Multiple Choice Questions
1) Sexual dysfunction is one category of disorders of sexuality and sexual functioning. The term sexual dysfunction refers to:
2) In disorders of sexuality and sexual functioning, the term paraphilias refers to:
3) In disorders of sexuality and sexual functioning, the term gender identity disorder refers to:
4) Sexual aversion disorder is associated with which of the following?
5) Female Sexual Arousal Disorder is defined primarily in terms of a deficiency in a physical or physiological response, and as a result may be caused by a range of physical or physiological factors, including:
6) Which of the following is characteristic of Male Erectile Disorder?
7) The term performance anxiety refers to:
8) Which of the following is the term for the experience of persistent or recurrent delay in or absence of orgasm following normal sexual excitement which causes the individual marked distress or interpersonal difficulty?
9) Genital pains that can occur before, during or after sexual intercourse, and can occur in both males and females are known as:
10) The involuntary contraction of the perineal muscles surrounding the outer third of the vagina when vaginal penetration is attempted is termed:
11) In men, erectile dysfunction is associated with high levels of which of the following?
12) Which of the following is a direct treatment method which deals with symptoms of erectile dysfunction or male and female orgasmic disorder?
13) A common drug treatment for sexual dysfunction is Viagra. What is the generic term for this?
14) Yohimbine is a drug used to treat erectile dysfunctions, it works by:
15) Which of the following can be used to treatment erectile dysfunction?
16) A diagnosis of fetishism involves which of the following?
17) The term Frotteurism means which of the following?
18) Which of the following is a paraphilia involving sexual fantasies about exposing the penis to a stranger, which are usually strong and recurrent to the point where the individual feels a compulsion to expose himself?
19) Paedophiles become sexually aroused by sexually immature children, an alternative term for this type of behaviour is:
20) The term hypersexuality refers to high rates of sexual activity, and has been linked with which of the following?
21) Psychodynamic explanations of sexual sadism propose that the sadist is searching relief from castration anxiety by:
22) Which of the following terms were used by Polaschek & Ward (2002) to describe the concept that, sex offenders may have developed integrated cognitive schemata that guide the offender's interactions with their victims and justify their behaviour?
23) A form of aversion therapy where rather than actually experience the pairing of sexual stimuli with aversive outcomes, the client imagines these associations during controlled treatment sessions is known as:
24) The aim of Orgasmic Reorientation treatment for paraphilias is to:
25) When some individuals develop feelings that they have a sense of gender that is opposite to the biological sex they were born with, this is known as:
26) The DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for Gender Identity Disorder (GID) involves which of the following?
27) In the treatment of sexual dysfunctions, it is important that the client is able to guide their own behaviour and reduce anxiety. Which of the following is a means of achieving this?
28) Sexual masochists can often cause their own suffering, when an individual uses a noose or plastic bag to induce oxygen deprivation during masturbation, this is known as:
29) Sexual dysfunction may be closely associated with relationship problems. One way that this can be explored is through:
30) Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for the development of paraphilias?