PSYCH 134 Chapter 5
Bill, a gay male, is __________ more likely to be diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and dependence on alcohol and other substances than Bob, a heterosexual.
1.5 times
There is often about a __________ gap between initial attraction to members of one's own anatomic sex and coming out to others.
10-year
In what year did the Supreme Court cut through thousands of years of history, decades of debate, and piecemeal state-by-state advances toward the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States?
2015
How many states had already recognized gay marriage when the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage?
30
Biologists have observed male-male and female-female sexual behavior in at least __________ different animal species in every part of the world.
450
In 2001, one out of three Americans supported same-sex marriage. In 2015, __________ Americans supported same sex-marriage.
60%
Among heterosexuals, sexual __________ is linked to the masculine gender role.
Aggressiveness
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed into law by President __________, defines marriage as occurring only between a man and a woman, therefore denying equal protection and due process to gay males and lesbians.
Bill Clinton
What are hostile attitudes and behaviors toward bisexual people called?
Biphobia
Susie, a 35-year-old female, is erotically attracted to men and women. Susie would be labeled __________.
Bisexual
Tina has been attracted to other girls since she was young. She does not label herself a lesbian, has never had sexual contact with another woman, and has told no one about her sexual orientation for fear of being ostracized. What is Tina having difficulties with?
Coming out
Swedish neuroscientists Ivanka Savic and her colleagues (2010) report evidence that one's gender identity as being male or being female and one's sexual orientation (heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual) can develop __________.
During the prenatal period
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires that the federal government not deprive people of life, liberty, or property without "due process of the law"?
Fifth Amendment
What is the assumption that heterosexuality—being attracted to members of the other anatomic sex—is normal called?
Heteronormativity
James, a 20-year-old male, is exclusively erotically attracted to other men. James would be labeled __________.
Homosexual
How did DOMA impact same-sex marriage?
It denied federal marriage benefits to same-sex couples.
Which of these statements is correct?
Males come out about two years earlier than females.
Which of the following statements is correct?
Many gay and lesbian couples vary the active and passive roles.
A study conducted by Michael King and his colleagues (2008) found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people were __________ as heterosexuals to attempt suicide.
More than twice as likely
In Freud's view, a gay male or lesbian sexual orientation results from failure to successfully resolve the __________.
Oedipus complex
According to the FBI, about __________ hate crimes in the United States is directed against gay males or lesbians.
One in every five
Which of the following statement are correct?
Researchers find that heterosexual and gay couples report similar levels of satisfaction with their relationships.
One's __________ is one's place in a given cultural setting as a man, woman, or somewhere in between.
Sexual identity
__________ concerns the direction of one's romantic interests and erotic attractions.
Sexual orientation
Diane is a 24-year-old lesbian who has made the decision to "come out." If she is like most people who come out, how is she likely to feel about this in the end?
She is likely to feel a sense of pride in her sexual orientation and to be able to foster the ability to form emotionally and sexually satisfying relationships with lesbian partners.
So-called conversion therapy has attempted to change the sexual orientation of gay males and lesbians. The name of this type of therapy shows confusion about __________.
The difference between sexual orientation and sexual behavior
Researchers have found evidence linking a region on the __________ to a gay male sexual orientation.
X sex chromosome
