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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The DSM-5 prefers the use of the term perversion forabnormal sexual arousal that radically departs from mainstream sexual behavior.

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2) Women invariably find that ERT helps them get through hot flashes without any side effects.

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3) Women may experience vulvo-vaginal atrophy, and due to this, their interest in intercourse increases.

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4) With the emergence of disability in later life, people find that there is rarely any possibility to continue sexual happiness in the second half of life.

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5) The diagnosis for paraphilic disorder requires people straying from cultural norms in their sexual behavior.

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6) Hypersexuality is classified as a paraphilia in the DSM-5.

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7) All individuals who express compulsive behavior engage in extreme sexual behavior risk taking.

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8) There is coercion involved in transvestic fetishism.

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9) Someone can engage in voyeurism as extreme sexual behavior, and this is the same as someone who is diagnosed with voyeurism as a paraphilia.

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10) Pedophilia is a coercive paraphilia.

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11) Research suggests that increased psychopathology is associated with a greater number of paraphilias.

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12) Sadism is inflicting pain on oneself for the purpose of pleasure.

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13) According to psychoanalytic theory, distortions of the courtship sequence are associated only with the first three phases of the four sequential phases that make up courtship behavior.

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14) What is considered to be normative sexual behavior is universal to all cultures.

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15) Sex tourists go in search of sexual adventure that their own society may forbid as extreme sexual behavior.

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16) Sexual novelty in a very general way means creative exploration that involves mainstream sex but not kinky sex.

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17) Use of plastic or rubber dildos which can stimulate various parts of the body is diagnostic of abnormality today.

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18) The increasing popularity of lubricants, dildos, and all kinds of other things to make sex more pleasurable speaks to a significant change that has been occurring in recreational sex among adults.

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19) Sex toys such as cock rings and nipple clamps are intended for use in ways that inflict harm on someone.

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20) People are less willing to experiment to find novel ways of achieving greater pleasure for themselves and their partners than in the past.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
21) The pattern of sexual behavior characterized by sexual arousal to individuals, objects, or situations that departs from mainstream normative or typical behavior but does not necessarily or automatically require psychiatric treatment is referred to as


A) mainstream sexuality.
B) a paraphilia.
C) sexual fetishism.
D) hypersexuality.
E) sexual compulsivity.


22) Which of the following was NOT once considered to be a paraphilia or a symptom of disease?


A) masturbation
B) female orgasm
C) homosexuality
D) pornography
E) chastity


23) Which of the following is true about sexual behaviors that were labeled as paraphilias in past decades?


A) The label was dropped when cultures defined what is normative in human sexuality.
B) Everyone followed the blueprints and sexual norms created by sexual cultures and did not engage in paraphilias.
C) People stopped expressing these behaviors.
D) Individuals' search for pleasure and sexual freedom reduced self-awareness.
E) Society changed its attitude and then its norms toward these behaviors.


24) The inability of a woman to attain or maintain sexual excitement, expressed as a lack of subjective excitement or as a lack of genital lubrication or swelling or other physical responses, is referred to as


A) female sexual desire disorder (FSDD).
B) female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD).
C) anorgasmia.
D) orgasmic disorder.
E) hypoactive sexual desire disorder.


25) Lydia enjoyed fulfilling heterosexual sex in her marriage until her 50s. At this age, she experiences dryness in her labia and vagina. This results in discomfort during intercourse. Lydia's condition is known as


A) female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD).
B) female sexual desire disorder (FSDD).
C) anorgasmia.
D) orgasmic disorder.
E) hypoactive sexual desire disorder.


26) The persistent inability to achieve fulfilling sexual activity, or to maintain a level of sexual desire that the woman feels comfortable with, is known as


A) hypoactive female sexual desire disorder (HSDD).
B) female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD).
C) anorgasmia.
D) orgasmic disorder.
E) erectile dysfunction.


