Question 1

According to the text,a paraphilia will be more likely to be judged negatively for all of the following reasons except that the behavior ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is harmful or destructive to the person engaging in it
B)   is illegal
C)   interferes with the person's ability to form and maintain loving, intimate and sexual relationships with others
D)   occurs outside a marital relationship

Question 2

The most common fetish objects include all of the following except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   shoes and boots
B)   women's underwear and lingerie
C)   feet and toes
D)   breasts

Question 3

What are the names of the three theories that are used to describe how paraphilia develops?

Accepted Answer

A)   biological, behavioral, and psychodynamic
B)   genetic exhibitionist, behavioral, and psychodynamic
C)   biological, genetic exhibitionist, and psychodynamic
D)   biological, behavioral, and genetic exhibitionist

Question 4

Which of the following is true with regard to treatment effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most paraphilias are easily treated.
B)   Studies seem to indicate that no treatment is significantly better than another.
C)   The success rate for treating most paraphilias is not high.
D)   Statistics on treatment effectiveness are usually obtained from the criminal justice system.

Question 5

When an individual exploits a child for his or her own sexual gratification,that is a paraphilia.Which paraphilia is this behavior classified as?

Accepted Answer

A)   exhibitionism
B)   pedophilia
C)   frotteurism
D)   voyeurism

Question 6

A "peeping Tom" is another name for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an exhibitionist
B)   machismo
C)   frotteurism
D)   a voyeur

Question 7

Jim has a sexual attraction to animals,which is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   coprophilia
B)   klismaphilia
C)   zoophilia
D)   necrophilia

Question 8

Andrew,Terry,and Eugene are in a support group for voyeurs.One thing they all have in common as voyeurs is that they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   often seek arousal by going to topless beaches
B)   prefer to remain unseen while watching their victims without their consent
C)   are aroused when their victims notice them
D)   like to be in the nude to view their victims

Question 9

As an exhibitionist,Eric's sexual arousal usually ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   decreases if he thinks he will get caught
B)   decreases if the victim shows shock
C)   increases if his victim shows shock
D)   increases if the victim approaches him

Question 10

When a person engages in _______,sexual arousal is obtained by _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   exhibitionism; watching others for sexual gratification without consent
B)   pedophilia; rubbing one's genitals against someone without consent
C)   frotteurism; rubbing one's genitals against someone without consent
D)   voyeurism; showing one's genitals without consent

Question 11

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association lists specific criteria for the diagnosis of all of paraphilias.The term "disorder" is used when a paraphilia meets certain criteria for a clinical diagnosis.So,________.

Accepted Answer

A)   pedophilic disorder is used instead of frotteurism
B)   exhibitionistic disorder is used instead of voyeurism
C)   transvestic disorder is used instead of fetishistic disorder
D)   voyeuristic disorder is used instead of voyeurism

Question 12

"Paraphilia" literally means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   abnormal love
B)   strange sexual practices
C)   fantasy fixation
D)   attraction to persons from Paris

Question 13

Sadomasochism is the term used when the sexual activity _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   involves both sadism and masochism
B)   involves inflicting pain on others
C)   is about receiving pain
D)   is about treating someone like an infant

Question 14

Dan's paraphilic behavior would be considered victimizing.Which of the following is his behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   transvestism
B)   voyeurism
C)   fetishism
D)   klismaphilia

Question 15

One hormone that appears to be related to compulsive sexual behavior is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   testosterone
B)   estrogen
C)   progestin
D)   serotonin

Question 16

When is a sexual behavior considered as being strange or abnormal?

Accepted Answer

A)   when only a few people within society believe the behavior is strange or abnormal
B)   when some people within society believe the behavior is strange or abnormal
C)   when most people within society believe the behavior is strange or abnormal
D)   when all members of society believe the behavior is strange or abnormal

Exam 14: Paraphilic Disorders: Atypical Sexual Behaviors

As an exhibitionist,Eric's sexual arousal usually ________.

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Dan's paraphilic behavior would be considered victimizing.Which of the following is his behavior?

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Which of the following is true with regard to treatment effectiveness?

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When a person engages in _,sexual arousal is obtained by _.

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One hormone that appears to be related to compulsive sexual behavior is ________.

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When an individual exploits a child for his or her own sexual gratification,that is a paraphilia.Which paraphilia is this behavior classified as?

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The most common fetish objects include all of the following except ________.

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When is a sexual behavior considered as being strange or abnormal?

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According to the text,a paraphilia will be more likely to be judged negatively for all of the following reasons except that the behavior ________.

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Sadomasochism is the term used when the sexual activity _________________.

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association lists specific criteria for the diagnosis of all of paraphilias.The term "disorder" is used when a paraphilia meets certain criteria for a clinical diagnosis.So,________.

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"Paraphilia" literally means ________.

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Andrew,Terry,and Eugene are in a support group for voyeurs.One thing they all have in common as voyeurs is that they ________.

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Jim has a sexual attraction to animals,which is referred to as ________.

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A "peeping Tom" is another name for ________.

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What are the names of the three theories that are used to describe how paraphilia develops?

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Exam 14: Paraphilic Disorders: Atypical Sexual Behaviors

As an exhibitionist,Eric's sexual arousal usually ________.

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Dan's paraphilic behavior would be considered victimizing.Which of the following is his behavior?

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Which of the following is true with regard to treatment effectiveness?

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When a person engages in _______,sexual arousal is obtained by _______.

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One hormone that appears to be related to compulsive sexual behavior is ________.

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When an individual exploits a child for his or her own sexual gratification,that is a paraphilia.Which paraphilia is this behavior classified as?

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The most common fetish objects include all of the following except ________.

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When is a sexual behavior considered as being strange or abnormal?

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According to the text,a paraphilia will be more likely to be judged negatively for all of the following reasons except that the behavior ________.

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Sadomasochism is the term used when the sexual activity _________________.

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association lists specific criteria for the diagnosis of all of paraphilias.The term "disorder" is used when a paraphilia meets certain criteria for a clinical diagnosis.So,________.

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"Paraphilia" literally means ________.

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Andrew,Terry,and Eugene are in a support group for voyeurs.One thing they all have in common as voyeurs is that they ________.

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Jim has a sexual attraction to animals,which is referred to as ________.

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A "peeping Tom" is another name for ________.

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What are the names of the three theories that are used to describe how paraphilia develops?

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