Introduction to Human Sexuality Final
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Human Sexuality explores the biological, psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of human sexual behavior and expression. The course covers topics such as sexual anatomy and physiology, sexual development across the lifespan, gender identity and roles, sexual orientation, relationships, communication about sexuality, sexual health, and issues relating to consent and diversity. Students will examine contemporary social attitudes, media influences, legal aspects, and ethical considerations surrounding human sexuality. Through lectures, discussions, and critical analysis, the course encourages the development of a holistic and informed understanding of sexuality and its impact on individuals and society.
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Understanding Human Sexuality 7th Canadian by Janet Hyde
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Chapter 1: Sexuality in Perspective
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Q1) The first institute of sexual research was founded by
A)Magnus Hirschfeld
B)Richard von Krafft-Ebing
C)Havelock Ellis
D)Alfred Kinsey
Answer: A
Q2) An example of sexual behaviour used for nonsexual purposes would be
A)wanting to increase social status
B)engaging in sexual activity as an end in and of itself
C)renting a movie on a Sunday afternoon in to become stimulated so that the result is sexual intercourse
D)engaging in sexual intercourse only when the female is potentially fertile
Answer: A
Q3) A synonym for "wet-dream" is
A)nocturnal emission
B)incubus
C)succubus
D)dream dew
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
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Q1) Some theorists suggest we may look at a partner's physique and complexion to estimate their
A)social status
B)sexual experience
C)genetic structure
D)reproductive potential
Answer: D
Q2) The theorists/researchers who believe that all or almost all of our adult sexual behaviour is determined by our childhood experiences use which of the following approaches?
A)social learning
B)sociobiology
C)structural functional
D)psychoanalytic
Answer: D
Q3) In Canada,a charge of nudity carries a sentence of 6 months and/or $5,000.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Sex Research
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Q1) Which of the following is a method of assessing whether self-reports are accurate?
A)Volunteer bias
B)Cost-benefit approach
C)Test-retest reliability
D)Content analysis
Answer: C
Q2) A study aims to research the sexuality of closeted homosexuals.Obtaining a sample is problematic because participants would require a high degree of anonymity.Identify the type of data collection that would be most suitable for this study.
A)Direct observation
B)Web-based survey
C)Implicit Association Test
D)Face-to-face interview
Answer: B
Q3) William Masters began his research on the physiology of sexual response in 1964.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) What is the function of the cremaster muscle?
A)It is the path through which sperm leave the body.
B)It opens the cervix during childbirth.
C)It is responsible for clitoral erection.
D)It moves the testes to or away from the body.
Q2) Which of the following is TRUE of the testes?
A)The testes move away from the body in a cold environment.
B)The testes are endocrine glands.
C)The testes move closer to the body in a hot environment.
D)The testes are analogous to the clitoris.
Q3) Which term describes the middle,muscular layer of the uterus?
A)Endometrium
B)Myometrium
C)Exometrium
D)Perimetrium
Q4) Describe the stages of spermatogenesis.
Q5) Describe the structure and functions of the vagina.
Q6) Cancer of the breast is the most frequently diagnosed Cancer.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation
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Q1) Discuss the biological and psychological cycles that are present in men.
Q2) Some of the causes of _____ are pregnancy,congenital reproductive defects,hormonal imbalances,and cysts.
A)PMS
B)amenorrhea
C)dysmenorrhea
D)anovulatory cycles
Q3) Which of the following statements best summarizes the hormone-mood relationship causing PMS?
A)Most mood swings are a result of high levels of secretions from the adrenal glands.
B)Most mood swings experienced by women are caused by the influence of their respective cultures,with a minimal role played by hormones.
C)Most mood swings are caused by a rise in the level of testosterone in the blood.
D)Most mood swings are likely to be related to the decline of estrogen and progesterone.
Q4) Explain what homologous and analogous organs are.Give at least two examples of each.