27) According to the DSM-5, all the following symptoms may be considered part of a diagnosis of female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), EXCEPT


A) arousal only when using external erotic stimuli.
B) little interest in sex.
C) few thoughts about sex.
D) little genital sensation during sex.
E) rejecting sex.


28) Which of the following occurs in menopausal women?


A) They experience an increase in fertility.
B) The ovaries release more eggs per cycle than before.
C) There is an excessive production of hormones.
D) Vaginal dryness may cause a decline in sexual desire.
E) Women invariably lose their ability to experience sexual pleasure.


29) The inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection is known as


A) penile prosthesis.
B) erectile dysfunction (ED).
C) bulbocavernosus reflux.
D) priapism.
E) Peyronie's disease.


30) Jonathan, a 40-year old man, has had an active heterosexual lifestyle. But recently, he has developed a condition in which he cannot hold an erection long enough. This problem is known as


A) penile prosthesis.
B) bulbocavernosus reflex.
C) erectile dysfunction (ED).
D) priapism.
E) Peyronie's disease.


31) Which of the following is true for illness and sexuality?


A) The expression of sexuality and well-being as one ages are influenced by chronic illnesses.
B) Cardiovascular diseases do not show any influence on sexual desire and the performance.
C) Treatments for long-lasting conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, arthritis, and cancer, do not produce sexual side effects.
D) New treatments and new ways of coping with long-lasting conditions and ailments are rarely available.
E) Good medical treatment, social support, and continued engagement in life can help overcome chronic conditions but cannot remove hindrances to sexual expression.


32) Which of the following is true of sexual diagnoses in the DSM-5?


A) A distinction is made between paraphilias and paraphilic disorders.
B) All sexual difference is deemed a paraphilic disorder.
C) Treatment is encouraged for all with paraphilias.
D) All paraphilias have been deemed nonharmful and were removed.
E) Having a paraphilia has become automatically indicative of illness.


33) According to research, which of the following is the best predictor of sexual compulsion and addiction?


A) sexual shame
B) sadism
C) masochism
D) sexual dysfunction
E) kinky sex


34) Risky, noncoercive behaviors between consenting adults that test the limits of what a culture tolerates within its spectrum of sexual behavior are known as


A) pedovestism.
B) sexual fetishism.
C) hypersexuality.
D) extreme sexual behaviors.
E) sexual compulsivity.


35) Behavior that individuals are unable to control even though they have repeatedly tried to do so is called


A) projection.
B) compulsive behavior.
C) masochistic behavior.
D) sadistic behavior.
E) denial.


36) Graham is a middle-aged man who has experienced strong heterosexual urges ever since he was 14 years old. He has observed that the strength of his sexual urges has grown over time, and since the age of 35 he has been unable to control them. Now, in his 40thyear, he is not able to keep from acting on sexual urges as soon as he feels them. Graham's case is described as


A) sex tourism.
B) sexual compulsivity.
C) a sado-masochism relationship.
D) BDSM.
E) a coercive paraphilia.


37) A person's inability to control sexual urges is known as


A) sex tourism.
B) compulsive sexual behavior.
C) a paraphilia.
D) a pedophilia.
E) a sexual addiction.


38) Frequent or sudden expressions of sexual urges are called


A) sex tourism.
B) sexual novelty.
C) paraphilia.
D) hypersexuality.
E) sexual addiction.


39) Which of the following is true of sexual addiction?


A) It is a paraphilia.
B) It is a disorder of intimacy.
C) It is a method of trying to control or reduce sexuality.
D) It signals successful reduction and control of sexual urges.
E) There is a clear solution for treating it.


40) Which of the following is true of paraphilias?


A) Doctors are not sure if paraphilia is a real condition.
B) Medical doctors, psychologists, and sexologists define a paraphilia as a physiological disorder.
C) Paraphilias are sexual urges and behaviors connected to persons or objects that are different from normative variations but do not necessarily require psychiatric treatment.
D) All sexual variations across society are extreme and are considered paraphilias by medical doctors and therapists.
E) A paraphilic disorder is essentially the event of people straying from the cultural norm in their sexual behavior.


