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SEXUAL DISORDERS
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3. This refers to the general pattern of sexual physical processes and feelings,
made up of four phases; desire, excitement, orgasm, and resolution. (SEXUAL
RESPONSE CYCLE)
6. Janet is worried because she would experience persistent pain in her genital
area whenever she would have intercourse with her husband. Her doctor
mentions that this pain is not due to an infection. What disorder could she be
suffering from? (GENITO-PELVIC/PENETRATION DISORDER)
9. Janice reports that she has been feeling aroused with the sight of mens shoes
or their feet. She even mentions that these stimulate her more than the actual
sight of male genitalia. What condition may she be suffering from?
(FETISHISTIC DISORDER)
11. What refers to sexual relations between close relatives for whom marriage is
forbidden? (INCEST)
15. For the past year, whenever Chris would ride the LRT, he would be
recurrently having arousing fantasies of touching unsuspecting passengers in
sexual manners. He reported to have had multiple instances of rubbing his
genitals against other passengers whom he finds attractive whenever the
train would be crowded. What condition may he be suffering from?
(FROTTEURISTIC DISORDER)
16. Since the overwhelming majority of people with paraphilias are men,
neurobiological research speculates that these kinds of hormones, which
regulate sexual desire, play a big role. What are these hormones?
(ANDROGENS)
19. There were six examples of cognitive distortions and justifications in sexual
paraphilias and rape that were stated in the book. Give at least 1.
(MISATTRIBUTING BLAME,
DENYING SEXUAL INTENT,
DEBASING THE VICTIM,
MINIMIZING THE CONSEQUENCES,
DEFLECTING CENSURE,
JUSTIFYING THE CAUSE)
21. Incestual acts between father and daughter have been considered more
pathological than those between brother and sister (TRUE)
22. Sexual intercourse is the last phase in Kaplans model of the sexual response
cycle. (FALSE, RESOLUTION)
23. The study of Weisberg and colleagues (2011) showed that people who blame
themselves when their body doesnt perform well in intercourse experienced
more arousal in future sexual encounters. (FALSE, LESS)
24. Women who experience pain when attempting sexual intercourse show
sexual arousal to films of oral sex but their arousal declines when they watch
a depiction of intercourse. (TRUE)