Counselling and Sexuality Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the intersection of counselling practices and human sexuality, providing students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to address sexual issues within therapeutic contexts. Topics include the biological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects of sexuality, diversity in sexual expression and orientation, and strategies for facilitating open and respectful dialogue. The course emphasizes ethical considerations, cultural sensitivity, and evidence-based approaches to help clients navigate concerns related to sexual health, identity, relationships, and intimacy. Through reflective learning, case studies, and practical exercises, students develop competency in fostering positive sexual wellbeing and providing nonjudgmental, informed support to individuals and couples.
Recommended Textbook human sexuality in a world of diversity 5th canadian edition by spencer a. rathus
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Chapter 1: What Is Human Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following is True regarding Islamic culture?
A)Both men and women must be monogamous.
B)The family is considered the backbone of society.
C)Premarital intercourse is acceptable.
D)Celibacy is encouraged.
Answer: B
Q2) Human cells normally contain
A)46 genes.
B)23 chromosomes.
C)46 pairs of chromosomes.
D)23 pairs of chromosomes.
Answer: D
Q3) In the early 1980s, gay people built social institutions to tackle the problem of the herpes epidemic.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Research Methods in Human Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following statements is True regarding surveys conducted by magazines such as Psychology Today, Redbook, and Elle?
A)The large sample size of these surveys makes them meaningful contributions to sexology.
B)The sampling techniques in most of these surveys were scientific and unbiased.
C)These surveys give accurate insights to the attitudes of the magazines' readership.
D)These surveys use unscientific samples and cannot be generalized to a population.
Answer: D
Q2) In a study of the effects of sex education on teenage pregnancy,
A)sex education would be the dependent variable.
B)the incidence of sex among teenagers would be the dependent variable.
C)the incidence of teenage pregnancy would be the independent variable.
D)the incidence of teenage pregnancy would be the dependent variable.
Answer: D
Q3) A case study can be conducted on an individual or on a small group.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
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Q1) The sex organ whose only known function is to provide pleasure is A)the vagina.
B)the clitoris.
C)the prepuce.
D)mons veneris.
Answer: B
Q2) Which correctly describes the anatomical relationship of the fallopian tubes in a woman's reproductive tract?
A)The fallopian tubes wrap around the uterus, with the ovaries sitting on top of the spiraled fallopian tubes.
B)Each fallopian tube connects to the uterus and extends to, but does not connect with, an ovary.
C)Each fallopian tube connects to the uterus and ends connecting to one ovary.
D)Each fallopian tube connects to an ovary and extends to, but does not connect with, the uterus.
Answer: B
Q3) Name three steps, according to the text, in the process of menopause.
Answer: The text does not provide specific information on the three steps in the process of menopause.
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Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
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Q1) "Hands off," or psychogenic, erections are possible with the help of the erection center in the ________ region of the spinal cord.
A)lumbar
B)thoracic
C)cervical
D)sacral
Q2) The American Cancer Society estimates that ________ will develop prostate cancer.
A)one of every two men
B)one of every six men
C)one of every 100 men
D)one of every 10,000 men
Q3) Possible causes of retrograde ejaculation include all EXCEPT which of the following?
A)Prostate surgery
B)Some tranquilizers
C)Some accidents
D)Enlarged prostate
Q4) Name two functions of the penis.
Q5) Name two erectile abnormalities.
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Chapter 5: Sexual Arousal and Response
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Q1) Which of the following items is likely to have the strongest aphrodisiac effect?
A)Arginine
B)Oysters
C)Bupropion
D)Viagra
Q2) In general, which of the following is True regarding males' and females' interest in visually mediated erotica?
A)Men tend to be more interested than women
B)Men and women tend to be equally interested
C)Women tend to be more interested than men
D)Neither men nor women are interested, unless they are sexually deviant
Q3) The ________ and ________ regulate gonadal secretion of sex hormones.
A)testes; ovaries
B)hypothalamus; pituitary gland
C)adrenal glands; thalamus
D)thyroid; cerebral cortex
Q4) List Kaplan's three stages of sexual response.
Q5) Men, versus women, show more interest in sexually explicit movies and media.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Gender Identity, Gender Roles, and Gender
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Q1) Most children have acquired the concept of gender stability by the age of four or five.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic for Klinefelter syndrome?
A)Mild retardation
B)Superior muscular development
C)Enlarged breasts
D)Infertility
Q3) Gender roles are stereotypes because they include fixed expectations of the roles for men and women.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When individuals experience incongruity between their genital anatomy and gender role, they experience gender
A)identity.
B)dysphoria.
C)schema.
D)dominance.
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Q5) Describe different ways gender stereotypes develop.
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Chapter 7: Attraction and Lovebinding Forces
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Q1) Describe the practical side of attraction seen in the propinquity and reciprocity explanations for attraction.
