Health Psychology Question Bank
Course Introduction
Health Psychology explores the psychological factors that influence physical health and well-being, examining how behavior, emotion, and cognition impact the prevention, onset, and management of illness. The course covers key topics such as stress and coping mechanisms, the relationship between mental and physical health, health behavior change theories, chronic illness management, patient-provider relationships, and public health interventions. Students will also learn about the roles of culture, socioeconomic status, and social support in health outcomes, and evaluate empirical research relevant to health promotion and disease prevention.
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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 best way to ensure a representative sample would be to select respondents randomly from the entire population of interest.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) When conducting a research study, _______.
A)researchers should introduce their own biased attitudes into the study
B)information should be gathered so that it can be analyzed using statistics
C)confidentiality of participants is not necessary
D)researchers need to ensure that the study cannot be replicated
Answer: B
Q3) A researcher is conducting a sex survey and would like to use a method that allows for both anonymity and flexibility in questioning.Which type of survey should this researcher use?
A)written questionnaire
B)face-to-face interview
C)telephone survey
D)Internet survey
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) Stimulation of the labia minora is primarily responsible for triggering orgasm in most women.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The physical changes that girls undergo at puberty as they mature into women are triggered by _______.
A)her age
B)the female hormones estrogen and progesterone
C)her height and weight
D)the composition of her diet
Answer: B
Q3) Penis size increases with frequent sexual activity and decreases with the lack of sex.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The _______ are the organs responsible for the production of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Answer: ovaries
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Chapter 3: The Physiology of Human Sexual Responding
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Q1) Helen Singer Kaplan, among others, criticized Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response because it failed to include consideration of _________.
A)relationship factors
B)the quality of sexual interaction
C)hormonal levels
D)sexual desire
Answer: D
Q2) According to the "new view of women's sexual problems," _________.
A)it is correct to assume that male and female sexuality is the same
B)there is not enough focus on the physiology of sexual response
C)women vary more than men do in their sexual responses
D)sexual response can be understood without consideration of interpersonal relationships
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following is a factor that may interfere with sexual desire?
A)inability to achieve orgasm
B)inability to maintain an erection
C)prescribed medication
D)lack of vaginal lubrication
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Love, Intimacy, and Sexual Communication
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Q1) Statistics show that _______ of all women who are murdered are killed by their male partners.
A)one-third
B)one-half
C)one-quarter
D)one-fifth
Q2) Having criteria of wanting a partner who is a professional, earns over $50,000 a year, and has never been married is an example of a _____.
Q3) According to Gottman, complaining is _______.
A)healthy because it is an expression of each partner's needs
B)unhealthy because it is a form of blaming
C)unhealthy because it expresses disrespect
D)healthy because it leads to stonewalling
Q4) Agape is a selfless kind of love.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Withholding information, sex, and/or help from a partner, as well as excessive jealousy, are examples of behaviors that can be characterized as _____ abuse.
Q6) "Men are dominant" is an example of a _____.
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Chapter 5: Contraception: Planning and Preventing Pregnancy
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Q1) Recent research reveals that the use of condoms lubricated with nonoxynol-9 may decrease the possibility of HIV transmission.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Sterilization procedures for both men and women involve _____.
A)surgery
B)abstaining
C)oral contraception
D)insertion of a vaginal ring
Q3) An advantages of the hormonal implant is that it _____.
A)has near perfect effectiveness
B)offers protection from STIs
C)may reduce the length of a period
D)has no possible side effects
Q4) The contraceptive patch may expose women to much lower levels of hormones than are found in most oral contraceptives
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Another name for the withdrawal method is _____.
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Chapter 6: Sexual Behaviors: Experiencing Sexual Pleasure
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Q1) U.S.Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders created a storm of controversy due to her comments about _______.
A)oral sex
B)masturbation
C)anal stimulation
D)sexual fantasy
Q2) A study found that on average, college women reported to have sexual fantasies approximately _______.
A)7 times a day
B)7 times a year
C)5 times a day
D)5 times a week
Q3) Someone who is an erotophobic _______.
A)responds with positive reactions to sexual topics
B)is less comfortable with sexual issues
C)has a sexually-transmitted infection
D)uses masturbation as their main sexual activity
Q4) A good coital position to use during pregnancy is _______.
Q5) A person scoring high on _______ on the Sexual Opinion Survey likely has a positive attitude towards masturbation.
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Chapter 7: Sexual Problems and Solutions
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Q1) When people of different cultures become involved in a romantic relationship, their attitudes and expectations regarding sex may cause _______.
A)sexual problems
B)lack of respect
C)depression
D)low self esteem
Q2) Which of the following is the best way to communicate sexual preferences and desires to one's partner?
A)make sounds or movements to communicate excitement and pleasure
B)use mirroring techniques while making love
C)verbally express sexual needs, likes, dislikes, and feelings
D)use nonverbal communication in the form of touch
Q3) Moe and Flo have been partners for several years.Over the past year they have lost their sexual desire even though they say they still love each other.Moe and Flo are experiencing _______.
