Health and Sexuality Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Health and Sexuality explores the complex interplay between human sexuality and overall health, examining physical, emotional, psychological, and social dimensions. The course covers topics such as sexual development, reproductive health, sexual orientation, sexually transmitted infections, contraception, consent, and the impact of culture and society on sexual behavior and attitudes. Students will analyze contemporary issues in sexuality education, public health, and sexual rights, fostering critical thinking and promoting healthy, respectful, and informed choices regarding sexuality throughout the lifespan.
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Sexuality Now 1st Canadian Edition by
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Chapter 1: Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present
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Q1) Which statement best describes most television programs aimed at teens?
A) Teen shows are more likely than adult shows to show the risks associated with sexuality.
B) Teen shows are more likely than adult shows to have characters with diverse sexual identities.
C) Most teen shows contain minimal sexual content.
D) Most teen shows have high sexual content and minimal information on the risks associated with sexual activity.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following best describes the term "platonic"?
A) the ancient Greek ideal of same-sex love
B) a loving friendship devoid of sexual contact or desire
C) a loving friendship that includes sexual contact with each other
D) the ancient Hebrew reference to how marital love develops over time
Answer: B
Q3) The Comstock Act of 1873 allowed people access to contraception if they were married.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research
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Q1) According to sociological theory,what is the first factor that influences our values about what is sexually right or wrong?
A) peer pressure
B) family
C) cultural expectations
D) media
Answer: B
Q2) In his studies from the 1950s,Kinsey found that the majority of heterosexual couples only had sex in the missionary style.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which type of theorist would most likely say "how one behaves as a man or a woman is controlled primarily by our genes"?
A) sociological
B) cognitive
C) biological
D) humanistic
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health
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Q1) Which statement best describes withdrawal bleeding,which occurs when a woman taking birth control pills stops taking them for a week?
A) It is usually greater in volume than menstrual flow for a woman who has not taken birth control for several months.
B) It does not occur if the woman takes placebo pills during that week.
C) It indicates that the woman is likely pregnant.
D) It is biologically very different from normal menstrual fluid.
Answer: D
Q2) What is the primary function of the mons veneris?
A) to release hormones in a cyclical pattern
B) to aid in the maturation of the ova
C) to protect the genitals during intercourse
D) to facilitate conception
Answer: C
Q3) Explain what breasts are composed of and the various structures contained in them.
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Q4) Identify and discuss the functions of three internal female sexual organs. Answer: Not provided.
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Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health
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Q1) A 21-year-old male has just been diagnosed with cancer of the reproductive organs.Given his age,which cancer is most likely?
A) penile
B) prostate
C) testicular
D) breast
Q2) The root of the penis sits just below the surface of the skin and attaches to the scrotum.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Megan was raised as a female.When she failed to menstruate at puberty,her doctor found that she was genetically male.What is Megan's most likely diagnosis?
A) Kleinfelter's syndrome
B) Turner's syndrome
C) androgen-insensitivity syndrome (AIS)
D) congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
Q4) Discuss what we know about why male puberty begins.Identify at least four changes that take place during the time of puberty?
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Chapter 5: The Biology of Sex, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) What percentage of all diagnosed pregnancies end in miscarriage?
A) 2-5
B) 5-10
C) 15-20
D) 25-30
Q2) Drinking alcohol during the first trimester of pregnancy has not been found to be harmful,although drinking during the second or third trimester is associated with higher rates of birth defect.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss the reasons women are delaying pregnancy more often these days.What are the risks of delayed pregnancy? Be sure to cite specific findings from the text.
Q4) Most fertility issues can be traced back to problems associated with just one of the partners.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The majority of births worldwide take place in hospitals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) In the 1800s and early 1900s,doctors were the primary ones to provide information about contraception to women and men.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Differentiate between surgical and medication induced abortion and assuming a woman had decided to obtain an abortion,explain how she might decide which procedure would be best for her.
Q3) What is the name of the device placed just under the skin in the arm that uses time-released hormones to prevent pregnancy for up to three years?
A) Depo-Provera
B) Implanon
C) Mirena
D) NuvaRing
Q4) If a couple wants to prevent pregnancy and avoid STIs,what is the most reliable choice?
