Human Development and Sexuality
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Course Introduction
This course explores the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social aspects of human development across the lifespan with a focused examination of human sexuality. Students will study key theories and research on developmental stages, identity formation, relationships, gender roles, sexual health, and societal influences on sexuality. Emphasis is placed on understanding sexual development as an integral part of overall human growth and examining cultural, ethical, and psychological perspectives. The course also addresses issues such as sexual orientation, gender identity, communication in relationships, and sexual well-being, providing a comprehensive foundation for personal insight and professional application.
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Human Sexuality 3rd Edition by Roger
R. Hock Ph.D
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Chapter 1: Studying Human Sexuality
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Q1) The entire group of people to which the researcher is attempting to apply a study's findings is referred to as the ________.
Answer: target population
Q2) According to research that explored the effects of a human sexuality course on parents' discussions of sexuality with their children, which percentage of parents who took the course discussed masturbation with their children?
A)45
B)30
C)14
D)2
Answer: C
Q3) Dr.Levin allowed members of his target population to volunteer to participate in his study.As a result, the findings of Dr.Levin's study were influenced by _______.
A)self-report bias
B)social desirability bias
C)sexual bias
D)self-selection bias
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) A baby's intact penis requires very little care other than washing the outside of the foreskin.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) In some men, when the G-spot is stimulated it causes enhanced sexual arousal.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A human sexuality class has just learned ways to trigger a female orgasm.The professor probably told the class that orgasms are triggered in most women by stimulation of the _______.
A)labia majora
B)urethral bulb
C)mons veneris
D)clitoral glans
Answer: D
Q4) A _______ is a low-dose X-ray of the breast that is used to detect breast cancer. Answer: mammogram
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Chapter 3: The Physiology of Human Sexual Responding
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Q1) Explain Kaplan's Three-Stage Model of Sexual Response.Compare and contrast this model to Masters and Johnson's EPOR model.
Answer: -Kaplan believed that Masters and Johnson's model had too many rigid,sequential stages.
-Kaplan believed that sexual responding was unlikely unless someone wanted to be sexual; the first stage of her model was desire.
-Kaplan's Three-Stage Model consisted of desire,excitement,and orgasm.
-She rejected Masters and Johnson's notions of plateau and resolution.
-Kaplan believed that their plateau stage was a part of excitement.
-Kaplan believed that resolution rarely posed any sexual problems,and was therefore of little clinical interest.
-Kaplan believed that difficulties with sexual desire are common.
-She believed that many factors could interfere with sexual desire.
-Kaplan's model added desire at the beginning of the stages,and streamlined the sexual response cycle.
-Her model became a popular alternative approach to Masters and Johnson's EPOR model for understanding,evaluating,and treating problems with sexual responding.
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Chapter 4: Love, Intimacy, and Sexual Communication
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Q1) While talking, Ken and Louis periodically turn toward to each other.Ken and Louis are in the _______ stage of flirting.
A)swivel and turn
B)touch
C)synchronization
D)approach
Q2) The most serious outcome of a controlling relationship is violence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements about flirting behaviors is true?
A)Flirting is more common in Western societies.
B)Flirting usually begins when a man touches a woman's arm or shoulder.
C)Flirting behaviors vary widely from society to society.
D)Flirting behaviors are similar in all humans and usually follow predictable patterns.
Q4) _____ jealousy is a reaction that emanates from within a person when no threat to the relationship exists.
Q5) Violence occurs during the _____ phase of the cycle of violence.
Q6) List and explain five reasons why relationships fail.
Q7) According to the triangular theory of love, fatuous love is based on _____.
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Chapter 5: Contraception: Planning and Preventing Pregnancy
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Q1) Baron and Nettie are about to engage in intercourse together for the first time.They can best increase their confidence in their use of the male condom by using _____.