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Chapter 6: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) The condition in which a woman believes herself to be pregnant and shows signs of pregnancy without actually being so is known as _____.
A)preeclampsia
B)ectopic pregnancy
C)eclampsia
D)pseudocyesis
Q2) Which of the following is the mildest of the postpartum psychiatric disorders?
A)Postpartum psychosis
B)Postpartum depression
C)Postpartum blues
D)Postpartum dyskinesia
Q3) What is Nägele's rule and how does it function?
Q4) Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA)and phthalates,chemicals found in most everyday products containing plastics,is associated with a 20 percent decline in male fecundity.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What effect can the intake of alcohol by a pregnant woman have on her fetus?
Q6) What do we know about the causes of infertility?
Q7) Discuss the three stages of labour briefly.
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Chapter 7: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Czechoslovakian study comparing children born to mothers who were denied an abortion with those whose mothers did not want an abortion?
A)Children born to women who wanted an abortion but were denied one experienced a range of negative social,behavioural,and emotional experience compared to those who were born to women who did not want an abortion.
B)Children born to women who wanted an abortion but were denied one were more likely to seek abortions in their adulthood than those who were born to women who did not want an abortion.
C)Most children born to mothers who wanted an abortion but were denied one ended up with lower IQs compared to those who were born to women who did not want an abortion.
D)Children born to women who wanted an abortion but were denied one were 10 times more likely to be abused than children born to women who did not want an abortion.
Q2) Why are there different methods of contraception? Why doesn't everyone just use the most effective method?
Q3) Discuss the various methods of sterilization for females and males.Discuss reversibility.
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) Discuss why syphilis is still a threat and why Health Canada wants to eliminate it.(Be sure to include the role the 3 stages of syphilis play in this threat.)
Q2) The Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections defined how many stages of HIV infection?
A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five
Q3) Lafayette has been diagnosed with genital herpes.He feels depressed and ashamed.What are Lafayette's feelings a demonstration of?
A)STI-related stigma
B)sexual minority stress
C)STI-related shame
D)fear of vampire retribution
Q4) Women who are most at risk of infection with HIV are those who A)have heterosexual contact with an infected man.
B)come from countries with high rates of homosexual transmission of HIV.
C)received a blood transfusion.
D)have homosexual contact with other women.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Arousal
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Q1) How do the spinal cord and the brain influence our sexual responses? Explain the mechanisms for the male.
Q2) In two-person sex,what is the best way to stimulate a woman's genitals?
A)Firmly press directly on the clitoris in order for her to be able to feel it since this area is not particularly sensitive.
B)Manipulate the clitoris much like putty-pulling and pushing.
C)Begin with light,gentle stroking of the thighs and the inner and outer lips.
D)Rub the clitoris when it is fairly dry to increase the amount of erotic friction.
Q3) What is the sexual position that most likely results in conception?
A)Man-on-top.
B)Woman-on-top.
C)Rear-entry.
D)Side-to-side.
Q4) The key to having exceptional sex is to have a natural talent towards lovemaking.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly define the three phases of Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle.
Q6) Discuss the relationship between pheromones and the menstrual cycle.
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Chapter 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Erik Erikson postulated a model of psychosocial development according to which we experience crises at how many stages in our lives?
A)five
B)six
C)seven
D)eight
Q2) How would Alfred Kinsey's research data regarding incidences of masturbation for boys between the ages of 13 and 15 be described based on today's current data?
A)Youth begin masturbating one or two years earlier.
B)Youth begin masturbating three years earlier.
C)Youth begin masturbating one or two years later.
D)Youth begin masturbating three years later.
Q3) A higher percentage of boys than girls in grade 7 have engaged in sexual behaviours (including open-mouthed kissing and touching below the waist).By grade 11 the percentages are
A)reversed;more girls than boys have engaged in sexual behaviours.
B)approximately equal.
C)the same for kissing,but many more boys have engaged in oral sex.