41) Which of the following is a reason for considering a distinction between paraphilias that do not cause personal distress or impairment or harm to others and those that do?


A) It helps clinicians make a clear distinction between a healthy person with a nonnormative sexual behavior and a person whose nonnormative sexual urges cause distress or harm others.
B) It helps to identify people merely straying from the cultural norm in their sexual behavior as those suffering from a paraphilic disorder.
C) It helps to use paraphilic disorder as an umbrella term for people who manifest extreme sexual behaviors that might look like a paraphilia but are not.
D) It helps clinicians make a clear distinction between pedophilia and behaviors that involve the use of nonhuman objects.
E) It helps medical doctors get a clear understanding of sex tourism that caters to pedophilia.


42) A paraphilia that involves the use of force against a sexual partner is referred to as a(n)


A) coercive paraphilia.
B) noncoercive paraphilia.
C) voyeuristic paraphilia.
D) exhibitionistic paraphilia.
E) masochistic paraphilia.


43) A paraphilia that involves only one person or involves consent between adults to engage in a sexual practice that may involve pain, humiliation, pleasure, and other emotions is called a(n)


A) coercive paraphilia.
B) noncoercive paraphilia.
C) voyeuristic paraphilia.
D) exhibitionistic paraphilia.
E) masochistic paraphilia.


44) _____ is a form of fetishism in which a man becomes aroused by wearing women's clothes.


A) Transvestophilia
B) Exhibitionism
C) Toucherism
D) Frotteurism
E) Transvestic fetishism


45) The act of secretly watching someone undress or engage in some kind of intimate or sexual behavior is known as


A) abasiophilia.
B) AB/DL.
C) voyeurism.
D) exhibitionism.
E) masochism.


46) Matt is a 20-year-old man who habitually peeps through the window panes into his neighbors' home. He gets aroused watching his female neighbors getting undressed and engaging in sexual activity. Matt's behavior is an example of


A) pedophilia.
B) asphyxiophilia.
C) frotteurism.
D) exhibitionism.
E) voyeurism.


47) The act of exposing genitals to unsuspecting victims for the purpose of sexual arousal is known as


A) abasiophilia.
B) AB/DL.
C) voyeurism.
D) exhibitionism.
E) frotteurism.


48) Tony, a 16-year-old male, gets aroused from exposing himself in public places. He walks into crowded shopping areas and deliberately undresses in front of unsuspecting passers-by. Tony's behavior is an example of


A) abasiophilia.
B) AB/DL.
C) exhibitionism.
D) voyeurism.
E) frotteurism.


49) Sexual urges and gratification related to minors, especially prepubertal females and males, is called


A) pedophilia.
B) asphyxiophilia.
C) voyeurism.
D) exhibitionism.
E) frotteurism.


50) Jan is a middle-aged female who induces boys less than 10 years old playing in the neighborhood to come into her house with the promise of candy. There she undresses and forces herself on these boys. Jan receives deep sexual gratification from engaging in these acts. This is an example of


A) asphyxiophilia.
B) pedophilia.
C) voyeurism.
D) exhibitionism.
E) frotteurism.


51) Which of the following is a coercive paraphilia?


A) AB/DL
B) autoerotic asphyxiophilia
C) transvestic fetishism
D) consensual sado-masochism
E) exhibitionism


52) Which of the following is an example of voyeurism?


A) Josh walks into a bar and reveals his naked body by removing his coat.
B) Josh lures his 10-year-old neighbor and performs sexual acts on him.
C) Josh rubs his penis against a woman's leg on the street.
D) Josh peeps into a hotel room and watches a woman undress.
E) Josh bites his sexual partner during intercourse, causing her to bleed.


