Module 35

In one survey, ______ percent of 12- to 17-year-old American girls who have had sex said they regretted it. 82 92 72 62

72

Which of the following is passed much more often from males to females than from females to males? HIV infections refractory periods paraphilias erotic plasticity

HIV infections

Jason is a 25-year-old homosexual man. Although he is happy with who he is, he wonders why he is homosexual and his two younger brothers are not. Which of the following might be a partial explanation? His mother was more domineering of him than his younger brothers. His father became more ineffectual as time passed. In his fourth month in utero, he was exposed to hormone levels typically experienced by female fetuses. He has low levels of sex hormones in his blood.

In his fourth month in utero, he was exposed to hormone levels typically experienced by female fetuses

According to research cited in the text, which of the following couples is LESS likely to have fulfilling sexual life? David and Josh, who have been in a committed relationship for 20 years Michael and Cindy, who met and "hooked up" for one night Jim and Laurie, who have been happily married for 30 years Silvia and Pedro, who have been in a committed relationship for years

Michael and Cindy, who met and "hooked up" for one night

Gina and Nanette are sisters and both are lesbians. According to the research on the origins of sexual orientation, it is highly likely that: None of these answers are true. they were unusually fearful of boys during their childhoods. they have higher testosterone levels than most adult women. their father was not present during their childhood.

None of these answers are true.

____ is the hormone associated with sexual satisfaction and satiety after intercourse and orgasm with a loved one in a committed relationship. Prolactin Serotonin Testosterone Estrogen

Prolactin

In studies that followed hundreds of 5- to 18-year-old girls from New Zealand and the United States, _______________ was linked to sexual activity before age 16. basal metabolic rate a father's absence erotic plasticity bulimia nervosa

a father's absence

A section of the _____________ has been found to be larger in homosexual men than in heterosexual men. anterior commissure frontal lobe brainstem pituitary gland

anterior commissure

Women fantasize about sex ________ men. Fantasizing about sex ________ indicate a sexual problem or sexual dissatisfaction. less frequently than; does as frequently as; does not as frequently as; does less frequently than; does not

less frequently than; does not

. Melinda and Jake have been happily married for 5 years. After sex both experience feelings of satisfaction and contentment. Studies have found that, unlike couples who "hook up" for one night, Melinda and Jake will experience a surge of the hormone _____, which accounts for this feeling of satisfaction and contentment. estrogen prolactin serotonin testosterone

prolactin

More than in other mammalian females, in human females the sex drive is facilitated by elevated ________ levels. testosterone estradiol serotonin estrogen

testosterone

Recent studies show a significant link between oral sex and the: increased incidence of paraphilias. development of orgasmic disorder. transmission of the human papilloma virus. reduced incidence of AIDS.

transmission of the human papilloma virus.