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Identify and describe psychological factors that can lead to dysfunctional sexual functioning.​

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Which of the following family environmental factors could be important in creating a sexual dysfunction?


A) family's views of sex as "dirty" or repulsive
B) parents talking to their children about sex, sexuality, and relationships
C) parents discussing birth control options with their children
D) family environment where casual or hook-up sex is discouraged

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Problems that occur during the regular sexual activity are known as


A) sexual problems.
B) sexualis problemus.
C) sexual dysfunctions.
D) sexual perversions.

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If you find yourself struggling with sexual dysfunction, your textbook authors' advice would be to start with a comprehensive


A) psychological assessment.
B) psychological exam.
C) biological assessment.
D) medical exam.

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When someone suffers from a strong desire to be of the opposite gender and a strong dissatisfaction for his/her current gender, he/she has


A) transsexual angst.
B) gender identity disorder.
C) sexual orientation confusion.
D) transgendered dissociation.

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Alex has erectile disorder, and has not responded to any of the drugs containing sildenafil. He is unwilling to have surgery, so his doctor suggests


A) implants.
B) Viagra.
C) a vacuum system.
D) the stop-start procedure.

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Strong desires to be the opposite gender and strong discomfort with one's current gender are characteristic of


A) gender dysphoria.
B) transgender identity disorder.
C) transsexual identity disorder.
D) abnormal identity disorder.

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Which of the following early sexual experiences could be important in creating a sexual dysfunction?


A) dramatic and exciting sexual experience
B) traumatic sexual experience
C) wishful sexual experience
D) erotic sexual experience

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A key characteristic of paraphilias is that


A) individuals possess only one at a time.
B) individuals may possess two paraphilias at one time.
C) individuals may possess several paraphilias all at once.
D) paraphilias are always comorbid with depression.

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The reward deficiency syndrome, which is sometimes implicated in paraphilias, is particularly promising in understanding


A) impulsive, compulsive, or addictive behaviors.
B) low innovation, response, and pleasure urges.
C) lack of satisfaction from normal sexual activity.
D) lesser acceptance of moral and ethical values.

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Nocturnal penile testing can be done


A) only at a sleep laboratory.
B) only at home.
C) at a sleep laboratory or at home.
D) only during sexual dreams.

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The particular focus of sexual masochism and sadism is a desire to


A) humiliate or be humiliated, respectively.
B) be humiliated or to humiliate, respectively.
C) involve children or involve adults, respectively.
D) use humans or use objects, respectively.

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Jeff has a pedophilic disorder. He tells his therapist that most of his "partners" (which his therapist calls victims) are actually quite interested in learning about sex, and that he is helping to teach them about their own sexuality. Jeff's ideas about how he is helping his victims are an example of which environmental risk factor for paraphilic disorders?


A) learning experiences
B) cognitive distortions
C) cultural factors
D) family contributions

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George has suffered from various forms of impotence, which are collectively called


A) male hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
B) erectile disorder.
C) delayed ejaculation.
D) male orgasmic disorder.

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To achieve an erection, medication may be injected directly into the penis that causes


A) muscles in the penis to contract.
B) muscles in the penis to relax.
C) muscles in the scrotum to contract.
D) muscles in the scrotum to relax.

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An unusual need to use non-living objects to enhance or begin sexual arousal is called


A) fetishism.
B) pedophilia.
C) frotteurism.
D) fanaticism.

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A common technique that encourages partners to rebuild their sexual repertoire through a gradual progression from non-sexual touching to sexual contact is


A) having an affair.
B) using the stop-start procedure.
C) sensate focus.
D) video voyeurism.

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Among American men, performance anxiety seems to affect ____ disproportionately.


A) Hispanics
B) African Americans
C) Asian Americans
D) European Americans

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Older European American women tend to report ____ than older African American women.


A) fewer disorders of arousal
B) more lack of interest in sex
C) lower levels of orgasmic disorders
D) higher levels of interest in sex

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Biological predispositions toward sexual hyper-arousal and low self-regulation may interact with ____ to produce paraphilia.


A) excessive fantasy activity
B) key environmental variables
C) an inappropriate pleasure pairing
D) a sense of narcissism

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