Sexual Disorders and Gender Identity Disorder
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According to studies cited, what percentage of men in the United States suffer from a sexual dysfunction during their lives?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for the sexual dysfunction characterized by a persistent inability to attain or maintain an erection during sexual activity?
View answer and explanationAccording to the cognitive-behavioral theory developed by William Masters and Virginia Johnson, what two concepts are emphasized as explanations for male erectile disorder?
View answer and explanationThe DSM-IV-TR specifies that for a diagnosis of paraphilia, the urges, fantasies, or behaviors must last for at least how long?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for the paraphilia that involves recurrent, intense sexual urges related to the use of a nonliving object?
View answer and explanationWhat is gender identity disorder, also known as transsexualism?
View answer and explanationA biological study on individuals who had transitioned from male to female found that a cluster of cells in the hypothalamus was half as large as in control males. What is this cluster of cells called?
View answer and explanationAccording to the PsychWatch section on lifetime patterns of sexual behavior, what percentage of teen girls and teen boys, respectively, report having had at least one sexual experience with a partner of the same sex by age 19?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary goal of the modern sex therapy technique called 'sensate focus' or 'nondemand pleasuring'?
View answer and explanationWhat is dyspareunia?
View answer and explanationAccording to survey data, what percentage of women and men, respectively, suffer from dyspareunia to some degree?
View answer and explanationWhat is the behavioral treatment for fetishism where a client masturbates to orgasm while fantasizing about an appropriate object, then switches to fantasizing about the fetishistic object for an hour to produce boredom?
View answer and explanationThe paraphilia known as frotteurism involves repeated and intense sexual urges to do what?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, at what age does frotteurism typically begin to decrease and often disappear?
View answer and explanationWhat is the most common form of treatment for erectile disorder, which effectively restores erections in 75 percent of men who use them?
View answer and explanationWhich sexual dysfunction is defined by a persistent or recurrent delay in, or absence of, orgasm following a normal sexual excitement phase?
View answer and explanationWhat is the estimated prevalence of male orgasmic disorder in the male population?
View answer and explanationThe sex therapy approach called 'directed masturbation training' is described as being highly effective for which disorder?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for a paraphilia in which a person is intensely sexually aroused by the act or thought of being humiliated, beaten, or bound?
View answer and explanationThe DSM-5 task force proposed combining the categories of dyspareunia and vaginismus into a single new category called what?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, what is the prevalence of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT listed as a biological cause of low sexual desire?
View answer and explanationWhich paraphilia is characterized by a recurrent need or desire to dress in the clothes of the opposite sex for sexual arousal?
View answer and explanationAccording to the survey data presented, what percentage of women report having seen or had direct contact with an exhibitionist?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary characteristic of voyeurism?
View answer and explanationIn the DSM-IV-TR, pedophilia involves gaining sexual gratification from sexual acts with prepubescent children, usually of what age or younger?
View answer and explanationWhat is the behavioral treatment for certain paraphilias that teaches individuals to respond to more appropriate sources of sexual stimulation by pairing them with unconventional ones during arousal?
View answer and explanationThe DSM-5 task force proposed a change to the term 'pedophilia', suggesting it be renamed 'pedohebephilic disorder' to reflect sexual preference for which two groups?
View answer and explanationWhat does the term 'sexual sadism' refer to?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT one of the three patterns of gender identity disorder described by theorist Richard Carroll for which individuals most commonly seek treatment?
View answer and explanationIn the 'male-to-female gender dysphoria: autogynephilic type' pattern, what is the source of sexual attraction?
View answer and explanationThe surgical procedure for creating a functioning penis in a female-to-male transition is called what?
View answer and explanationWhat is the estimated incidence of individuals in the United States who have had or will have sex-change surgery during their lifetime?
View answer and explanationA long-term follow-up study in Sweden on sexually reassigned individuals found a reduction in gender dysphoria but also what negative outcome compared to the general population?
View answer and explanationWhat is the human sexual response cycle phase that consists of an urge to have sex, sexual fantasies, and sexual attraction to others?
View answer and explanationAccording to the PsychWatch section, at what age did half of all women in their 60s report having limited sexual interest?
View answer and explanationWhat term refers to a state of mind where people focus on their sexual performance to such an extent that their performance and enjoyment are reduced?
View answer and explanationWhat is nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) useful for assessing?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what is the prevalence of rapid (premature) ejaculation, with as many as what percentage of men in the United States experiencing it at some time?
View answer and explanationOne biological theory for rapid ejaculation suggests that the brains of men with the dysfunction have certain receptors that are overactive or underactive. Which neurotransmitter's receptors are implicated in this theory?
View answer and explanationWhat percentage of women are estimated to have female orgasmic disorder to some degree?
View answer and explanationIn the context of sociocultural causes for female orgasmic disorder, what historical message from society is believed to have contributed to the dysfunction?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, what percentage of women experience dyspareunia for up to a year after giving birth?
View answer and explanationThe revolution in the treatment of sexual dysfunctions in 1970 is attributed to the publication of which landmark book by William Masters and Virginia Johnson?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary characteristic of pedophilia victims, according to the text?
View answer and explanationRelapse-prevention training, a cognitive-behavioral treatment applied to pedophilia, is modeled after training programs used in the treatment of what other type of disorder?
View answer and explanationWhat is the name for the behavioral process through which sexual masochism is thought to develop, as illustrated by the case of a boy who felt pain and sexual arousal simultaneously when a nurse set his broken arm?
View answer and explanationThe chapter offers a 'Word of Caution' regarding the definitions of paraphilias, noting that clinicians once considered what to be a paraphilia, leading to persecution and humiliation?
View answer and explanationSurveys of mothers indicate that about 1.5 percent of young boys wish to be a girl, and 3.5 percent of young girls wish to be a boy. However, what percentage of adults manifest gender identity disorder?
View answer and explanationWhat did the DSM-5 task force propose should replace the term 'gender identity disorder'?
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