Q2) Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The evolutionary view of gender differences in preferences for mates is largely speculative and not fully consistent with the evidence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Partners are selected in a down-to-earth, businesslike way is the style of love known as
A)eros.
B)pragma.
C)storge.
D)agape.
Q5) List three of Hendrick and Hendrick's styles of love among college students.
Q6) Under what circumstances might "opposites attract?
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Q7) List three of the concepts of love held by ancient Greeks.
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Chapter 8: Relationships and Communication
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Q1) Small talk is an insincere method of starting a relationship.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Sometimes when couples reach an impasse, it may be best to
A)take a break and set the issue aside for awhile.
B)avoid the issue altogether.
C)stay with the issue, even if it takes days to resolve.
D)try to get the person to see your point of view.
Q3) Loneliness tends to peak during
A)adolescence.
B)young adulthood.
C)middle adulthood.
D)late adulthood.
Q4) Is there such a thing as "normal jealousy" in a relationship?
A)No. Jealousy leads to the deterioration of relationships.
B)No. Jealousy can be more or less intense, but it typically signifies a problem in the relationship.
C)Yes. Most jealousy is a normal and healthy part of human relationships.
D)Yes. It can happen during occasional feelings of self-doubt.
Q5) Discuss four reasons relationships may fail.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Behaviors and Fantasies
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT True regarding masturbation?
A)People in relationships have no desire to ever masturbate.
B)Masturbation is sometimes an option if one does not have a sexual partner.
C)Masturbation is a way to relieve stress and relax.
D)Sex therapies often use masturbation as part of the therapy.
Q2) Only lonely people and degenerates masturbate today.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Self-stimulation of nipples by males
A)may be harmful.
B)may be sexually arousing.
C)causes no sensations.
D)may produce lactation.
Q4) Which of the following is NOT True concerning oral sex?
A)Swallowing semen is generally not dangerous.
B)A female can get pregnant by swallowing semen.
C)Swallowing semen is dangerous if the male is infected by an STI.
D)Some people gag during fellatio.
Q5) Explain reasonable concerns about anal intercourse and ways to overcome these concerns.
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Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) The influence of the religions of colonists and pressures to socialize into the European American culture led to greater rejection of lesbians and gay men within ________ culture.
A)African American
B)Latino and Latina American
C)Asian American
D)Native American
Q2) Which of the following states has legalized gay marriage as of the end of 2012?
A)Texas
B)Iowa
C)Utah
D)Ohio
Q3) Psychoanalytic theory relates homosexuality in men to the faulty resolution of ________ complex and in women to the ________ complex:
A)Morpheus; Electra
B)Oedipus; Electra
C)Adam; Eve
D)Ego; Super Ego
Q4) Explain Freud's theory of sexual orientation and the weaknesses of this theory.
Q5) List three examples of intolerance and prejudice against gay men and women.
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Chapter 11: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) In RH incompatibility
A)fetal antibodies attack the mother's red blood cells.
B)the father's antibodies attack the mother's red blood cells.
C)the mother's antibodies attack the fetus's red blood cells.
D)the fetus's red blood cells attack the mother's antibodies.
Q2) Endometriosis occurs when
A)infectious agents scar the fallopian tubes.
B)cells break away from the uterine lining, implant, and grow elsewhere.
C)hormonal imbalances prevent ovulation.
D)malnutrition causes hormonal imbalances and prevents ovulation.
Q3) Hyaluronidase is a(n)
A)treatment for cervical cancer.
B)bacterium.
C)abnormal growth on an ovum.
D)enzyme allowing a sperm to penetrate an ovum.
Q4) Differentiate between zygote intrafallopian transfer and embryonic transfer.
Q5) The embryonic stage is the period from implantation until about the eighth week of development.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) Which of the following abortion methods does NOT require general anesthesia?
A)Hysterectomy
B)Dilation and curettage
C)Dilation and evacuation
D)Vacuum aspiration
Q2) In recent attitude polls, the majority of Americans ________ upholding the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States.
A)support
B)do not support
C)are unsure about
D)have no opinion about
Q3) Which statement is True regarding the history of abortion?
A)The Bible specifically prohibits abortion.
B)In 1869, Pope Pius IX declared that human life begins forty days after conception.
C)In the United States, abortion was legalized in 1965.
D)Abortion was legal in the United States from 1607 to 1828.
Q4) A medical abortion can always be done entirely at home.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) The vast majority of sex educators recommend abstinence as the best way to prevent pregnancy and the transmission of HIV.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Teens in the Southern and Southwestern United States have the highest birth rates compared to other states.
A)True B)False
Q3) Preadolescents tend to socialize in large, mixed-gender groups.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Distribution of condoms in high schools in the United States has been shown to A)increase teen sexual activity.
B)decrease teen sexual activity.
C)lead to more consistent condom use.
