Sex Test 4 - T/F
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 False | Substantially more men have sexual fantasies than women. |
| True | A person can be sexually healthy and still choose not to have oral-genital sex, or even sexual intercourse. |
| False | Man-on-top is the preferred position of intercourse in all cultures. |
| False | Masturbation is normal for men, but not for women. |
| True | Assuming that neither person has a sexually transmitted infection, oral-genital sex is no less hygienic than kissing. |
| False | Most married people who masturbate do so because they are unhappy about their sexual relationships. |
| True | The content of sexual fantasies usually does not indicate sexual unhappiness or personality of psychological problems. |
| False | Fantasizing about another person while having sex with your partner is really an indication of a serious relationship problem. |
| True | Surveys have found that most couples have had sexual intercourse in more than one position. |
| False | Women's sexual fantasies are just as explicit as men's. |
| True | Generally speaking, men have sexual fantasies more often than women. |
| True | More people with sexual partners masturbate than people who do not have a sexual partner. |
| True | At least 20%-26% of young adults have attempted anal intercourse. |
| True | Until recently, in many states a married couple caught having oral sex in the privacy of their own home could be sent to prison. |
| False | Romantic love is the basis for marriage in most cultures. |
| False | In Western culture, romantic love is separate from sexual desire. |
| True | In terms of attachment styles, the most common romantic pairing is a secure-secure. |
| False | The last common attachment style is the avoidant style. |
| True | People rate best friends and lovers similarly on characteristics such as acceptance, trust, respect, mutual assistance, and understanding. |
| False | According to Lee, love-styles are fixed and repetitive. |
| False | As a general rule, people are most attracted to opposites. |
| True | The decision and commitment to love another person without intimacy or passion is experienced as empty love, according to Sternberg. |
| True | One of the major predictors of martial success is the number of pleasurable activities the couple shares. |
| True | Ludus love-style is a strong negative predictor of relationship satisfaction. |
| True | The feelings of romantic love are associated with the release of amphetamine-like chemicals in the brain. |
| False | Self-disclosure is always important in a relationship, but it is not necessary that both individuals self-disclose. |
| False for Women, True for me | Men and women are most likely to become jealous if they perceive a partner to be sexually unfaithful. |
| False | Romantic love tends to be unconditional. |
| False | Anthropologists have found that romantic love is an idealized notion that is found almost exclusively in industrialized cultures where emphasis is on the individual. |
| False | In order for a couple to become more intimate, it is important for them to withhold their negative feelings about each other. |
| True | Women's physiological arousal is poorly correlated with subjective arousal. |
| False | Bob wants to have sex twice a week but is in a relationship with Sue, who wants to have sex every day. In this example, True: it is clear that Sue is hypersexual. |
| True | The most frequent sexual problem for women seeking sex therapy is difficulty reaching orgasm. |
| False | Stimulation of the clitoris during intercourse should not be necessary, and a woman should be able to be orgasmic through intercourse alone. |
| False | Performance anxiety can cause sexual problems in men, but not women. |
| False | The American Psychiatric Associated defines a premature ejaculator as many men who usually reaches orgasm within 2 minutes of beginning sexual intercourse. |
| False | Most women who have difficult reaching orgasm do not enjoy sex. |
| False | In order to help their clients, most sex therapists require them to stop masturbating. |
| True | Dyspareunia is usually caused by a physical problem. |
| True | Many men with psychologically caused erectile problems get full erections during sensate focus exercises. |
| True | Most women do not separate sexual desire from sexual arousal. |
| False | Female orgasm problems are almost always the result of insufficient physical stimulation. |
| False | Low sexual desire in women is usually due to low testosterone levels. |
| False | Therapists are in agreement that hypersexuality is a form of addiction similar to alcoholism. |
| False | Erectile problems are inevitable as men grow older. |
| True | A majority of erectly problems have a physical basis. |
| True | Headaches during orgasm occur mainly in men. |
| False | The sex therapy model presented in this chapter is applicable to most peoples of the world. |
| False | All abnormal behaviors are called paraphilias. |
| False | Most men who buy scanty, frilly panties for their female partners have a panty fetish. |
| False | Young children who occasionally dress up in clothing of the opposite sex usually grow up to be transvestites. |
| True | Most transvestites are heterosexual men and married. |
| True | Exhibitionists often behave as if they wish to be caught. |
| False | Strippers and nudists are the most common examples of exhibitionists. |
| False | The best way to react to an exhibitionist is to show disgust. |
| False | Voyeurs often like to go to nudist colonies to observe naked bodies. |
| True | A person may commit bestiality and not have a paraphilia. |
| True | Sadomasochists act out highly structured scenarios in which pain-inducing behaviors are more symbolic than real. |
| True | Many men involved in S&M prefer the submissive role and are well educated and successful. |
| True | Most paraphiliacs have difficulties with intimacy. |
| False | Most paraphiliacs wish to be cured. |
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