53) The act of rubbing one's genitals against another person is called


A) pedophilia.
B) frotteurism.
C) transvestic fetishism.
D) exhibitionism.
E) voyeurism.


54) Nathan likes to walk on the street covered only in an overcoat. Whenever he gets an opportunity, he rubs his penis against women passers-by. This behavior is an example of


A) pedophilia.
B) exhibitionism.
C) transvestic fetishism.
D) frotteurism.
E) voyeurism.


55) The act of inflicting pain on one's sexual partner in order to create sexual pleasure for the person inflicting the pain is called


A) sadism.
B) exhibitionism.
C) masochism.
D) frotteurism.
E) voyeurism.


56) The act of inflicting pain on oneself for the purpose of pleasure is called


A) sadism.
B) exhibitionism.
C) frotteurism.
D) masochism.
E) voyeurism.


57) Which of the following is a noncoercive paraphilia?


A) pedophilia
B) exhibitionism
C) transvestic fetishism
D) frotteurism
E) voyeurism


58) _____ is a form of fetishistic arousal from near suffocation.


A) Transvestic fetishism
B) Exhibitionism
C) Autoerotic asphyxiophilia
D) Frotteurism
E) Voyeurism


59) _____ is a type of fetishism in which an adult dresses as a baby and the adult partner treats him or her like a baby—also called paraphilic infantilism.


A) Transvestic fetishism
B) AB/DL
C) Autoerotic asphyxiophilia
D) Frotteurism
E) Voyeurism


60) Marie is a straight female who likes to wear masculine clothes while engaging in sexual acts. She also wears men's pants when she masturbates alone. Her behavior is typical of


A) pedophilia.
B) exhibitionism.
C) transvestic fetishism.
D) frotteurism.
E) voyeurism.


61) Sexual attraction to people who use leg braces is called


A) pedophilia.
B) asphyxiophilia.
C) AB/DL.
D) frotteurism.
E) abasiophilia.


62) Arousal to a robot or androidlike being is called


A) robot fetishism.
B) abasiophilia.
C) transvestic fetishism.
D) AB/DL.
E) frotteurism.


63) Inner conflict and unresolved incestuous fantasies leading to paraphilias is suggested by


A) courtship theory.
B) psychoanalytic theory.
C) behavioral theory.
D) sociobiological theory.
E) labeling theory.


64) A cognitive template for attraction and sexual expression believed to develop in childhood is called a


A) gender schema.
B) sexual schema.
C) love map.
D) gender identity.
E) fetish.


65) The concept of love maps is based in


A) courtship theory.
B) labeling theory.
C) behavioral theory.
D) sociobiological theory.
E) psychoanalytic theory.


66) According to psychoanalytic theory, the early development of paraphilias is linked to courtship behavior between males and females. What is the first of the four sequential phases that make up this courtship behavior?


A) sexual intercourse
B) hugging, kissing, hand-holding, and tactile sexual interaction
C) initial sexual interactions such as talking or flirting, but not touching
D) attraction to a potential partner
E) development of social and sexual skills


67) Which of the following is true regarding psychoanalytic theory?


A) Psychoanalytic theory argues paraphilias result from the successful negotiation of conflicts that begin in childhood.
B) According to psychoanalytic theory, if a person's psychosexual development progresses normally from childhood conflicts, the person may develop sexual urges that they express at a later time as a paraphilia.
C) Psychoanalytic theory focuses on inner conflict and unresolved incestuous fantasies and how these may lead to paraphilias.
D) Psychoanalytic theory suggests that the orderly execution of the courtship sequence leads to development of paraphilias.
E) According to psychoanalytic theory, paraphilias result from the normal love maps that develop in childhood.


68) Which of the following accurately represents behavioral theory?


