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This course explores the intersection of counseling practices and human sexuality, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of sexual development, identity, orientation, and behaviors across the lifespan. Emphasizing both theoretical frameworks and practical interventions, the course addresses cultural, ethical, and legal considerations relevant to discussing sexuality in counseling settings. Through case studies, discussions, and applied activities, students learn to create a safe and supportive environment for clients, develop effective communication strategies, and integrate sexuality-related issues into holistic mental health care.
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Understanding Human Sexuality 5th Edition by Janet Hyde
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Chapter 1: Sexuality in Perspective
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Q1) There are a number of species of mammals where the males often mount other males.The most accurate explanation of this behaviour is that
A)there is a relatively large amount of actual homosexual behaviour among most species of mammals
B)this behaviour is a reflection of the power hierarchy in the respective group
C)this behaviour is a consequence of a scarcity of females in the group
D)it shows bisexual impulses in primates
Answer: B
Q2) Which sexual behaviour does not seem to vary across social class?
A)the percentage of people who had their first intercourse before age 16
B)the percentage of people who had intercourse in the last 12 months
C)the percentage of people who have ever had intercourse
D)the percentage of people who have had at least one sexually transmitted infection
Answer: B
Q3) Sigmund Freud is considered a sex researcher.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
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Q1) Ira Reiss's sociological theory of sexuality suggests that self-disclosure is
A)psychic satisfaction
B)a communication aid
C)almost as important as sexual pleasure
D)important in reproductive sex
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is the concept sociobiologists use to describe "the process by which the individuals that are best adapted to their environment,survive,reproduce and pass on their genes"?
A)sexual strategies
B)natural selection
C)environmental physiology
D)gender schemas
Answer: B
Q3) What are the two main concepts of social learning theory?
A)identification and imitation
B)operant conditioning and classical conditioning
C)reinforcement and punishment
D)aversion and imitation
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Sex Research
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Q1) All research conducted by Canadian universities must conform to policy set by A)non-profit organizations
B)government agencies
C)the University of Toronto
D)medical doctors
Answer: B
Q2) Rosie volunteers to complete a sex survey for Ivan Masterful,a doctoral student working on his dissertation.One of the questions refers to the number of times the respondent has had unprotected sexual intercourse.Rosie marks "less than 2 times" even though she knows the number is higher.This is an example of A)volunteer bias
B)enlargement
C)concealment
D)problems with estimating
Answer: C
Q3) Survey research is an example of a quantitative research method.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) Body image is to our thoughts and feelings about our bodies as _____ is to our thoughts and feelings of our ________.
A)Sexual satisfaction;sex life
B)Genital self-image;genitals
C)Reproductive image;fertility
D)Genital schema;genitals
Q2) A normal sperm carries chromosomes in its A)tail
B)head
C)codpiece
D)midpiece
Q3) The shaft and the glans are parts of the
A)vagina
B)uterus
C)clitoris
D)ovary
Q4) Mammograms are not necessary until the age of 60.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the functions of the prostate and Cowper's glands.
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Chapter 5: Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation
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Q1) When two organs have similar functions they are said to be A)homologous
B)synonymous
C)analogous
D)androgynous
Q2) Some of the causes of ______ are pregnancy,congenital reproductive defects,hormonal imbalances,cysts,and anorexia.
A)endometriosis
B)amenorrhea
C)dysmenorrhea
D)anovulatory cycles
Q3) Compare and contrast the estrus cycle with the menstrual cycle.
Q4) The current medical standard is to assign babies a sex and gender identity at birth.Since the 1960s,this has been done based on A)the appearance of the infant's external genitals.
B)a blood test that types the person as a female (XY)or a male (XY).
C)an ultrasound done in the 9<sup>th</sup> month of pregnancy.
D)the APGAR score which is able to differentiate between male and female.
Q5) What happens in the ovaries over the phases of the menstrual cycle?
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Chapter 6: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) What stimulates the breasts to eject milk?
A)oxytocin
B)colostrum
C)prolactin
D)HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin)
Q2) A major benefit of chorionic villus sampling is that
A)it has a significantly lower risk of fetal loss associated with it than with amniocentesis.
B)it can be done in the first trimester of pregnancy.
C)it can be done by the woman herself without the help of a physician.
D)it can be done immediately after the first missed menstrual perioD.
Q3) Which of the following is MOST accurate as a pregnancy test?
A)a test for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
B)a test for beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (ß-hCG)
C)testing for a fetal heart-beat
D)testing for a stable increase in body temperature
Q4) Discuss the research available concerning the use of anesthetics during childbirth.
Q5) Give a brief overview of fetal development during the first,second and third trimester.
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Chapter 7: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) The oral contraceptive pill
A)works mainly by preventing ovulation.
B)works mainly by killing the sperm before they enter the fallopian tubes.
C)is 100 percent effective in practice.
D)has been shown to be more dangerous than was shown in previous studies in the 1970s.