A) male or female sterilization
B) abstinence
C) birth control pills
D) condoms
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Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids
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Q1) What term refers to the types of illnesses that cause further deterioration of a person with HIV/AIDS?
A) secondary diseases
B) opportunistic diseases
C) autoimmune diseases
D) inoculatory diseases
Q2) Identify the different categories of sexually transmitted infections.Give two examples for each category along with a brief description (i.e.,incidence rates,symptoms,treatment options).You do not need to include HIV/AIDS.
Q3) What is the most common cause of vaginal discharge that often causes a "fishy" odour?
A) bacterial vaginosis
B) gonorrhea
C) HPV
D) pubic lice
Q4) Compare the common vaginal infections,including trichomoniasis,bacterial vaginosis,and vulvovaginal candiasis.What would be distinguishing symptoms to help a person tell the difference between each?
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Chapter 8: Gender Development, Gender Roles, and
Gender Identity
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Q1) In a college or university context,what does the term "gender-neutral housing" refer to?
A) allowing transgendered students to have equal access for housing options
B) allowing male floors and female floors within the same residence hall
C) allowing male and female students to share rooms in a residence hall
D) allowing homosexual and bisexual students to have special room requests
Q2) What statement best describes Sheila Rothman's belief about the context of womanhood?
A) What it means to be a woman has remained very constant from one time period to the next.
B) What it means to be a woman is mostly defined by determinants of masculinity during any given time period.
C) What is means to be a woman is understood within the context of motherhood.
D) What it means to be a woman has shifted from one time period to the next.
Q3) What surgical procedure is the most common option used for female-to-male transitions?
A) vaginoplasty
B) phalloplasty
C) metoidioplasty
D) scrotoplasty
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Chapter 9: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) Freud argued that people were inherently bisexual.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the six-stage model of gay and lesbian identity formation,what is the last stage in which the individual becomes fully comfortable with his or her sexual orientation and considers all aspects of his or her personality?
A) identity tolerance
B) identity acceptance
C) identity pride
D) identity synthesis
Q3) In India,there is a higher level of acceptance for lesbians than for gay men.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In ancient Rome,who could not take the receptive role in same-sex behaviour?
A) a prostitute
B) a free-born male
C) a slave
D) a captive soldier
Q5) Discuss issues that affect gay and lesbian immigrants in Canada
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Chapter 10: Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality
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Q1) Teen pregnancy rates across Europe are about the same as in the Canada.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which statement describes typical abstinence-only sexuality education programs?
A) They typically promote abstinence as the only choice that will fully protect against pregnancy and STIs while providing information about contraception as a backup plan.
B) They promote abstinence and do not commonly present information about anatomy or STIs.
C) Abstinence-only programs promote abstinence until the individual is old enough to be emotionally, socially and cognitively ready to have sex.
D) Abstinence-only programs are primarily found in Europe.
Q3) Which term refers to the realization that one's gender does not typically change over the life span?
A) gender identity
B) gender constancy
C) gender integration
D) gender synthesis
Q4) Summarize the four goals of comprehensive sexuality education programs.
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Chapter 11: Communication and Sexuality
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Q1) Describe two non-constructive communication strategies and explain why they could lead to a communication shutdown.
Q2) Discuss research concerning pickup lines and their effectiveness.
Q3) What do Maltz and Borker suggest about head-nodding in conversations between men and women?
A) Men are signalling they are listening.
B) Women are signalling they agree.
C) There are no gender differences in head nodding during conversations between men and women.
D) There are differences in meanings between women's nods and men's nods during conversations.
Q4) The term "genderlects" refers to using negative and gender stereotyping words during conversations.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Negative emotional facial expressions are more similar across cultures than positive emotional facial expressions.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Love and Intimacy
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Q1) Thao thinks Nick may like him because they have made prolonged eye contact several times during class.Thao finds himself grabbing an extra pop for Nick,offering him help on his homework,and spending time hanging out after class with him.As he thinks about this,he realizes he is falling for Nick.What theory of love does this best exemplify?
A) behavioural reinforcement
B) cognitive
C) physiological arousal
D) evolutionary
Q2) In which country is it most likely that a person will think first of how a mate would be received by family and friends over one's own sense of romance?
