Deck 13: Sexual Assault of Children and Youth and Other Sexual Offenses

Question 1

In Finkelhor's explanations for pedophilia, blockage refers to:

A) factors preventing the offender from meeting his needs.
B) biological factors present in the offender.
C) the offender's ability to suppress sexual drives.
D)the offender's inability to attain sexual arousal.
E) the offender's inability to control sexual impulses.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to the DSM-IV, _____ pedophiles are sexually attracted to children, while _____ pedophiles are sexually attracted to both children and adults.

A) intrafamilial; extrafamilial
B) exclusive type; nonexclusive type
C) immature; mature
D) prepubertal; postpubertal
E) latent; indiscriminant

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Recent research on pedophilia indicates all of the following except:

A) sexual abuse in childhood produces long-term psychological problems in many children.
B) heterosexual pedophilia is more common than homosexual pedophilia.
C) female offenders are almost never (less than .05 percent) involved in child molestation cases.
D) the average age of convicted pedophiles ranges between 36 and 40.
E) pedophiles do not usually intend to kill their victims.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Clinical studies have found that _____ may have been an integral part in the development of both normal and deviant sexual behavior.

A) an embarrassing early sexual experience
B) masturbatory conditioning
C) adequate communication skills with members of the opposite sex
D) poor relationship with parent of the opposite sex
E) sexual fantasy

Question 5

Donna Vandiver and Glen Ketcher have proposed a clinically useful typology of female sex offenders. How many categories did they identify?

A) three
B) four
C) six
D) ten
E) fourteen

Question 6

Current research suggests that_____ of child molestation offenses (known and unknown) may be committed by adolescents.

A) 30 to 50%
B) 60 to 75%
C) 30 to 40%
D) 10 to 25%
E) 7 to 13%

Question 7

According to the MTC, an individual who had a normal adolescence and heterosexual experiences but then later develops feelings of sexual inadequacy and seeks the frequent companionship of children would be classified as a(n):

A) fixated pedophile.
B) retrograde pedophile.
C) exploitative pedophile.
D) immature pedophile.
E) regressed pedophile.

Question 8

The most common type of pedophilia appears to be:

A) adult males against young boys.
B) adult males against young girls.
C) priests against young boys.
D) adult males who choose victims from both sexes.
E) homosexual pedophilia, with both male and female perpetrators.

Question 9

_____ is the type of child molestation most commonly perpetrated by men who molest their daughters or stepdaughters.

A) Projective
B) Indiscriminant.
C) Familial
D) Incestual
E) Intrafamilial

Question 10

According to Finkelhor and Araji (1986) which of the following is one of the four explanations for pedophilia?

A) Domination theories.
B) Sexual deficiency theories
C) Blockage theories
D) Emotional drainage theories
E) Submission theories

Question 11

Which of the following is not part of the revised MTC child molester classification scheme?

A) The offender's level of fixation on children.
B) The offender's social competence.
C) The offender's sadistic behavior as opposed to physical injury.
D) b and c.
E) No answer is correct.

Question 12

Sexual contact with immature family members by individuals from outside the family is called:

A) extrafamilial child molestation.
B) intrafamilial child molestation.
C) hebephilia.
D) paraphilia.
E) perversion.

Question 13

While fetishism is not itself a criminal offense, the desire for fetishes often leads to:

A) rape.
B) voyeurism.
C) burglary.
D) robbery.
E) homicide.

Question 14

When a person obtains sexual arousal form contact with a body part of the sexual partner other than the usual erotic areas, it is called a:

A) subversive stimuli.
B) partialism.
C) nyctophilia.
D) nympholpesy.
E) fetishism.

Question 15

Most estimates of the distribution of pedophiles in the general population are derived from:

A) arrest data.
B) prison data.
C) self-report data.
D) data from treatment programs.
E) a and b

Question 16

A sexual disorder in which bizarre fantasies are necessary for sexual excitement is called:

A) hebephilia.
B) paraphrenia.
C) pornography.
D) paraphilia.
E) voyeurism.

Question 17

Groth identifies two major types of pedophiles. They are:

A) sex pressure and sex force offenders.
B) heterosexual and homosexual offenders.
C) discreet and indiscreet.
D) aggressive and nonaggressive offenders.
E) discriminate and indiscriminate.

Question 18

In Groth's typology, the MO that is characterized by threat of harm or use of physical force is:

A) fixated.
B) sex pressure.
C) sex force.
D) sex demanded.
E) sadistic.

Question 19

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes exhibitionists?

