Question 1

Individuals who have a strong sense that their gender identity is different from their birth anatomy are known as:

Accepted Answer

Transgender individuals have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from the sex that they were assigned at birth. This term specifically refers to the incongruence between one's experienced or expressed gender and one's assigned sex.

Question 2

Cross-dressing is another term for:

Accepted Answer

Cross-dressing refers to the act of wearing clothing traditionally associated with the opposite gender. When it causes distress or impairment, it may be classified as transvestic disorder, according to the DSM-5.

Question 3

A person with _____ is repeatedly and intensely sexually aroused by the act of being humiliated, beaten, or made to suffer.

Accepted Answer

Sexual masochism disorder involves experiencing intense sexual arousal from being humiliated, beaten, or made to suffer, in a way that causes significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Question 4

Exhibitionists engage in that behavior because they:

Accepted Answer

Exhibitionists often engage in their behavior with the primary aim of eliciting a shock, surprise, or alarm from their victim. This reaction is typically the main goal rather than an attempt to initiate sexual contact or because they are unable to experience sexual relations. While some may have histories of sexual abuse, it is not a universal cause for exhibitionism.

Question 5

Which statement about pedophiles is MOST supported by current research?

Accepted Answer

Current research supports that many individuals diagnosed with pedophilia also have at least one other psychological disorder. This comorbidity can include mood disorders, substance abuse disorders, and other types of paraphilias. The complexity of psychological profiles in pedophiles suggests that their condition often coexists with other mental health issues.

Question 6

Those MOST at risk of becoming a victim of a pedophile are:

Accepted Answer

Pedophiles are typically attracted to prepubescent children, making prepubescent girls most at risk.

Question 7

A technique used to treat pedophiles is to have them identify the situations that trigger pedophilic fantasies and then learn to avoid the situations or cope with them more effectively. This technique is called:

Accepted Answer

Relapse-prevention training is a cognitive-behavioral approach used to help individuals recognize and manage relapse warning signs. It is used in treating various addictive behaviors, including sexual offenses. This technique involves identifying triggers that lead to undesirable behavior (such as pedophilic fantasies) and learning strategies to avoid these triggers or cope with them effectively, thereby preventing relapse.

Question 8

During which period does pedophilia typically develop?

Accepted Answer

Pedophilia typically develops during adolescence, when individuals first experience sexual attraction and fantasies.

Question 9

In a very crowded department store during the Christmas rush, a woman suddenly feels a stranger rubbing his genital area against her thigh. He continues until the crowd begins to break up, and then he moves away. The MOST likely diagnosis for this man is:

Accepted Answer

Frotteurism is characterized by a strong sexual urge or behavior that involves touching and rubbing against a non-consenting person. The scenario described fits the definition of frotteurism, where the man derives sexual pleasure from rubbing his genital area against someone without their consent in a crowded place.

Question 10

While inflicting pain, perhaps unintentionally, on an animal or a person, a teenager may become sexually aroused and later turn out to be a sadist. The theory that BEST describes this example of the development of sadism is:

Accepted Answer

The cognitive-behavioral theory suggests that behaviors (including deviant or harmful behaviors) can be learned through experiences, such as the association between inflicting pain and sexual arousal. This theory emphasizes the role of learning and conditioning in the development of behaviors and preferences, including sadism.

Question 11

Which does NOT belong with the others?

Accepted Answer

Graduated dilators are tools used in physical therapy to help stretch or dilate an area of the body, such as for treating conditions like vaginismus. The other options (B, C, D) are psychological or behavioral techniques used in sex therapy or modification of sexual preferences and behaviors.

Question 12

A man derives sexual arousal exclusively from dressing in women's clothing. MOST likely, that person would be diagnosed as:

Accepted Answer

Transvestic disorder is characterized by a significant distress or impairment caused by fantasies, urges, or behaviors involving cross-dressing for sexual arousal. This diagnosis is most aligned with the description given. Gender dysphoria involves a discomfort with one's assigned gender, not necessarily linked to sexual arousal from cross-dressing. Exhibitionism involves exposing oneself to non-consenting individuals, and simply dressing in women's clothing does not imply a lack of health or normalcy.

Question 13

What is the primary source of sexual excitement for sexual sadists?

Accepted Answer

The primary source of sexual excitement for sexual sadists is the suffering of their victim. This involves deriving pleasure from inflicting pain or humiliation on others.

Question 14

"It's all right to have sex with children as long as they agree." This is an example of the _____ often experienced by pedophiles.

Accepted Answer

This statement is an example of distorted thinking, which refers to the rationalization or justification of inappropriate or harmful behaviors through illogical or irrational thought processes. Pedophiles may use distorted thinking to justify or normalize their sexual interest in children.

Question 15

Why are people who go to strip clubs generally NOT considered to be voyeurs?

Accepted Answer

The key distinction lies in consent; performers in strip clubs are consenting to be seen, which differentiates the audience's behavior from voyeurism, where observation typically occurs without the observed party's consent.

Question 16

Autoerotic asphyxia is a fatal side effect associated with:

Accepted Answer

Autoerotic asphyxia is a dangerous practice associated with masochistic behavior, where individuals seek sexual gratification through self-induced hypoxia, often leading to accidental death.

Question 17

Which thought would likely be MOST arousing to a voyeur in the act of secretly watching a couple have sex?

Accepted Answer

Voyeurism involves sexual arousal from secretly observing others, often without their consent. The thought that the observed individuals would be humiliated if they knew they were being watched aligns with the secretive and non-consensual aspects that define voyeuristic arousal. This thought emphasizes the power imbalance and the violation of privacy, which are core to the voyeur's arousal.

Question 18

Shawn cannot enjoy sexual intercourse unless he is tied up by his partner and beaten. His behavior is typical of:

Accepted Answer

Shawn's behavior is typical of sexual masochism, which involves deriving sexual pleasure from being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer.

Question 19

During which period does frotteurism typically develop?

Accepted Answer

Frotteurism typically develops during adolescence, a period characterized by significant psychological and sexual development, where individuals may begin to explore their sexual interests and behaviors.

Question 20

An exhibitionist exposes himself to another. Which response from the victim would be LEAST satisfying to the exhibitionist?

Accepted Answer

Exhibitionists seek attention and a reaction from their victims. Ignoring them denies the attention and reaction they crave, making it the least satisfying response for the exhibitionist.

Quiz 13: Sexual Disorders and Gender Variations