D)increase the incidence of STIs.
Q5) Discuss the role of estrogen in the pubertal changes that take place in females.
Q6) Seduction of adolescents by adult gays and lesbians is quite common.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Sexuality in Adulthood
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Q1) Marrying someone from a different race or ethnicity is termed
A)a crossing over marriage.
B)homogamy.
C)intermarriage.
D)a gradient marriage.
Q2) Suzan married Bob because he is of the same race, has a similar education, and he participates at Suzan's church. This is an example of
A)simogamy.
B)homogamy.
C)ontogamy.
D)polygamy.
Q3) After the age of 50, a man's penis
A)takes longer to achieve an erection.
B)takes longer for an erection to subside.
C)loses the ability to ejaculate.
D)ejaculates a puff of smoke.
Q4) Identify three physical changes in men that are the result of aging.
Q5) Divorce usually has a greater financial impact on women.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Sexual Dysfunctions
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Q1) Treatment for a woman with vulvoynia might include
A)cold compresses.
B)local anesthetics.
C)topical creams.
D)All of the above
Q2) Sensate focus
A)emphasizes the sensations found in sexual intercourse.
B)redirects emphasis from sexual intercourse and focuses on sensuality.
C)is a process of self-discovery through masturbation.
D)substitutes oral sex for intercourse because it feels better.
Q3) Derek and Terry have sexual dysfunctions. That is, they have difficulties
A)in becoming sexually aroused or reaching orgasm.
B)discussing their sex life.
C)attaining certain sexual positions.
D)All of the above
Q4) List three major psychological factors that can lead to sexual dysfunctions.
Q5) Physiological causes of sexual problems may be due to neurological or hormonal issues.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) Which of the following statements about latent stage syphilis is True?
A)The latent stage is marked by the appearance of a painless chancre.
B)A person can be in the latent stage from one to forty years.
C)In the latent stage, a mother cannot pass the syphilis organism to her unborn child.
D)In the latent stage, a person may experience many flu-like symptoms.
Q2) The acronym HAART is a treatment option for which STI?
A)HIV
B)Herpes
C)Syphilis
D)Hepatitis
Q3) For a woman, having an STI without knowing it could lead to A)infertility.
B)increased risk of contracting other STIs.
C)criminal prosecution for malicious assault.
D)a reduced sex drive.
Q4) HIV can not be transmitted by donating blood.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Name the tests that can be used to detect and/or confirm the presence of HIV.
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Chapter 17: Atypical Sexual Variations
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Q1) Distinguish between a sadist and a masochist?
Q2) List three types of atypical sexual patterns.
Q3) Toucherism is a form of
A)exhibitionism.
B)frotteurism.
C)voyeurism.
D)fetishism.
Q4) According to the text, the typical obscene phone caller is
A)a male who has difficulty forming intimate relationships with women.
B)a socially inadequate male.
C)a heterosexual.
D)All of the above
Q5) Most transvestites
A)keep their behavior very private.
B)have antisocial personality disorders.
C)enjoy enticing men into a potential sexual encounter.
D)wear articles of female clothing when having sex with their wives.
Q6) Discuss the difficulties involved in defining normal versus abnormal sexual behavior.
Q7) List the social skills approach to treating paraphilias.
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Chapter 18: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) In 2012, Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant coach at Penn State University, was convicted of
A)incest with his sister.
B)sexual harassment of his secretary.
C)pedophilia with numerous young boys.
D)raping his wife.
Q2) Discuss the possible effects of rape on victims.
Q3) Describe the typical scenario of male-male rape.
Q4) Men who commit date rape may believe that acceptance of a date signals that a girl is willing to have sex.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In terms of rape prevention, which of the following is NOT an appropriate prevention measure?
A)Keep doorways and entries well lit.
B)Don't walk by yourself after dark.
C)List yourself on your mailbox by first initials only.
D)If you are approached by any male, scream "Rape!" as loudly as you can.
Q6) List three suggestions to consider if you are the victim of rape.
Q7) Name three characteristics of the typical pedophile and child molester.
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Chapter 19: Commercial Sex
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a concern cited in response to the Meese Commission findings?
A)Critics fought against recommendations that child pornography be made a felony.
B)Critics noted that the commission failed to distinguish between violent materials and sexually explicit materials.
C)Critics argued that the findings were not the final authority on the matter.
D)Critics contend that the commission over-generalized laboratory-based findings.
Q2) Heterosexual men and women will only be sexually aroused by male-female sexual erotica or pornography.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify and discuss five of the most common motives for engaging in sexual activity with a prostitute.
Q4) Outline possible negative factors to prostitutes working in legal brothels.
Q5) Discuss the socioeconomic, psychological, and cultural factors that may lead to the decision to engage in prostitution as a profession.
Q6) Differentiate between streetwalkers and call girls?
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