levels of sexual behavior indicates

A)a double standard for sexual behavior based on gender.
B)a double standard for sexual behavior based on ethnicity.
C)our society's inability to deal seriously with issues of sexual intimacy.
D)an inability to acknowledge hypersexuality.
E)an inability to acknowledge hyposexuality.

Question 46

Necrophilia involves sexual arousal from being treated like a baby.

Question 47

Hypersexuality is to hyposexuality as

A)short is to tall.
B)heredity is to environment.
C)environment is to heredity.
D)a lot is to a little.
E)height is to weight.

Question 48

During therapy,an exhibitionist is asked to imagine what the exhibitionism is like,from the perspective of the victim.The exhibitionist is receiving

A)aversion therapy.
B)systematic desensitization.
C)self-help.
D)empathy training.
E)relapse prevention therapy.

Question 49

Antidepressant drugs--specifically,SRRIs--have been used with some success to reduce paraphiliacs' "deviant"

A)behaviors.
B)fantasies.
C)urges.
D)fantasies and urges.
E)all of these are true

Question 50

In Germany,new laws,referred to as the "small solution" and the "major solution," create options for sex change for transsexuals.

Question 51

Most transvestites are gay but afraid to act on their same-sex desires.

Question 52

In treatment for paraphilia,systematic desensitization is most often used to

A)produce shame about the paraphiliac behavior.
B)switch orgasmic experiences to a more socially acceptable source.
C)decrease sex drive without the use of drugs.
D)help the paraphiliac learn to relax.while aroused
E)prevent relapse.

Question 53

Most S&M encounters involve impulsive or spur-of-the-moment activities.

Question 54

Most pedophiles begin their pedophiliac behaviors in their 50s or 60s.

Question 55

A transvestite may be arrested in Brazil if his appearance disturbs the peace.

Question 56

A person has virtually no desire for sexual activity; in fact,the person seldom even thinks about sexual activity,and just doesn't seem to care about it,one way or the other.The best term for this person's behavior is

A)celibacy.
B)sexual aversion disorder.
C)erotophobia.
D)ennui.
E)hyposexuality.

Question 57

Which of the following would be used to treat a paraphilia?

A)systematic desensitization
B)orgasmic reconditioning
C)satiation therapy
D)shame aversion
E)all of the above

Question 58

Pedophiles often report an attraction to children of a particular age range.

Question 59

The idea that paraphilias can be traced back to the difficult time the infant has in negotiating his way through castration anxiety reflects a behaviorist perspective.

Question 60

Something is considered a paraphilia if it is illegal.

Question 61

Shame therapy requires the paraphiliac to try to understand the pariphilia behavior from the perspective of the victim.

Question 62

Ephebephiliacs are sexually attracted to infants.

Question 63

The word nymphomaniac is an example of a derogatory term used to describe men who engage in frequent sex.

Question 64

The primary aim of any therapy for paraphilia should be to change behavior.

Question 65

Most transvestites are heterosexual.