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1
According to the text, what is required for sexual health to be attained and maintained?
A)the absence of disease, dysfunction, and infirmity
B)Good health care coverage
C)sex education that begins in junior high/middle school
D)respect, protection, and fulfillment of all persons' sexual rights
2
According to the APA, eating disorders are:
A)due to lack of will power.
B)behavior disorders.
C)treatable medical illnesses.
D)psychological disorders.
3
Kimberly is obsessively preoccupied with food and lives in a perpetual struggle with her hunger pangs in her relentless pursuit of excessive thinness. Although, at 5'6", she weighs only 90 lbs, she believes she is overweight. Kimberly suffers from:
A)anorexia nervosa.
B)body dysmorphic disorder.
C)bulimia.
D)binge eating disorder.
4
How does binge eating disorder differ from bulimia?
A)Binge eating disorder, but not bulimia, is characterized by episodes of uncontrolled overeating.
B)Bulimia, but not binge eating disorder, is characterized by purging.
C)Bulimia, but not binge eating disorder, is characterized by a relentless pursuit of excessive thinness.
D)Bulimia, but not binge eating disorder, is characterized by eating in secret.
5
In women, anabolic steroids can cause:
A)enhanced breast development.
B)excessive hair growth and acne.
C)increased fertility.
D)Increased fatigue.
6
Alcohol consumption is likely to increase all of the following EXCEPT:
A)engaging in indiscriminate sexual activity.
B)sexual violence.
C)sexual performance.
D)the incidence of transmitting HIV and STIs.
7
Umberto wants to find the most powerful aphrodisiac in the world. Understanding human sexuality, your best suggestion is that he use:
A)ground rhinoceros horn.
B)a combination of bananas and oysters.
C)his own fantasy life coupled with a positive self image and an interested partner.
D)either alcohol or marijuana, but not a combination of the two.
8
Effects of menopause often include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)periods of intense warmth and flushing known as hot flashes.
B)increased vaginal lubrication.
C)insomnia.
D)loss of bone mass.
9
Findings from the Women's Health Initiative study suggest that, when compared with a placebo, the combination of estrogen and progestin resulted in decreased risk of:
A)heart attack.
B)stroke.
C)breast cancer.
D)colorectal cancer.
10
Enlargement of the prostate gland:
A)is a normal process of aging for men.
B)is a warning sign for cancer.
C)impairs men's sexual functioning.
D)does not start until men are in their 60s or 70s, if at all.
11
Women with spinal cord damage:
A)lose all interest in sex.
B)eventually develop multiple sclerosis.
C)continue to be fertile and are able to bear children.
D)eventually recover the ability to experience orgasm.
12
The one thing that all cancers have in common is that they:
A)are fatal.
B)are the result of aberrant behavior of cells.
C)all form solid tumors.
D)remain localized.
13
Tami is concerned about getting breast cancer because two of her close female relatives have been diagnosed with the disease. Which of the following factors would be an additional risk factor for Tami?
A)use of an underarm antiperspirant
B)wearing underwire bras.
C)having had an abortion when she was in her twenties.
D)obesity.
14
Diane is 15 and is sexually active. Kelly is 22 and has never had sexual intercourse. Who should have a Pap test?
A)Diane
B)Kelly
C)both Diane and Kelly
D)neither Diane nor Kelly
15
The highest number of deaths among men diagnosed with cancer is from:
A)lung cancer.
B)prostate cancer.
C)lymphoma.
D)leukemia.







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