A) Lack of close attachment and love from parents may lead to development of paraphilias.
B) A love map that combines both the image of an idealized lover and the script and technique for sexual action is abnormal.
C) If a nonsexual object is repeatedly associated with a pleasurable sexual activity, the object becomes a barrier to optimal sexual development.
D) The process of conditioning may be how certain paraphilias develop.
E) If an individual experiences positive reinforcement with normal sexual activity, it may lead to the avoidance of intimacy.


69) Which increasingly popular treatment approach focuses on helping people to recondition their sexual behaviors?


A) cognitive-behavioral therapy
B) social skills training
C) psychiatric drugs
D) surgical methods
E) hypnosis


70) Tracy is a girl from a highly industrialized city. She has a boyfriend, Nate, who is from a conservative town. He finds it odd that she wants to perform or receive oral sex from him. Nate cannot bring himself to do it, although he knows that this behavior can result in no bodily harm. Which of the following statements best describes Nate's beliefs about sexual variation?


A) Nate believes in defying sexual taboos.
B) Nate is more approving of sexual variations than Tracy.
C) Nate believes in trying out risky sexual practices.
D) Nate is more disapproving of sexual variations than Tracy.
E) Nate is more sex-positive than Tracy.


71) Which of the following is true about sexual variations across cultures?


A) Cultures are inherently similar in terms of being more sex-positive and approving of sexual variations or more sex-negative and disapproving of them.
B) Sexual behaviors that would be considered extreme in one society are normative and may be associated with social or religious ceremonies and rituals in other cultures.
C) Cultural practices that might seem risky in one society, such as harsh sexual taboos, ritual beatings, fasting, and special food taboos, are usually taboo in other societies too.
D) Casual sexual exploration and even sexual aggression by young boys toward young girls is considered the norm of sexual behavior in all societies.
E) Casual and pleasurable sexual exploration in childhood as well as extensive teenage sexual partnering before marriage is encouraged uniformly in all societies.


72) Which of the following is true of a culture's norms about sexual behavior?


A) Observation of the sexual norms of a culture typically results in failure to identify a pattern.
B) It is generally easy to determine what a culture's norms are about sexual behavior.
C) Cultural areas of the world commonly agree on what extreme sexual behavior to avoid.
D) All cultures commonly discourage sexual intimidation and rape as a means of establishing sexual dominance.
E) What the people of one culture think are extreme sexual behaviors, another group may not.


73) Relationships that may involve pain and pleasure, bondage, and other practices such as spanking and whipping are known as


A) sado-masochism relationships (S/M).
B) bestiality.
C) rape.
D) pedophilia.
E) role-playing.


74) Evan likes to tie up, blindfold, and gag his girlfriend while engaging in sex. Her helplessness helps enhance his pleasure. This type of relationship may be classified as


A) role-playing.
B) bestiality.
C) rape.
D) pedophilia.
E) a sado-masochism relationship (S/M).


75) Which of the following is a feature of people in S/M relationships?


A) The S/M relationship is carried out between nonconsenting adults.
B) People in S/M relationships fail to maintain work and a regular social life.
C) People in S/M relationships are unable to control themselves.
D) People in S/M relationships do not lose perspective on the risk-taking involved.
E) The S/M relationship does not involve rules, boundaries, or clear limits.


76) Which of the following is true of extreme sexual behaviors?


A) Extreme sexual behaviors are for everyone and are a turn-on for practically anybody engaging in sex.
B) If a behavior goes on for long periods of time, it is considered a paraphilia rather than an extreme sexual behavior.
C) The risk in extreme sexual behaviors is the disapproval when something is labeled as socially unacceptable, but there cannot be any actual physical or mental risk.
D) Some people who engage in extreme sexual behaviors may be in denial and pretend that what they are doing is not risky or harmful to themselves or others.
E) Extreme sexual behavior is the same thing as sexual novelty, because the risk is only to the self and/or a consenting adult.


77) A form of coping with fear or anxiety that involves distortion of reality and its perception is known as


A) extreme sexual behavior.
B) denial.
C) paraphilia.
D) projection.
E) masochism.


