Abnormal Psych Exam 6

According to Masters and Johnson, performance anxiety may result in a man:

adopting a spectator role during sexual activity

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

distorted thinking

William, a 20-year-old who is having his first sexual relationship, has gone to see a sex therapist about a sexual dysfunction problem. What is William MOST likely suffering from?

early ejaculation

According to DSM-5, someone who initiates sexual contact with children is:

experiencing a paraphilia regardless of how troubles the individual may be

Parents who want to decrease the likelihood that their young daughters will experience orgasmic disorder as adults should:

expose their daughters to positive attitudes about sex

LaTisha experiences little sexual response to erotic cues and physical stimulation. She is MOST likely experiencing:

female sexual interest/arousal disorder

A pattern of abnormalities, head and facial deformities, heart defects, and intellectual development disorder characterizes someone with:

fetal alcohol syndrome

What is the term for the use of and attraction to inanimate objects as a preferred method of achieving sexual excitement?

fetishism

Psychodynamic therapies may not be very effective in the treatment of substance use disorders because:

finding the cause of a substance use disorder is less important than treating the use as an independent problem

What is the most immediate danger of heroin use?

overdose

The belief that people with voyeurism are seeking to gain power over others by their actions is a _____ perspective.

psychodynamic

A man's sexual partner repeatedly stimulates him to erection and then allows the erection to subside without the man experiencing an ejaculation. The sexual technique is called the:

tease technique

Marijuana users in the 1960s were less likely to develop drug dependence than users starting around the year 2000. This trend MOST likely reflects that:

the THC content in marijuana has increased

Most clinicians would agree that paraphilic activities should NOT be considered a disorder when:

the behavior is part of an otherwise typical sex life

Generally speaking, what are the outcomes of gender reassignment surgery?

the outcomes are positive

Which statement BEST describes Internet use disorder?

Although not an official diagnosis, systems of this pattern are similar to those seen in substance use disorder and gambling disorder.

"Drug dependence may develop because one finds drug use rewarding when it reduces tension." A person with which view of substance abuse would MOST likely agree with this statement?

Cognitive-behavioral

A revolution in the treatment of sexual dysfunctions occurred with the publication of the landmark book Human Sexual Inadequacy, which was written by:

William Masters and Virginia Johnson

A man does not have any penile erections during sleep. This indicates:

a biologically based erectile dysfunction

Which person would be MOST likely to develop alcoholism?

a lower socioeconomic class person living in a high unemployment area

Which of the following drugs, when used at low levels, may raise the sex drive?

alcohol

"Alcoholism is a disease. You are an alcoholic for life, and you must stop drinking." The treatment favored by the person/group being quoted MOST likely is:

alcoholics anonymous

Research shows that sexual dysfunctions among homosexual couples:

are the same as those seen in heterosexual couples

The "high" produced by using narcotics is due to the drug:

attaching to sites normally receptive to endorphins

A client being treated for alcohol abuse receives just enough of a drug called curare to produce temporary paralysis whenever that client takes a drink of beer. Presumably, sufficient pairings of paralysis and alcohol will reduce the client's desire for alcohol. This procedure is called:

aversion therapy

If a physician wanted to relieve a patient's anxiety with a treatment that carries a lesser risk of drowsiness, overdose, and slowed breathing, the physician should prescribe:

benzodiazepines

The purpose of an antagonist drug is to:

block or change the effect of an addictive drug

A therapist applies a small electric shock to a client every time that person views an image of a cigarette. The client develops an intense dislike of cigarettes and quits smoking. This therapy is based on:

classical conditioning

What theory explains how the sight of a hypodermic needle can induce a "high" in a person who is dependent on heroin?

classical conditioning

Which theory of conditioning has been used to help explain the origins of sexual masochism?

classical conditioning

A woman is raped by someone who was intoxicated. How common is this?

common; alcohol is a factor in more than one-third of all rapes

Throughout much of the United States, it is illegal to use marijuana, even for medical reasons. Compared with other nations, this is:

common; most countries do not allow either medical or recreational use of marijuana