Q2) Suzy got an 80% on her grade 12 contraception test,is on birth control even though she has not had sex with her boyfriend,and jokes around with her girlfriends by practising putting on condoms using a banana.According to the IMB model,Suzy
A)is highly erotophilic.
B)shows risk factors for teenaged pregnancy.
C)is an early adopter of contraception.
D)demonstrates the three components that lead to consistent contraception use.
Q3) Why are there different methods of contraception? Why doesn't everyone just use the most effective method?
Q4) Emergency contraception (morning after pill)must be taken within 24 hrs of unprotected intercourse.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) Summarize the recent research on the prevention,treatment and cure of HIV/AIDS.
Q2) Discuss the differences in gonorrhea in men and women.
Q3) Regarding the treatment for HIV/AIDS,
A)using protease inhibitors appears to significantly slow the course of HIV/AIDS.
B)it is a treatment,not a cure.
C)the virus has mutated in response to the drug cocktail that people with HIV are prescribed.
D)All of these answers are correct.
Q4) Small,cauliflower growths on the genitals are symptoms of
A)genital warts
B)genital herpes
C)gonorrhea
D)pubic lice
Q5) Discuss the relationship between HPV and cervical cancer.Include in your discussion the rate of HPV infection,its diagnosis,and the effectiveness of the condom against transmission during intercourse.
Q6) There is an easy and cheap blood test available for the diagnosis of syphilis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Sexual Response
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Q1) Women are capable of multiple orgasms because
A)women are more genetically evolved in this respect than men.
B)the first orgasm requires little stimulation.
C)they do not have a refractory period.
D)they do not have a resolution perioD.
Q2) Cunnilingus is only a heterosexual sexual activity,while fellatio is primarily a homosexual sexual activity.
A)True
B)False
Q3) During the excitement phase,the upper two-thirds of the vagina expands dramatically.This is often called which of the following?
A)ballooning
B)sex flush
C)orgasmic platform
D)detumescence
Q4) The sexual response cycle from beginning to end for both the female and male is controlled completely by conscious perception of sexual stimuli by the brain.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Which of the following was once believed to cause everything from warts to insanity?
A)fellatio
B)coitus
C)masturbation
D)being gay or lesbian
Q2) Define the "primal scene" experience.Compare Freud's view with more recent data.
Q3) Explain how the sexual experiences of preadolescence are critical in a child's life.Are there differences between boys and girls?
Q4) Homosexual activity among those who are under the age of 19 has increased considerably in the last one-half of the twentieth century.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Girls most frequently learn about masturbation by A)self-discovery.
B)being told by peers.
C)observing siblings doing it.
D)hearing about it from their mothers.
Q6) Explain what is meant by serial monogamy.
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Chapter 11: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
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Q1) The main reason most widowed women do not have an active sex life is because of the aging process which has decreased their sexual desire.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ,the gender that is most likely to initiate sexual intercourse in a long-term relationship is the A)female
B)male
C)neither (they are equal)
D)female,but only if she is 10-15 years older than her male partner
Q3) Developing a capacity for intimacy is one important issue in achieving sexual maturity.
A)True B)False
Q4) Describe the different groups of never-married adults and identify the age groups and percentage of people who fall into these categories.
Q5) Most married people are satisfied with the quality of their marital sex. A)True B)False
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Chapter 12: Attraction, Love, and Communication
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Q1) Whereas ________ refers to what the speaker means,________ refers to what someone else understands the speaker to mean.
A)intent;impact
B)impact;intent
C)intent;editing
D)editing;impact
Q2) The Internet is particularly risky for gay,lesbian,and bisexual individuals looking for a date because of the rejection they frequently face in online encounters.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to attachment theory,those with a preoccupied approach to being in love tend to avoid relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The production of certain brain chemicals,such as oxytocin,triggered by passionate love contribute in the long run to the development of companionate love.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) Discuss the kinds of personal and societal issues with which the transsexual must deal after the operation.
Q2) Discuss how Aboriginals handle gender,especially what is referred to as two-spirit?
Q3) Discuss the transsexual process and operation for the male-to-female.
Q4) Female students who were told their truthfulness was being analyzed by a polygraph (a bogus-pipeline)reported _______ sex partners than their male counterparts.
A)many more
B)slightly more
C)many less
D)a less accurate number of
Q5) Ben believes that women are weaker than men and need men to take care of them-a stereotype he's held since youth.After befriending Julie,a self-made successful entrepreneur and CEO of an international corporation,Ben's beliefs
A)change to allow for some women to not need taking care of.
B)adjust to specify that women need taking care of outside of their occupation.
C)remain the same regarding women.
D)completely change;he now believes women are as capable as men.
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Chapter 14: Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian,
Straight, or Asexual
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Q1) One of the most harmful (and untrue)stereotypes about gay males is that they are all child molesters.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the presence of bisexuality in society.Explain the bisexual's sense of identity and the person's development as a bisexual.
Q3) The causes of homosexuality appear to be multi-dimensional,with one prominent dimension being biological factors.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Data from 2009 indicate that about _____ of all Canadians approve of same-sex marriages.