78) Mindy is fond of engaging in violent sex, which leads to bruises and even the drawing of blood. When asked, Mindy does not agree that her sexual preferences are risky or potentially harmful to herself and others in the long run. This form of coping is called


A) the halo effect.
B) denial.
C) a noncoercive paraphilia.
D) projection.
E) sexual fetishism.


79) Which of the following refers to adult consensual sexual practices that may include a variety of sexual interests that are serious or playful, creative or ritualized, and may include extreme sexual behaviors such as role playing, dominance and submission, spanking, and tickling?


A) paraphilia
B) extreme sexual behaviors
C) pedophilia
D) kinky sex, or Kink
E) bestiality


80) Dan has a sexual partner, Tina, who is ready to try out a variety of sexual interests. Dan finds that he likes to have his partner spank him during foreplay. This preference of Dan's can be called


A) a noncoercive paraphilia.
B) a coercive sexual behavior.
C) a coercive paraphilia.
D) kinky.
E) a sado-masochistic relationship.


81) _____ refers to bondage/discipline (BD) and sadism/masochism (SM), power plays and role acting that are not necessarily sexual.


A) BDSM
B) Kink
C) Sexual fetishism
D) Paraphilia
E) Pedophilia


82) Simon, a straight male, often dresses up as a gladiator and has his girlfriend, Rhea dress up in a beer wench costume. They cook exotic dishes and have intimate dinners in these costumes. They also play the parts of these characters and have fun trying to speak the language suited to those times. This can be said to be an example of


A) BDSM.
B) Kink.
C) sexual fetishism.
D) a paraphilia.
E) exhibitionism.


83) Chris's preference to dressing up as a flight attendant before engaging in sex is an example of


A) Kink.
B) a coercive paraphilia.
C) a noncoercive paraphilia.
D) sexual tourism.
E) pedophilia.


84) Chris's tendency to be turned on by his partner's long legs is an example of


A) BDSM.
B) sexual tourism.
C) sexual fetishism.
D) a noncoercive paraphilia.
E) a coercive paraphilia.


85) Chris and his partner's practice of dressing up as schoolchildren to enhance their sexual experience is an example of


A) a coercive paraphilia.
B) pedophilia.
C) a sado-masochism relationship.
D) a noncoercive paraphilia.
E) kinky sex.


86) The phenomenon in which an object or body part arouses intense sexual interest and urges and may launch a person into an uncontrollable episode alone or with another person, typically leading to sexual gratification, is called


A) BDSM.
B) kinky sex.
C) paraphilia.
D) sexual fetishism.
E) sado-masochism (S/M).


87) Which of the following is true regarding kinky sex?


A) Sexual fetishism is far more problematic societally than kinky sex.
B) Kinky sexual practices are generally harmless and playful.
C) Kinky sexual practices reduce the sense of intimacy and love.
D) Generally, kinky sexual practices are carried out under coercion.
E) Kinky sexual practices occur among heterosexuals, but not among homosexuals.


88) Which of the following best depicts a sexual fetish?


A) sucking someone's toes for pleasure
B) spanking someone for sexual pleasure
C) tickling someone for pleasure
D) tying someone to the bed during sex for pleasure
E) traveling to South America in search of sexual novelty


89) Traveling for the purpose of having sex in return for money or goods is called


A) sex tourism.
B) sexual fetishism.
C) exhibitionism.
D) voyeurism.
E) sexual addiction.


90) Natalie, who is from Minorca, travels to Europe in hopes of finding a foreign sexual partner and learning some novel sexual practices and behaviors. She offers electronic goods in exchange for sex. This is an example of


A) a coercive paraphilia.
B) sexual fetishism.
C) a noncoercive paraphilia.
D) sexual tourism.
E) sexual addiction.


91) Which of the following is true of sexual tourism?


