Abnormal Psychology- Chapter 11- Disorders of Sex and Gender

Which is a correct statement about Viagra and/or oral contraceptives? Viagra was introduced in the United States in 1990. It was not until 1999 that low-dose oral contraceptives were approved for use among women in Japan. If an insurance plan pays for Viagra, it must pay for oral contraceptives. Both Viagra and oral contraceptives are required by law to be covered under insurance plans.

It was not until 1999 that low-dose oral contraceptives were approved for use among women in Japan.

Which is not given as a factor in the origins of female arousal and orgasmic disorders? being told that "nice girls don't" enjoy sex restricted in their dating as teenagers engaging in masturbation in childhood religious upbringing

engaging in masturbation in childhood

Premature ejaculation is defined as ejaculation within _____minute(s) of beginning the activity and before the person wishes it.

one

A behavioral treatment that teaches people with paraphilias to respond to more appropriate sources of sexual stimulation is:

orgasmic reorientation

A total of ___ percent of people in their 60s stop having intercourse.

30

More than ____ percent of boys masturbate by the end of adolescence, compared to ____ percent of girls.

90; 50

In a technique called ____________, patients with hypoactive sexual desire visualize sexual scenes in order to uncover feelings of anxiety, vulnerability, and other negative emotions they may have concerning sex.

affectual awareness

If a person suffering from male-to-female gender disorder is not sexually attracted to other men, but rather is attracted to the "fantasy" of being female, then they would be diagnosed with the_____type of gender dysphoria:

autogynephilic

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

classical conditioning

Most clinicians agree with the ___________ explanation of the origins of vaginismus.

cognitive- behavioral

Phillip has repeated and intense sexual urges to rub his genitals against women in crowded subways. He is probably suffering from:

frotteuristic disorder

Investigators in a Dutch study found an abnormality in the _________ of men with gender dysphoria.

hypothalamus

Modern sex therapy:

is short-term and instructive

The typical person with transvestic disorder:

is usually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

Which of the following has not been suggested as a possible cause of dyspareunia? semen allergies vaginal infection wiry public hair misshaped genitalia

misshaped genitalia

People with ___________ have repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors involving nonhuman objects, children, non consenting adults or experiences of suffering or humiliation.

paraphilias

Dyspareunia in woman usually has a ____________ cause.

physical

Which type of cognitive-behavioral treatment has been used to treat pedophilia? systematic desensitization shock therapy relapse-prevention training flooding

relapse-prevention training

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

severe depression

Which of the following procedures is an effective treatment for premature ejaculation? sensate focus masturbatory prohibition the stop-start procedure Viagra

the stop-start procedure