Deck 4: Sexuality

Question 1

The sexual response stage during which the male is incapable of having an additional orgasm or ejaculation is the __________ stage.

A)excitement
B)refractory
C)orgasm
D)testes refilling

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The Roe v.Wade decision legalized abortion on demand:

A)during the first trimester of the pregnancy.
B)during any phase of pregnancy.
C)and allows abortions to be performed by doctors,nurses,or midwives--whomever the woman chooses.
D)only for adults over the age of twenty-one.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the text's discussion of abortion:

A)the number of abortions has been declining.
B)the majority of women getting abortions are white and unmararied.
C)abortion poses psychological risks for some women.
D)all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a component of the postabortion syndrome?

A)accepting the decision to abort as the most rational choice
B)perceiving the abortion as a painful,intentional destruction of one's unborn child
C)negative reexperiencing of the abortion
D)failure to avoid or deny traumatic recollections of the abortion

Question 5

The text points out that most Americans do not approve of __________--frequent and indiscriminate sexual relations with many partners.

A)premarital sex
B)informal intimacy
C)promiscuity
D)celibacy

Question 6

In the woman,along with various other physiological changes,excitement leads to _________,usually within ten to thirty seconds.

A)orgasm
B)vaginal lubrication
C)resolution
D)plateau

Question 7

Adolescents who are sexually active are more likely than those who are not to:

A)rarely attend church.
B)live with only one parent.
C)use drugs.
D)all of the above.

Question 8

The first stage of sexual response can be stimulated by kissing,body stroking,reading erotic literature,the presence of someone you find seductive,memories of past sexual experiences,or sexual fantasies.This stage is known as the:

A)plateau stage.
B)refractory period.
C)orgasm stage.
D)excitement stage.

Question 9

What percentage of Americans surveyed at age forty-four reported to have had premarital sex?

A)65%
B)75%
C)85%
D)95%

Question 10

What is the second most commonly used method of contraception today?

A)the pill
B)the diaphragm
C)sterilization
D)condoms

Question 11

Premarily sex is more likely among those who:

A)have mothers with permissive attitudes about sex.
B)have fathers who had an extramarital affair.
C)are only children.
D)get exposed at an early age to sex education.

Question 12

The text observes that from a __________ point of view,there are no sexual techniques that are inherently more appealing than others.

A)conflict
B)systems theory
C)symbolic interactionist
D)social exchange

Question 13

__________ refers to the use of devices or techniques to prevent fertilization.

A)Family planning
B)Contraception
C)Depo-Provera
D)Norplant

Question 14

Conflict theory suggests that men and women have differing interests and their interaction often takes the form of a power struggle.One outcome of the struggle is the __________--a long standing fixture of American society that favors male interests.

A)patriarchal imperative
B)male prerogative
C)double standard
D)"sturdy oak image"

Question 15

The text points out that so many teenagers get pregnant because

A)no contraceptive is foolproof.
B)not all teenagers find the prospect of pregnancy to be unsettling.
C)among both whites and African Americans,the chances of pregnancy are much higher if a girl is going steady and if she has had discipline problems in school.
D)all of the above

Question 16

According to the text's discussion of gender roles and sexual activity:

A)men are more permissive than women about casual sex.
B)men tend to begin sexual relations at a slightly earlier age than do women.
C)it is more of a stigma for a woman than a man to be sexually promiscuous.
D)all of the above

Question 17

Unwelcome sexual advances,unwanted touching,and requests for sexual favors reflect

A)rape.
B)sexual harassment
C)date rape.
D)coerced sex.

Question 18

For men who have trouble controlling _________,the plateau stage of arousal may be extremely short.

A)ejaculation
B)erection
C)resolution
D)refraction

Question 19

The text cites three relatively new methods of birth control--which of the following is NOT one of these?

A)Depo-Provera injections
B)Norplant capsules
C)the female condom
D)the diaphragm

Question 20

Premarital sex is more likely among those who:

A)regularly attend church.
B)experience high levels of conflict in the home
C)have parents who closely monitor the children's behavior
D)b and c only

Question 21

The only true safe sex is:

A)with the use of condoms.
B)no sex.
C)with knowing your partner's sexual history and using condoms.
D)with the use of condoms and only two or three sexual partners.