A)25%
B)40%
C)60%
D)95%
Q5) Discuss the "problems" of gay and lesbian relationships.
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Q6) Describe the gay and lesbian family.What kind of special challenges do they face?
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Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Behaviour
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Q1) Why do you think exhibitionism is predominantly a male paraphilia? Be sure to define your terms.
Q2) Which of the following IS a finding from the study on highly sexual women reported in the textbook?
A)The women's sexual desires did not affect their daily lives.
B)Almost all the women were in high-profile jobs.
C)The women often had multiple partners or new relationships.
D)Pornography was a key tool for the women's sexual satisfaction.
Q3) Most research suggests that women who engage in sexual exhibition are similar in history and profile as men who engage in sexual exhibition.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The treatment of most kinds of paraphilia
A)is effective only in programs where participation is voluntary.
B)is most successful when sex surrogates are involved.
C)has been most successful when it involves some type of drug therapy.
D)has been done most successfully by those who use a method involving "learning social skills."
Q5) How does social skills training work in the treatment of a sexual variation?
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Chapter 16: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) approximately _________ percent of women reported being sexually assaulted by a man since the age of 16
A)10
B)20
C)30
D)40
Q2) Sexual assault occurs when a person does not consent to sexual activities.Which of the following can be interpreted as consensual sex?
A)A boyfriend has intercourse with his girlfriend who has passed out from drinking.
B)A man gets drunk,meets up with an ex-girlfriend,and they end up having wild sex at his place.
C)A woman agrees to have intercourse with a new boyfriend,but just before penetration occurs she says "no," then lies still while her boyfriend performs intercourse.
D)A woman performs fellatio on a man she met at a bar,until he reaches orgasm.During the sexual activity the man repeatedly says "no."
Q3) What are the main components of sexual harassment?
Q4) Discuss the relationship between sexual assault and race/ethnicity.
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Chapter 17: Sex for Sale
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Q1) One of the areas where a very large increase in erotic and pornographic videos has occurred is the "amateur" video-home-made porn.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a feminist objection to pornography? It
A)glamorizes the power women have over men.
B)demeans men by portraying them as interested only in sex.
C)is an industry run by females and males with the purpose of making as much money as possible.
D)debases women.
Q3) In entering the field of being a sex worker,most women have to go through an apprenticeship.During this apprenticeship the women learn a variety of skills,one of which is
A)hustling
B)cunnilingus
C)anal sex
D)squaring up
Q4) Men with lower IQ's are more susceptible to the effects of violent pornography.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
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Q1) Which of the following behaviours is an alarming consequence of pairing non-prescription drug use with sexuality,and is especially prevalent in users of crystal meth?
A)wwollen genitalia
B)engaging in risky sexual behaviours
C)increased fertility
D)increased enzyme regulation
Q2) Let's say that a male may drink and eat too much at a party.He is sexually desirous,but is unable to have an erection with his sexual partner.As a consequence,he wonders if it will happen again.In order to work his courage up,he has a 'few' drinks before his next attempt at sexual intercourse-and sure enough,no erection.This happens again the next time.Now his prophecy is fulfilled.This is an example of the maintaining psychological cause of
A)spectatoring.
B)failure of partners to communicate.
C)failure to engage in effective,sexually stimulating arousal.
D)fear of failure and anxiety.
Q3) Distinguish between lifelong and acquired sexual disorders.Give an example.
Q4) Discuss how a person would go about finding a good,qualified sex therapist.
Q5) Describe the use and effectiveness of penile prostheses.
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Chapter 19: Sexuality Education
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Q1) People with developmental disabilities do not need to be educated about sexuality.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Activities such as taking a chastity pledge are characteristic of sex education programs proposed by A)SIECUS
B)AASECT
C)Sex Respect
D)Morality Managers
Q3) What is the biggest problem with using the Internet as a source of sex education information? It
A)often is out of date.
B)has only limited information.
C)is often presented in a dry,uninteresting manner.
D)may be inaccurate.
Q4) Discuss where children in grade 9 learn their information about sex.
Q5) Why don't parents teach their children about sex and where do they prefer their children learn about sex?
Q6) Discuss the "ideal" sex curriculum from the student point of view.
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Chapter 20: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality
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Q1) Discuss in some detail the role of sex for the people of the Old Testament.How was sexuality integrated into their society?
Q2) The trend among many of the "moderate" mainstream Protestant denominations is toward qualified acceptance or full acceptance of homosexuals.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A greater percentage of Canadians reported holding this view in 2001 than in 1991:
A)Abortion should be legal in any circumstance.
B)Abortion should be legal under certain circumstances.
C)Abortion should be legal only when prescribed by a doctor.
D)Abortion should be illegal.
Q4) In the Hindu religion,brahmacarya refers to
A)orgasm
B)sexual intercourse
C)passion
D)celibacy
Q5) Briefly discuss the role of sex in Buddhism.
Q6) What consequences have derived from the Christian notion of dualism?
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