A)generalized arousal disorder
B)hypoactive sexual desire
C)sexual disinhibition
D)sexual rejection disorder
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infectionsdiseases
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Q1) The time between infection and the appearance of physical symptoms of an illness is called an ________.
Q2) Josie contracted hepatitis by sexual transmission.Most likely, Josie has which of the following strains of hepatitis?
A)A
B)B
C)D
D)G
Q3) One in seven teens report engaging in unprotected intercourse after drinking alcohol or using other drugs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Selective abstinence refers to choosing to engage in or avoid certain sexual behaviors on the basis of their risks of STIs or pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Symptoms of syphilis occur in four distinct stages.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
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Q1) In an effort to become pregnant after many years of trying, more and more couples are turning to ________, which involves the removal of mature eggs from a female's ovary and fertilizing them with sperm in a laboratory before surgically implanting them in the woman's uterus.
A)gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)
B)embryo transplant
C)zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)
D)in vitro fertilization (IVF)
Q2) Married couple Tim and Tia are biologically capable of conceiving, but feel more comfortable and content to live lives that do not include parenting.They prefer to be called ________.
A)childless
B)child-free
C)childphobic
D)selfish
Q3) The ovum is capable of being fertilized for only ________.
Q4) A man's age significantly affects fertility.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Fertilization usually takes place in the upper region of the ________.
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Chapter 10: Gender: Expectations, Roles, and Behaviors
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Q1) Describe the difference between Klinefelter syndrome and Turner syndrome.
Q2) Social alienation refers to all of the following except ________.
A)shunning
B)malicious gossip
C)spreading negative rumors
D)shyness
Q3) Further refinement of the androgyny concept looks at those traits that are all of the following except ________.
A)desirable feminine traits
B)undesirable feminine and masculine traits
C)desirable masculine traits
D)undesirable genetic traits
Q4) Two of the most common chromosomal variations in humans are ________ and ________.
Q5) Mothers tend to interact with ________with their daughters, whereas fathers typically ________with their sons, as compared with their daughters.
Q6) ________ are the distinctive behaviors society expects and encourages us to engage in depending on our sex.
Q7) Someone who is ________ might be considered well-rounded.
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Chapter 11: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) Relationship satisfaction and quality are about the same regardless of the sexes of the couple.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Kinsey's sexual orientation rating system offers a dichotomous choice: heterosexual or homosexual.
A)True B)False
Q3) ________ or ________between members of the same sex carry with them all or many of the legal benefits of marriage, but are not legally or religiously identical to heterosexual marriage.
Q4) Research using identical twins indicates that ________.
A)sexual orientation is not genetically determined
B)there is nearly a 100% match - when one twin is gay or lesbian, so is his or her twin
C)when one member of a pair of identical twins is gay or lesbian, the chances are higher that the other twin will share that same sexual orientation
D)the environment plays an equal role to genetics
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) According to Freud, the development of our personality occurs in a series of psychosexual stages during the first 12 years or so of life.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the text, a major challenge in researching the difference between couples that cohabitate and those who marry is ________.
A)self-selection bias
B)anonymity
C)finding people to interview
D)human subjects review boards
Q3) Many teens believe they are safe from STI infection if they refrain from vaginal or anal sex, and limit their activities to oral sex.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to the research, half of all 9 graders have had sexual intercourse.
A)True
B)False
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) Men who rape simply lose control of their sexual urges.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Very few penal systems offer therapy to offenders, and upon release, repeat offending may occur.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Steve is studying the topic of men and rape.According to the research, men cannot be raped.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In terms of what men can do to prevent rape, all of the following were suggestions in the text except ________.
A)do not make comments or treat women like sex objects
B)do not try to get women drunk for sexual manipulation
C)if you know or suspect that a rape is being committed, intervene to stop it
D)try to get her to say yes before proceeding sexually
Q5) Men who rape rarely do so only once.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Paraphilias: Atypical Sexual Behaviors
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Q1) If there is consent, then the behavior is not considered a paraphilia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Brian is sexually turned on by sex with dead people; his behavior is referred to as ________.
A)necrophilia
B)urophilia
C)gerontophilia
D)deadophilia
Q3) Describe treatment approaches for paraphilias discussed in the textbook.
Q4) One example cited from the 1886 book, Psychopathia Sexualis, discussed a man who enjoyed having intercourse with ________.
A)shoes
B)horses
C)dead people
D)hens
Q5) The vast majority of adults who sexually abuse children are ________.
Q6) ________ propose that paraphilias begin with the pairing of a particular event with sexual arousal.
Q7) "Peeping Tom" is to ________ as "flasher" is to ________.
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Chapter 15: The Sexual Marketplace: Prostitution and Pornography
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Q1) Prostitutes overall have significantly higher rates of sexually transmitted disease than the population in general.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Male prostitutes sell their service equally to males and females.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The term ________ is applied to sexually explicit works expressing physical desire, passion, and attraction among people who freely choose to engage in sexual activities together.
A)pornography
B)erotica
C)obscenity
D)illegal sex
Q4) Prostitution may begin as a way to finance a drug habit, but as one becomes trapped in a life of prostitution, drug use may become a coping mechanism.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Pornography and erotica exist primarily for the purpose of ________.
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