D)the same for oral sex,but many more boys report engaged in sexual intercourse.
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Chapter 11: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
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Q1) Developing a capacity for intimacy is one important issue in achieving sexual maturity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is the BEST summary of research findings on changes in sexual behaviour in older adulthood?
A)After the age of 65,interest in sexual activity drastically declines resulting in an equally drastic decline in sexual activity.Thus,most older adults no longer have sex.
B)After the age of 60,men continue to be interested in sex but women lose their interest in sex almost entirely.Thus,in older adulthood men have much higher rates of sexual activity than do women.
C)After the age of 60,many men and women experience a decreased interest in sex resulting in a slight decrease in the frequency of sexual activity.Despite this,most men and women continue to have sex throughout older adulthood.
D)After the climacteric and andropause,men and women are no longer biologically capable of becoming sexually aroused.Thus,sexual behaviours in older adulthood are replaced with affectionate behaviours.
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Chapter 12: Attraction, Love, and Communication
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Q1) In individualistic cultures,behaviour is regulated by ________;in collectivist cultures,behaviour is regulated by _______________.
A)self-interest;self-interest
B)peer pressure;family pressure
C)individual attitudes;group norms
D)group attitudes;family attitudes
Q2) Why is communication so important in building and maintaining a good and satisfying sexual relationship?
Q3) Which of the following was NOT an outcome of The Add Health (2014)data which studied ATTRACTIVENESS with students in grades 7 to 12?
A)In high school it is associated with greater social integration.
B)In high school it is associated with higher academic success.
C)In high school is it associated with favourable treatment by classmates.
D)In high school is it associated with favourable treatment by teachers.
Q4) Which has the greatest homophily?
A)education
B)age
C)sexual orientation
D)race/ethnicity
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Chapter 13: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) In 2000,the first soldier in the world to undergo gender-reassignment surgery (male to female)
A)was murdered by fellow officers.
B)was harassed until she quit the services.
C)took early retirement.
D)continued to serve in the military.
Q2) Alex is a quiet,considerate,and pretty child.Alex is often told that she is pretty and knows that she is very quiet.Alex's mom is also quiet,pretty and considerate.As Alex gets older she meets more and more women who are also quiet and considerate.Using the concept of self-socialization,how is the match between Alex's characteristics and the characteristics of women in her life likely to influence Alex?
A)Alex is likely to react by becoming the opposite.
B)The match is likely to strengthen Alex's female gender identity.
C)Alex is already a girl so the match does little to influence her.
D)Alex is likely to become depressed because of dangerous combination of these characteristics.
Q3) Television viewing has not been shown to be related to gender roles.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Sexual Orientation and Identity:
Straight, or Asexual
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Q1) Sexual orientation refers to one's self identity as gay,heterosexual,bisexual,asexual,or some other term.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A person with a rating of 4 on the Kinsey scale would be classified as
A)mostly heterosexual with incidental homosexual experience
B)heterosexual with substantial homosexual experience
C)homosexual with substantial heterosexual experience
D)mostly homosexual with incidental heterosexual experience
Q3) Which of the following is TRUE regarding bisexuals?
A)many bisexuals have both female and male partners at the same time
B)bisexuals differ from lesbians and gay men in their relationship status and length
C)many bisexuals report that they need both male and female partners to think of themselves as bisexuals
D)bisexuals may be viewed with suspicion or hostility by the gay and lesbian communities
Q4) Anti-gay discrimination and violence is almost non-existent in Canada
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Behaviour
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Discuss the primary and secondary prevention methods of harmful sexual variations.
Q3) Discuss the components of sadomasochism-pain,bondage and discipline,dominance and submission,and the suggested causes.
Q4) What is asphyxiophilia? How much do we know about this paraphilia?
