____ is the persistent or recurrent absence of sexual thoughts, fantasies, desire for, or initiation of sexual activity, either alone or with a partner
a. Hyporesponsive sexual intrigue (HSI)
b. Hyperresponsive sexual intrigue (HSI)
c. Hypoactive sexual desire (HSD)
d. Hyperactive sexual desire (HSD)
ANS: C
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Which of the following is a myth regarding anal intercourse?
a. Anilingus refers to oral anal stimulation. b. Unprotected anal sex is the most risky sexual behavior for HIV transmission. c. Anal intercourse occurs exclusively among gay male couples. d. Approximately 15-30% of heterosexual individuals have engaged in anal sex.
________ was the first widely publicized person to receive sex reassignment surgery, and is considered a pioneer in the social awareness of transgender issues
a. Christine McAuliffe b. Christine Applebee c. Christine Martin d. Christine Jorgensen
Which scenario is most consistent with the social expectancy theory?
a. A woman dressed in frumpy clothes with no make-up feels unattractive, but she decides to approach a man that she has a "crush" on anyway, thus making her appear more attractive to the man. b. A woman dressed in frumpy clothes with no make-up feels unattractive, so she shies away from a man that she has a "crush" on, thus making her appear less attractive to the man. c. An attractive gay man is more flirtatious with men than women at a party, thus making the women at the party feel insecure about their looks. d. An attractive gay man is equally flirtatious with both men and women at a party, thus making the gay men at the party feel insecure about their looks.
During the Victorian era, a woman would most likely consider feelings of lust or sexual arousal abnormal. However, in modern times, a woman in the U.S. would not consider those feelings to be out of the norm
What is best illustrated by these differences between Victorian era and modern women? a. Victorian women were more likely to live by a strict moral code; but modern women, in general, are more apt to ignore this same strict moral code that exists even today. b. Psychological distress regarding sexuality is mostly due to our perceptions of how society judges our sexual behaviors. c. Today's women are more apt to experience feelings of lust and sexual arousal; however, feelings of lust and sexual arousal were rarer amongst women of the Victorian era. d. Victorian women were prohibited from communicating with one another about "matters of the heart;" however, today's women are encouraged to share their feelings particularly about relationships.