A disadvantage of using oral contraceptives is that they _____

a. increase the length and severity of menstrual periods
b. are not very effective in preventing pregnancy
c. offer no protection against sexually transmitted infections
d. cause the growth of facial hair


Answer: C

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a. two c. four b. three d. five

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A child is born to a couple with ambiguous genitalia. It has a small penis which doctors determine to be capable of ejaculation, but it looks like a clitoris at birth. When additional sex hormones are released during puberty the genitalia look more like an adult male penis and testes, though smaller. Which of the following conditions is the child said to have?

A. Turner syndrome B. Androgen insensitivity syndrome C. Klinefelter syndrome D. 5-alpha-reductase deficiency E. Progestin-induced virilization

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From a scientific point of view, one of the major problems with the psychoanalytic theory is that

A. it does not take the sexuality of children into account. B. it assumes that men are inferior to women, since they lack wombs. C. most of its concepts cannot be evaluated scientifically to see if they are accurate. D. it is applicable only to women and not to men.

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Which of the following is true of sexual encounters between children around the age of 4 or 5?

A. Sexual encounters during this period are a sign of abnormality. B. Children do not exhibit any sexual curiosity during this age. C. Sexual encounters during this age generally involve looking at or touching each other's genitals. D. Sexual encounters during this age generally involve the oral stimulation of each other's genitals.

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