Question 1

1-41.Most transsexuals
A)are autogynephilic.
B)had gender dysphoria as children.
C)are exclusively heterosexual.
D)derive their sexual gratification from cross-dressing in public.

Accepted Answer

had gender identity dysphoria as children.

Question 2

1-24.Frotteurism is
A)sexual arousal by rubbing one's genital area against a nonconsenting person.
B)sexual arousal in a male exclusively through masturbation.
C)inability for males to be aroused by anything except inanimate objects.
D)sexual arousal in males by the thought of having their sex organs removed.

Accepted Answer

sexual arousal by rubbing one's genital area against a nonconsenting person.

Question 3

1-25.People with transvestic fetishism
A)include males and females,although more males than females.
B)are usually heterosexual.
C)frequently cause harm to others.
D)wish to be the opposite gender.

Accepted Answer

are usually heterosexual.

Question 4

1-22.To be diagnosed with a paraphilia,a person
A)must have acted on the sexual fantasies.
B)must cause harm to another person.
C)must have distress or impairment.
D)may not have to have distress or impairment.

Accepted Answer

must have acted on the sexual fantasies.

Question 5

1-29.The ________ enjoys inflicting pain,while the ________ desires pain and degradation.
A)masochist; sadist
B)voyeur; sadist
C)sadist; masochist
D)sadist; voyeur

Accepted Answer

sadist; masochist

Question 6

1-31.Most sadists are
A)heterosexual men.
B)homosexual men.
C)heterosexual women.
D)homosexual women.

Accepted Answer

heterosexual men.

Question 7

1-35.Cross-gender identification is characteristic of
A)transvestic fetishism.
B)exhibitionism.
C)frotteurism.
D)gender dysphoria.

Accepted Answer

gender dysphoria.

Question 8

1-38.In __________,the individual has recurrent,intense sexually arousing fantasies,urges,and behaviors involving the use of some inanimate object or a part of the body not typically found erotic.
A)transvestism
B)gender identity disorder
C)homsexuality
D)fetishism

Accepted Answer

fetishism

Question 9

1-40.Most boys with gender dysphoria
A)become transvestites in adulthood.
B)become transsexual adults.
C)are readily accepted by their peers.
D)become homosexual adults who no longer wish to change their gender.

Accepted Answer

become homosexual adults who no longer wish to change their gender.

Question 10

1-34.Money and others have suggested that men are more vulnerable to paraphilias because
A)men are more easily aroused than women.
B)developing an attachment to an inanimate object is just a reflection of the male tendency to objectify women.
C)lasting maternal conflicts leave men unable to develop healthy sexual relationships with women.
D)sexual arousal in men is more visually based than the sexual arousal of women.

Accepted Answer

sexual arousal in men is more visually based than the sexual arousal of women.

Question 11

1-26.Gary finds himself sexually aroused by dressing in women's clothing.He sometimes steals the clothes from women and from stores.He has a wife and is happy in his marriage.Gary's most likely diagnosis is
A)fetishism.
B)gender identity disorder.
C)exhibitionism.
D)transvestic fetishism.

Accepted Answer

transvestic fetishism.

Question 12

1-30.Serial killers tend to be
A)pedophiles.
B)masochists.
C)voyeurs.
D)sexual sadists.

Accepted Answer

sexual sadists.

Question 13

1-39.Patricia,age 10,refuses to wear dresses and insists on being called Pat.She knows she is a girl,but she says boys have it better.She prefers playing with boys and only plays the games they play.She says she wants to be a football player and a mother when she grows up.Pat has
A)transsexualism.
B)transvestism.
C)gender identity disorder.
D)no disorder.

Accepted Answer

no disorder.