Q5) Treatment is necessary even for those paraphilias which are relatively mild in expression because they develop ultimately over a lifetime into sources of personal anguish as well as becoming harmful to those with whom the person is involved.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A voyeur would find watching an exhibitionist to be very arousing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) Cassandra is 13 and her boyfriend Greg is 18.They have been together since Cassandra was 12,about a year.Until recently,their sexual activity involved making out with a little over-the-clothes breast fondling.Recently,Cassandra has become worried that Greg is more interested in sex and will leave her if they don't become more sexual.So she has initiated more sexual contact,and skin-on-skin contact.Tonight,she plans to have sex with Greg.Cassandra and Greg's behaviour is
A)typical of teens their age.
B)illegal in Canada.
C)something that would have been illegal in Canada in the past but isn't anymore.
D)legal because they are dating but would be illegal if they were not.
Q2) The prevention of sexual assault is not readily feasible because of the physical nature of males that makes them sexually aggressive with a lack of self-control when sexually aroused.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Outline major changes in rape law in Canada since the 1980s.In your opinion,what have these changes accomplished?
Q4) What are the main components of sexual harassment?
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Chapter 17: Sex for Sale
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Q1) These sex workers (women)work in regular shifts.They provide sexual gratification on an hourly basis,servicing clients who come to the apartment with the costs in major cities running about $150-$200 an hour.We are talking about women working through
A)call-girl services
B)in-call services
C)out-call services
D)escort services
Q2) Research indicates that exposure to pornography containing aggression toward women _________ males' aggression toward women and may affect males' attitudes,making them _________ accepting of violence against women in the laboratory.
A)increases;more
B)increases;less
C)has no effect on;more
D)has no effect on;less
Q3) Men who use sex worker services are almost all addicted to sex.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly define the various types of pornography.
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Chapter 18: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
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Q1) It appears that when you have a little of this drug,there is often an enhancement of one's libido,but when you have a great deal,it acts as a performance depressant.This drug is
A)acetaminophen
B)alcohol
C)an atypical antipsychotic
D)heroin
Q2) A sociobiologist could argue that this sexual disorder is an asset in the process of evolution that would help in reproduction.This sexual disorder is
A)erectile dysfunction
B)rapid ejaculation
C)vaginismus
D)dyspareunia
Q3) Masters and Johnson reported their lowest failure rate in treating:
A)primary erectile disorder
B)masturbation failure
C)dyspareunia
D)rapid ejaculation
Q4) What is cognitive restructuring and how is it used in sex therapy?
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Chapter 19: Sexuality Education
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Q1) What percent of boys in a Nova Scotia study said they had discussed with their physician whether they were sexually active?
A)16
B)30
C)45
D)56
Q2) Which of the following describes the Skills for Healthy Relationships education program for schools?
A)It included components aimed at encouraging earlier onset of sexual activity and increasing condom use.
B)At the end of the program students showed long-lasting gains in a number of targeted behaviours and attitudes.
C)Students whose parents participated in the home activities aspects of the program showed the least amount of change in attitudes and behaviour.
D)It included components aimed at creating compassion for persons living with HIV/AIDS and combating homophobia.
Q3) Discuss Social Inoculation Theory.
Q4) Compare the effectiveness of the different types of sex education.
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Chapter 20: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality
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Q1) Which statement describes Canadian attitudes toward abortion since 1975?
A)Become more accepting generally.
B)Become less accepting generally.
C)Remained essentially unchanged.
D)Become more accepting only in situations where the mother is not unmarried.
Q2) Hebrew religious leaders viewed fertility cults as
A)an important part of their religion.
B)a threat to their religion.
C)an acceptable form of religious worship.
D)a means of guaranteeing the propagation of the Israelites.
Q3) In the United States,several large populations have been required to undergo testing for HIV.This practice is NOT used in Canada because
A)it would be too costly
B)it is under consideration but has not yet been approved by the federal government
C)persons infected with HIV/AIDS have effectively lobbied against this practice
D)persons with HIV infection are protected from this sort of discrimination by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Q4) Briefly discuss the role of sex in Hinduism.
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