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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e

Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

The Sexual Body in Health and Illness

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer


1	Which of the following is often associated with having an eating disorder?
		A)	traumas rising from sexual abuse
		B)	frequent masturbation during childhood
		C)	a history of punishment for sexual exploration or interest
		D)	a history of STDs


2	Which of the following describes the central feature of the condition known as anorexia nervosa?
		A)	An individual has no interest or concern about food.
		B)	A person takes great pleasure in having continuous hunger pangs.
		C)	An individual becomes obsessed with pursuing greater levels of thinness.
		D)	A person consumes large amounts of nonnutritional food such as fiber.


3	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)	loss of bone mass.
		D)	thinning of the vaginal walls.


4	Normal sexual changes experienced by men in their forties and fifties usually include all of the following EXCEPT:
		A)	achieving erections requires more stimulation.
		B)	frequency of sexual activity declines.
		C)	sexual interest and enjoyment decrease greatly.
		D)	the amount of ejaculate and the force of ejaculation is less.


5	Gay men, lesbians, and heterosexuals are similar in that as they age:
		A)	those with a strong commitment to their relationship are the happiest.
		B)	sexual variety become more important.
		C)	resentment and power often replace intimacy.
		D)	sexual passion and desire usually disappears.


6	Women with spinal cord damage:
		A)	lose all interest in sex.
		B)	gradually develop multiple sclerosis.
		C)	menstruate and can become pregnant.
		D)	eventually fully recover the ability to have vaginal and clitoral orgasms.


7	The effects of diabetes on sexuality:
		A)	are more negative for women than for men.
		B)	dramatically affect fertility for men.
		C)	often include erectile dysfunction.
		D)	include loss of desire for sex by most diabetic women.


8	Diane is 15 and sexually active. Kelly is 18 and has never had sexual intercourse. Who should have a Pap test?
		A)	Diane.
		B)	Kelly.
		C)	Both Diane and Kelly.
		D)	Neither Diane and Kelly.


9	Joe is 60 and suffering from an urgent and frequent need to urinate. He is most likely afflicted with
		A)	retrograde ejaculation.
		B)	prostatic hypertrophy.
		C)	fibrocystic disease.
		D)	fibroadenoma.


10	All of the following are associated with a higher risk of breast cancer EXCEPT:
		A)	family history of cancer.
		B)	history of breast cancer in a close blood relative (mother, sister, etc.).
		C)	having small breasts.
		D)	late childbearing.


11	Osteoporosis refers to:
		A)	beginning stages of ovarian cancer.
		B)	beginning of menopause.
		C)	loss of bone mass.
		D)	lowered production of estrogen.


12	All of the following are true about prostate cancer EXCEPT:
		A)	it is common in men under 40.
		B)	it is the most common form of cancer among men.
		C)	it can be checked for by having a physician do a digital/rectal exam.
		D)	there is a blood test to help in diagnosing it.


13	Testicular cancer:
		A)	has been decreasing in rate.
		B)	is most common among young men between 18 and 35.
		C)	can be detected only by a blood test.
		D)	has a very low cure rate.


14	The daughters of women who were prescribed DES (diethylstilbestrol) have greater vulnerability to:
		A)	uterine, breast, ovarian, and vaginal cancer.
		B)	pelvic inflammatory disease.
		C)	premature births.
		D)	endometriosis.


15	Alcohol use can put people at high risk for:
		A)	unwanted intercourse.
		B)	sexual violence.
		C)	acquiring sexually transmitted diseases.
		D)	all of the above

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