A) Most begin their behavior at around age 30.
B) They generally display well-developed social skills.
C) They are frequently plagued by mental disorders.
D) They often express a desire to change their deviant behavior.
E) both c and d

Question 20

Under the MTC classification, the pedophile most likely to kill his victims would be the _____ pedophile.

A) fixated
B) regressed
C) exploitative
D) aggressive
E) expressive

Question 21

The term pedophilia is derived from the:

A) Spanish word for children.
B) Latin word for love of feet.
C) Greek word for child lover.
D) French word for paraphilia.
E) Italian word for abhorrent behavior.

Question 22

When female juveniles sexually offend, the incident is likely to go undiscovered or unreported.

Question 23

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

A) Juvenile sex offenders are significantly less likely to re-offend than adult offenders.
B) Female juveniles who sexually offend are far more likely to have been sexually abused themselves than male juvenile sex offenders.
C) When female juveniles sexually offend the victim is usually a child younger than themselves by 5 years or more.
D) All the above are correct.
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 24

Childhood sexual abuse is common in female adolescents with persistent antisocial behavior.

Question 25

Evocative therapy is a treatment approach for sex offenders that focuses on:

A) helping offenders understand their motivations for sexual behavior.
B) increasing their empathy for their victims.
C) increasing their social competence.
D) a and b
E) a and c

Question 26

Research on the victims of pedophilia indicates that:

A) sexual abuse produces long-term psychological problems in many children.
B) most victims recover quickly without any long-lasting effects.
C) boys recover quickly without psychological effects, but girls show long-lasting effects.
D) "mild" abuse does not generate any long-lasting effects.
E) victims who are groomed beforehand recover quicker, both physically and psychologically.

Question 27

When a person gains sexual arousal from observing unsuspecting people who are nude, or in the act of undressing, or engaging in sexual activity, it is referred to as:

A) nyctophilia.
B) partialism.
C) voyeurism.
D) parorexia.
E) pornography.

Question 28

The MTC:CM3 has four categories and twelve subcategories.

Question 29

Recent research on pedophilia suggests:

A) substance abuse is rare in perpetrators.
B) pedophiles tend to have an extremely high recidivism rate, especially those who demonstrate no age preference of victim.
C) pedophiles are generally younger in age than rapists.
D) younger pedophiles are more likely than older pedophiles to seek out younger children.
E) a vast majority of pedophiles do not kill or physically harm their victims.

Question 30

When pedophile offenders claims that poor impulse control, excessive use of alcohol and drugs, and an assortment of stressors in his life lead him to sexually molest children, he is using what theory of pedophilia?

A) Disinhibition theory
B) Blockage theory
C) Emotional congruence theory
D) Sexual arousal theory
E) Diffusion of responsibility theory

Question 31

The majority of exhibitionists prefer that their victims are strangers.

Question 32

Sexual attraction to inanimate objects is referred to as:

A) ontoanalysis.
B) neuroglia.
C) fetishism.
D) spasmodic fixation.
E) pidgin.

Question 33

Most exhibitionists rarely expose themselves more than once to the same victim.

Question 34

Of the following treatment approaches, which has shown the most promise in the overall treatment of sexual offenders?

A) Behavior modification
B) Reality therapy
C) Implosive therapy
D) relapse prevention
E) psychoeducational counseling

Question 35

Most individuals diagnosed with pedophilia commit myriad crimes against children.

Question 36

Hebephilia is a distinct, diagnostic category of pedophilia.

Question 37

Alcohol abuse is common in pedophelia.

Question 38

Treatment modalities that follow risk, need, responsivity principles are effective approaches with serious sexual offenders.

Question 39

Fetishism is not a criminal offense.

Question 40

According to the DSM-IV, those individuals who are drawn to children and adults for sexual gratification are diagnosed as which type of pedophile?

A) Exclusive type
B) Nonexclusive type
C) Mixed age type
D) Combination type
E) Heterogeneous type

Question 41

Compare and contrast effective treatment for juvenile sex offenders and adult sex offenders.

Question 42

Outline the demographic and psychological characteristics of child molesters.

Question 43

Describe the cognitive and intellectual characteristics of child molesters.

Question 44

Discussed the child offender patterns and classification system identified by the Massachusetts Treatment Center (MTC).

Question 45

Compare and contrast three theories of explanations of why certain adult males prefer children for sexual gratification.

Question 46

Briefly describe the Groth classification model of child molesters.

Question 47

Identify some of characteristics of female juvenile sex offenders and their victims.

Question 48

Identify some of the notable characteristics of male juvenile sex offenders and their victims.

Question 49

Describe the psychological effects of child sexual victimization.

Question 50

Discuss the difficulties in obtaining data on pedophilia.