A)condoms with nonoxynol-9
B)condoms with a reservoir tip
C)lambskin condoms
D)natural membrane condoms
Q2) Emergency contraception should be taken as soon as possible after unprotected intercourse.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Larry is a participant in a research study that is exploring a male hormonal contraceptive.How does this type of contraception work?
A)It changes the electrical charge of sperm cells, making them incapable of fertilization.
B)It plugs the vasa deferenita.
C)It deforms the heads of the sperm, making it difficult to penetrate the ovum.
D)It alters male hormones so that sperm production decreases to the point of infertility.
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Chapter 6: Sexual Behaviors: Experiencing Sexual Pleasure
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Q1) _______ wrote a book entitled Sexology, which was published in 1904.
Q2) _______ may be transmitted by kissing.
A)HIV
B)Herpes virus
C)Gonorrhea
D)Syphilis
Q3) The American Medical Association declared masturbation to be a normal sexual behavior in_______.
A)1904
B)2003
C)1972
D)1994
Q4) During masturbation _______.
A)women prefer to insert a smooth, elongated object into the vagina
B)men usually use artificial devices such as vibrators
C)a majority of men stimulate their testicles
D)women often use more varied touch techniques than men
Q5) Masturbation for the most part is considered a _______ sexual behavior.
Q6) A term used to describe penile-vaginal intercourse is _______.
Q7) A good coital position to use during pregnancy is _______.
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Chapter 7: Sexual Problems and Solutions
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Q1) According to the three-dimensional model of sexual problems, a problem is defined as _______ if it occurs in virtually all settings.
Q2) SSRIs are drugs administered to treat _______ that may cause various sexual side effects.
Q3) Which of the following is a possible cause for premature ejaculation?
A)a man may be less physically sensitive to sexual stimulation
B)shorter periods of abstinence between sexual encounters
C)lower levels of testosterone
D)faster-acting pelvic reflexes and genital muscles that control orgasm
Q4) According to the three-dimensional model of sexual problems, a primary sexual problem is one that is occurring now, but was not present in the person's past.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _______ refers to a condition in women that causes pain prior to intercourse.
Q6) Viagra is used as a treatment for _______.
A)hypoactive sexual desire
B)erectile disorder
C)male orgasmic disorder
D)premature ejaculation
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infectionsdiseases
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Q1) Patrice has been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection that caused her to have thick, cloudy discharge secreting from her vagina.She is most likely diagnosed with ________.
A)genital herpes
B)chlamydia
C)syphilis
D)chancroid
Q2) According to the American Cancer Society and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, ________.
A)cervical cancer screening should begin at the start of a woman's first period
B)between 21 and 29, pap tests should be done every two years
C)starting at age 30, pap tests are optional
D)all women over age 70 do not need to undergo cervical cancer screening
Q3) ________ is one of the most commonly diagnosed and reported STI in the United States.
Q4) Jamie has recently been informed that she has herpes.According to the STI pamphlet herpes infections are extremely common.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
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Q1) Acceptance of the use of chloroform for childbirth grew rapidly when Queen Victoria demanded and received chloroform during the birth of her eighth child in 1853.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Immediately after the first sperm successfully penetrates the ovum's outer membrane, biochemical changes are triggered in the ovum creating a barrier that effectively blocks any other sperm cell from entering.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Rachel's fallopian tubes are blocked.Her doctor suggests she consider IVF because this procedure is typically used when a woman's fallopian tubes are blocked or missing.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A man's age significantly affects fertility.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the stages of labor and how do they progress?
Q6) Discuss the fetal development through the three trimesters of pregnancy.
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Chapter 10: Gender: Expectations, Roles, and Behaviors
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Q1) Intersexed babies are born with the following conditions except they________.
A)are genetically male but have external genitals that are completely female
B)are genetically female but have external genitals that are completely male
C)are genetically female but have external genitals that are ambiguous
D)have no genetic sex
Q2) When female-to-male transsexuals receive the male hormone testosterone, all of the following changes are likely to result except that ________.