Cocaine abusers on an inpatient ward earn rewards—and eventual release from the program—if they produce periodic urine samples that are free of the drug. The program they are in is a form of:

contingency management

Transgender people who experience extreme distress over the incongruence of their gender identity and/or find themselves impaired by it in their social relationships, at work, or at school have:

gender dysphoria

People with gender identity disorder were previous called transsexuals and now are more accurately referred to as:

gender dysphoric

The MOST powerful form of cannabis is:

hashish

Women tolerate alcohol less well than men because they:

have less of a stomach enzyme that breaks down alcohol

The typical person with transvestism is almost always:

heterosexual

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

ignoring the exhibitionist

Which method of ingesting a substance produces the fastest effect on the brain?

inhaling

How does Viagra work?

it increases blood flow into the penis

What statement BEST describes modern sex therapy?

it is short term and instructive

Research indicates that the students MOST likely to binge drink:

live in a sorority or fraternity house

In women, the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase is found at:

lower levels in the stomach, making them more susceptible to becoming intoxicated

Women with female sexual interest/arousal disorder have difficulty with:

maintaining proper lubrication

An otherwise healthy man reports almost no interest in sexual activity and has had very few sexual experiences in the past several years. This person MOST likely is experiencing:

male hypoactive sexual desire disorder

The club drug that damages nerve endings but is NOT considered hallucinogenic is:

methamphetamine

Freebasing has the effect of making cocaine:

more concentrated

A wounded veteran of the U.S. Civil War suffering from "soldiers' disease" MOST likely was suffering from:

morphine dependence

The idea that both partners share the accountability for sexual dysfunction is known as:

mutual responsibility

Some individuals experience a normal interest in sex but choose not to engage in sexual relations. Such people would be diagnosed with:

no sexual dysfunction

Compared with researchers of past generations, modern researchers believe that clitoral orgasms are:

normal and healthy

Early ejaculation is defined as ejaculation within _____ minute(s) of beginning the activity and before the person wishes it.

one

Vaginismus and dyspareunia are considered disorders of sexual:

pain

People with _____ have repeated and intense sexual urges or fantasies in response to objects or situations that society deems inappropriate, and they may behave inappropriately as well.

paraphilias

Dyspareunia in women usually has a _____ cause.

physical

Nondemand pleasuring, or _____, is often used in therapy to help couples focus on giving and receiving sexual pleasure with a reduced focus on orgasm.

sensate focus

As many as 90 percent of men with _____ experience some degree of erectile dysfunction.

severe depression

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

sexual masochism disorder

Ayesha decided to go to therapy to address her low sexual desire and limited sex life with her husband. She talks about lots of issues from her past. The event from her past that her therapist believes is most responsible for her low sexual desire is:

sexual molestation

A person who is sexually aroused by inflicting physical pain on others is probably a:

sexual sadhist

The treatment model advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of a _____ approach.

sociocultural

Ainsley has a drink in the morning on rising and a cocktail with breakfast. She usually sneaks a snort during the morning ("just to get through the day") and then drinks during lunch. Later, at home, she generally has a small dinner and sits in front of the TV and drinking wine, often an entire bottle. Somehow she manages to get up and go to work the next morning. Ainsley is displaying:

substance use disorder

The term sensate focus refers to the technique in which:

the sexual relationship is rebuilt, concentrating on pleasure

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

the victim's suffering

Which of the following has been identified as a problem in designing and evaluating treatment methods for substance abuse?

there is no standard definition of treatment success

An individual goes to a casino two weekends every year. While there, she usually loses several thousand dollars gambling. Between casino visits, she neither gambles nor thinks much about gambling. Which statement is the MOST accurate assessment of this behavior?

this behavioral is not a gambling disorder

A person who is biologically male but considers himself a woman and would like to live as a woman is:

transgender

An individual who is dependent on alcohol is experiencing delirium tremens. This reaction is:

uncommon, starting within three days after an individual stops drinking

A client receives directed masturbation training and self-exploration instruction as part of the client's sex therapy. MOST likely, the client is a:

woman being treated for orgasmic disorder