Question 14

1-32.Which of the following disorders is associated with engaging in autoerotic asphyxia?
A)transvestic fetishism
B)scatologia
C)frotteurism
D)masochism

Accepted Answer

masochism

Question 15

1-36.Which of the following is the most common adult outcome of boys with gender dysphoria?
A)homosexuality
B)transsexualism
C)masochism
D)transvestism

Accepted Answer

homosexuality

Question 16

1-28.What is the most common sexual offense reported to the police?
A)exhibitionism
B)voyeurism
C)frotteurism
D)pedophilia

Accepted Answer

exhibitionism

Question 17

1-37.Martin has always felt he was really a girl.He dressed in girl's clothing as a child and still wants to be a girl.He is sure a mistake was made and that he is inhabiting the wrong sexed body.Martin's symptoms suggest a diagnosis of
A)frotteurism.
B)gender dysphoria.
C)transvestic fetishism.
D)homosexuality.

Accepted Answer

gender dysphoria.

Question 18

1-23.Julia has a shoe fetish - she is not able to enjoy sex unless her partner is wearing her shoes.She needs to be touching the shoes in order to achieve sexual gratification.She becomes aroused by the sight of her own shoes.What is unique about Julia's case of shoe fetishism?
A)Most fetishes involve animate objects.
B)Sexual dysfunction usually is seen in the fetishist.
C)Partners are usually not involved.
D)Female fetishists are rare.

Accepted Answer

Female fetishists are rare.

Question 19

1-33.Which of the following statements is true about paraphilias?
A)Almost all people with paraphilias are women.
B)Almost all people with paraphilias wish to change their sexual preferences.
C)Paraphilias typically begin around the time of middle adulthood.
D)Many people with paraphilias have more than one.

Accepted Answer

Many people with paraphilias have more than one.

Question 20

1-27.The most common theory about voyeurs is
A)they become classically conditioned to respond in a stronger way to the female body than most males.
B)they have difficulty relating to women and find peeping satisfies needs in a way that feels safe and powerful.
C)they were exposed to excess male hormones during prenatal development.
D)with the advent of more sexually explicit movies and magazines,voyeurism is quickly becoming extinct.

Accepted Answer

they have difficulty relating to women and find peeping satisfies needs in a way that feels safe and powerful.

Quiz 12: Sexual Variants,abuse,and Dysfunctions

1-41.Most transsexuals

1-24.Frotteurism is

1-25.People with transvestic fetishism

1-22.To be diagnosed with a paraphilia,a person

1-29.The enjoys inflicting pain,while the desires pain and degradation.

1-31.Most sadists are

1-35.Cross-gender identification is characteristic of

1-38.In __________,the individual has recurrent,intense sexually arousing fantasies,urges,and behaviors involving the use of some inanimate object or a part of the body not typically found erotic.

1-40.Most boys with gender dysphoria

1-34.Money and others have suggested that men are more vulnerable to paraphilias because

1-26.Gary finds himself sexually aroused by dressing in women's clothing.He sometimes steals the clothes from women and from stores.He has a wife and is happy in his marriage.Gary's most likely diagnosis is

1-30.Serial killers tend to be

1-39.Patricia,age 10,refuses to wear dresses and insists on being called Pat.She knows she is a girl,but she says boys have it better.She prefers playing with boys and only plays the games they play.She says she wants to be a football player and a mother when she grows up.Pat has

1-32.Which of the following disorders is associated with engaging in autoerotic asphyxia?

1-36.Which of the following is the most common adult outcome of boys with gender dysphoria?

1-28.What is the most common sexual offense reported to the police?

1-37.Martin has always felt he was really a girl.He dressed in girl's clothing as a child and still wants to be a girl.He is sure a mistake was made and that he is inhabiting the wrong sexed body.Martin's symptoms suggest a diagnosis of

1-23.Julia has a shoe fetish - she is not able to enjoy sex unless her partner is wearing her shoes.She needs to be touching the shoes in order to achieve sexual gratification.She becomes aroused by the sight of her own shoes.What is unique about Julia's case of shoe fetishism?

1-33.Which of the following statements is true about paraphilias?

1-27.The most common theory about voyeurs is