A)voice deepens
B)body hair growth increases
C)muscles enlarge
D)fat deposits on hips
Q3) A biological female who identifies as male and is attracted to women may feel heterosexual.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Theoretically, you could meet, get to know, date, have sex with, and even marry a post-operative transsexual without realizing the person is transsexual.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) Discuss what is known about homophobia and hate crimes toward gay people.
Q2) Erin is like most people in most cultures in the way she takes heterosexuality for granted.This is referred to as ________.
A)heterophobic
B)homophiles
C)homoerotic
D)heterocentric
Q3) Discuss the process known as "coming out," including the dangers, pitfalls, and joys associated with it.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT true of the exotic becomes erotic theory of sexual orientation developed by Daryl Bem?
A)It considers both biological and environmental factors.
B)It is designed to explain both heterosexuality and homosexuality.
C)It suggests that gay men and lesbians are more likely to have gender-nonconforming behaviors in childhood.
D)It suggests that those who have gender-conforming behavior are more likely to develop erotic feelings for the same sex.
Q5) The biological model looks at such things as ________, ________, and ________.
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Chapter 12: Sexual Development Throughout Life
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Q1) New developments in contraceptive technology (e.g., injectables, hormone implants) have helped reduce the rate of adolescent pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What we know to be true about emergency contraception is that it ________.
A)causes a miscarriage
B)is more than 80% effective if used correctly
C)can be taken within 2 weeks of unprotected sex
D)all the above
Q3) A girl's first menstrual period is called ________.
A)primary menstruation
B)a period
C)menarche
D)puberty
Q4) Sexual behaviors in children have been shown to ________ as age increases.
A)increase
B)decrease
C)remain the same
D)disappear
Q5) Most college students ________ using condoms when they engage in intercourse.
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Chapter 13: Sexual Aggression and Violence: Rape Child
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment
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Q1) Rohypnol, GHB, and ketamine are all examples of ________.
A)sexual enhancement drugs
B)"uppers"
C)date rape drugs
D)hallucinogens
Q2) If Karen is like many rape survivors, her first reaction is ________.
A)denial and withdrawal
B)suicide or suicidal thoughts
C)anger and grief
D)self-blame
Q3) One major national survey conducted in 2005 found that over ________ of both men and women students reported at least one incident of being sexually harassed at their college or university.
Q4) Most states now include in their legal definition of rape such things as forced penetration by objects other than a penis and penetration of the anus and mouth in addition to the vagina.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the four guidelines for rape survivors.
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Chapter 14: Paraphilias: Atypical Sexual Behaviors
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Q1) Discuss the three basic criteria used to determine if something is a paraphilia or not.
Q2) According to research, two reasons for Catholic priest abuse is the church's culture of celibacy and its culture of homosexuality.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cross-dressing is the same thing as transvestism.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One of the first detailed accounts of paraphilic behavior was in a medical text written in 1886 called ________.
Q5) One hormone that appears to be related to compulsive sexual behavior is ________.
A)testosterone
B)estrogen
C)progestin
D)serotonin
Q6) The ________ is the diagnostic manual used by mental health professionals for the diagnosis of psychological disorders, including paraphilias.
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Chapter 15: The Sexual Marketplace: Prostitution and Pornography
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Q1) One researcher has suggested that the basic themes of most pornography are all of the following except ________.
A)all women at all times want sex from all men.
B)men really like to be dominated and taken care of
C)women enjoy all the sexual acts that men perform or demand.
D)any woman can be easily turned on with a little force
Q2) In 2000, the U.S.Congress passed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act, which did all the following except ________.
A)establish new felony laws designed to combat sex trafficking
B)require victims to return home and testify against their trafficker
C)authorize a wide range of social services and protections for victims of trafficking
D)provide temporary U.S.visas allowing victims to remain in the U.S.for their protection
Q3) Call girls will typically see far fewer clients than streetwalkers, often no more than one or two per day, but will charge far more per client.
A)True
B)False
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