A) Women are the most frequent sexual tourists.
B) Sex tourism gives employment opportunities to women and girls but never to boys.
C) Sex tourism and sex trafficking are independent of each other and completely unrelated.
D) One reason for sex tourism is that tourists may regard the skin color of some people as a kind of sexual fetish, which they can more easily pursue abroad.
E) Sex tourism involves engaging in sexual relations with adults but not adolescents.


92) Creative exploration of what is sexually arousing and satisfying to one or both partners is called


A) sex tourism.
B) sexual compulsivity.
C) sexual addiction.
D) sexual fetishism.
E) sexual novelty.


93) Which of the following is an important requirement in the context of vibrators and sex toys?


A) They are sold only to persons under the age of 21.
B) There is no restriction on the type of material they are made from.
C) They should be used in ways that do not inflict harm on someone.
D) They should be used only in the presence of sexual abnormality.
E) They are only for women or singles.


94) Cain and Gemma are spicing up their sex life by using toys, scented massage oils, and edible body products. This type of exploration exemplifies


A) sex tourism.
B) sexual compulsivity.
C) sexual addiction.
D) sexual fetishism.
E) sexual novelty.


FILL IN THE BLANK. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
95) A pattern of sexual behavior characterized by sexual arousal to individuals, objects, or situations that departs from mainstream normative or typical behavior and that does not necessarily or automatically require psychiatric treatment is a(n) _____.



96) Risky, noncoercive behaviors between consenting adults that test the limits of what a culture tolerates within its spectrum of sexual behavior are referred to as _____ sexual behavior.



97) _____ refers to bondage/discipline (BD) and sadism/masochism (SM), power plays and role acting that are not necessarily sexual.



98) Traveling for the purpose of having sex in return for money or goods is called sex _____.



99) Cognitive templates for attraction and sexual expression that emerge around the age of 8 or 9 years are referred to by psychoanalytic theory as love _____.



100) The act of secretly watching someone undress or engage in some kind of intimate or sexual behavior is called _____.



101) The act of rubbing one's genitals against another person is called _____.



102) A form of fetishism in which a man becomes aroused by wearing women's clothes is called _____ fetishism.



103) _____ is a type of fetishism in which an adult dresses as a baby and the adult partner treats him or her like a baby. It is also called paraphilic infantilism.



104) Creative exploration of what is sexually arousing and satisfying to one or both partners is called sexual _____.



ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.
105) Explain how sexual norms and behaviors may increase in acceptance over time.








106) Describe issues of sexuality and aging, especially factors that affect sexual satisfaction in the later years.








107) Describe the distinction between paraphilias and paraphilic disorders in the DSM-5. How is the distinction a reflection of changing sexual norms?








108) Describe how sexual tourism may be an extreme sexual behavior.








109) Identify the clinical criteria of paraphilias.








110) Explain coercive and noncoercive paraphilias.








111) Identify how sexual novelty in pleasure is normative.








112) Discuss mutual consent in issues of exploring sexual novelty.








113) Discuss some common sexual alternatives, including sex toys.








114) Describe normative variations in the context of healthy sexuality.








SECTION BREAK. Answer all the part questions.
115) Joanna is a straight woman who has a strong preference for having sex with dark-skinned men. She travels to Attalla, where poverty is rife and male prostitution is common. She pays a male sex worker she met online to have sex with her during her holiday at Attalla.



115.1) Joanna's tendency to be turned on by dark skin is an example of


A) a coercive paraphilia.
B) sexual fetishism.
C) a noncoercive paraphilia.
D) sexual tourism.
E) sexual addiction.


115.2) Joanna's trip to Attalla is an example of


A) a coercive paraphilia.
B) sexual fetishism.
C) a noncoercive paraphilia.
D) sex tourism.
E) sexual addiction.


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Chapter 15 Sexual Diagnoses: From Sexual Dysfunction to Stigmatized & Normative Sexual Variations
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