A) Mexico
B) China
C) United States
D) France
Q3) Research has found that age and relationship length are both positively related to intimacy and commitment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Adult Sexual Relationships
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Q1) In what year did same-sex marriage become legal across Canada?
A) 2001
B) 2003
C) 2005
D) 2007
Q2) What characterizes sex within a lesbian couple as compared to sex within a heterosexual couple?
A) Sex is more frequent and lasts longer.
B) Sex is more frequent but lasts for less time.
C) Sex is less frequent but lasts longer.
D) Sex is less frequent and lasts for less time.
Q3) Which type of polygamy is most closely associated with polyfidelity?
A) polyandry
B) bigamy
C) polygyny
D) polygyandry
Q4) Discuss four different types of polygamy.
Q5) Couples without children tend to report higher relationship satisfaction.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Variations of Sexual Expression
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Q1) What is manual sex? Give two reasons why it is becoming more common.
Q2) Masturbation is unique to humans.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Masturbation rates remain constant over the lifespan.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A key feature of BDSM is that sexual acts occur without consent.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When surveyed,how did 60% of male university students classify their last sexual partner?
A) a spouse, fiancé, or committed partner
B) a hook-up
C) a friend with benefits
D) a booty call
Q6) Differentiate between abstinence,celibacy,and asexuality.
Q7) Explain how disembodied sex has evolved with changing technology.
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Q8) Describe a typical Japanese "love hotel".What function do these serve for Japanese couples?
Chapter 15: Challenges to Sexual Functioning
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Q1) According to Masters and Johnson,what is early ejaculation associated with?
A) early sexual experiences that were rushed for fear of being caught
B) receiving harsh punishments as a child
C) early exposure to pornography
D) sex with partners who have a much higher sex drive
Q2) It is common for both partners in a relationship to be diagnosed simultaneously with a sexual problem.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Vince is showing disinhibition in which he sometimes masturbates in public,makes lewd comments,and makes inappropriate sexual advances.What condition is Vince likely recovering from?
A) heart attack
B) stroke
C) prostate cancer
D) alcoholism
Q4) Discuss the common attitudes that prevail related to sexuality and overall health.Explain why the commonly used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)is often criticized for its approach to sexual disorders.
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Chapter 16: Harmful and Antisocial Sexual Expression
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Q1) Identify and explain three common motivations for paraphiliac behaviours.
Q2) Sexual behaviours are usually categorized as normal or abnormal based on the current scientific research findings of that time period.
A)True
B)False
Q3) While people are more likely to celebrate individual and cultural differences in most aspects of human life,people are less tolerant of sexual diversity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What term refers to a person who becomes sexually aroused primarily from displaying his or her genitals,nudity,or sexuality to strangers?
A) voyeur
B) hyposexual
C) necrophiliac
D) exhibitionist
Q5) Define a fetish and identify the key features of this paraphilia.Provide two examples of fetishes.
Q6) Explain Carne's treatment methods and the four cycles of sexual addiction.
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Chapter 17: Power and Sexual Coercion
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Q1) Studies show that reports of intimate partner violence are typically an isolated event.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain three factors that describe why there is no single definition of sexual assault.
Q3) According to the text,what are suggested strategies to avoid being raped during an attack?
A) First try to escape, and then try verbal strategies.
B) First try fighting back, then verbal strategies, and then try to escape.
C) Use verbal strategies first because escape rarely works.
D) Submit because most rapists will stop if the victim becomes totally passive.
Q4) Sexual assault trauma syndrome is commonly compared to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define sexual harassment and differentiate between the various types of sexual harassment.Give an example for each.
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Chapter 18: Sexual Imagery and Selling Sex
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Q1) Why were people from colonized countries often portrayed in sexualized images in the 19th century?
A) Conquerors wished to subjugate them.
B) Nudity was more commonplace in these newly found cultures.
C) It was a way to raise funds to expand colonization.
D) It was a way to communicate about culture when there was no common language.
Q2) What is the literal translation of the word "obscene"?
A) of sex
B) off the scene
C) of the scene
D) of scandal
Q3) Describe the historical,cultural,and societal implications for the statement,"One person's pornography can be another person's erotica."
Q4) An Asian man has never been portrayed as gay on television.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Ancient Chinese art depicts males and females as equals.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the link between sexual abuse and female sex work.
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