Question 22

In a study of unwanted marital sex in China,the researchers found:

A)32 percent of women reported unwanted sex during their current marriage.
B)half of all married women reported feelings of having been raped.
C)16 percent of those experiencing unwanted sex developed an HIV/AIDS infection.
D)none of the above

Question 23

For males,__________ refers to the inability to get or sustain an erection.

A)ejaculatory dysfunction
B)impotence
C)erectile incompetency
D)none of the above

Question 24

The birth of children affects the frequency of sexual relations:

A)by increasing it.
B)by decreasing it substantially.
C)not at all.
D)only slightly,but the increase in sexual enjoyment reported by mothers is substantial.

Question 25

Most Americans believe that extramarital sex:

A)would be enjoyable,but they are afraid of getting caught.
B)is wrong.
C)would be acceptable if approved by their spouse,for example,in swinging.
D)has become the norm in the United States.

Question 26

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases can be transmitted via a blood transfusion?

A)chlamydial infection and AIDS
B)AIDS and syphilis
C)AIDS only
D)genital herpes

Question 27

The text quotes one therapist who has dealt with many cases of infidelity as commenting that most affairs involve:

A)"short-term gratification,but life-long problems."
B)"a little bad sex and hours on the telephone."
C)"the thrill of the forbidden is gratifying."
D)"fulfillment if they are romantic,but not if they are strictly sexual."

Question 28

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases can be successfully treated with penicillin?

A)genital herpes only
B)chlamydia only
C)gonorrhea only
D)gonorrhea and syphilis

Question 29

Most men who have extramarital affairs describe their motivation as:

A)attempting to meet emotional needs not satisfied by their spouses.
B)the sense of power and dominance they receive from "putting something over" on their wives.
C)a strong desire for sexual variety or more frequent sex.
D)simply opportunity and fortune--they were with a willing female at an opportune time for both of them.

Question 30

Fellatio and cunnilingus refer to:

A)different positions in sexual intercourse.
B)pedophilia.
C)oral sex.
D)none of the above

Question 31

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases is most common in the United States?

A)gonorrhea
B)syphilis
C)chlamydia
D)genital herpes

Question 32

Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases usually has no symptoms?

A)AIDS
B)gonorrhea
C)syphilis
D)chlamydial infections

Question 33

In regard to how important sexual satisfaction is in reference to marital satisfaction,the text observes that

A)it depends on how important sexual satisfaction is to the individual partners.
B)sexual satisfaction involves more than intercourse.
C)the relationship between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction is one of mutual influence.
D)all of the above

Question 34

Teddie is a sexually active adolescent who has had a series of infections in her reproductive system.The chances are rather good that she:

A)is having psychosomatic symptoms due to guilt about her sexual activity.
B)is suffering from AIDS.
C)has had a miscarriage.
D)has contracted chlamydia.

Question 35

According to the text's discussion of AIDS some studies report that:

A)despite having adequate knowledge of AIDS,many young people continue to engage in high-risk sexual behavior.
B)some young people believe newer HIV treatments reduce the chances of transmitting the disease.
C)only fifty-eight percent of the HIV-positive men always use condoms with their sexual partners.
D)all of the above

Question 36

Lauer and Lauer's study of long-term marrieds identified three patterns in sexual functioning.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

A)Sexual frequency comes to an absolute standstill and sexual satisfaction is zero.
B)The level and satisfaction with the couple's sex life remains fairly stable over time.
C)There is a decline in sexual frequency.
D)The couple's sex life improves over time.

Question 37

A sexual __________ is any impairment of the physical responses in sexual activity.

A)dysfunction
B)complaint
C)problem
D)quirk

Question 38

__________ refers to females' difficulty reaching or an inability to reach a sexual climax.

A)Sexual dysfunction
B)Vaginismus
C)Anorgasmia
D)Retroorgasm

Question 39

Among women who have extramarital affairs,the primary motivation seems to be:

A)they feel their emotional needs are not being met by their husbands.
B)they simply find someone they consider to be a "sexy hunk" to whom they are sexually attracted enough to engage in recreational sexual activity.
C)the sense of power over their husbands that accompanies successfully deceiving them.
D)abuse and neglect by their husbands.

Question 40

Clarissa seeks help from a sex therapist because of trouble with the sexual quality of her marriage.The problem developed gradually,and she reports she is not emotionally close to her husband.It is likely that Clarissa is suffering from:

A)a sexually transmitted disease.
B)diffuse sexual desire.
C)abnormally high sexual desire.
D)inhibited sexual desire.