Chapter 4 Quiz - Sexual Health

Misconceptions, stigma, and discrimination in health care toward people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender can result in

missed disease, insensitive care from healthcare providers, and unfair treatment

T or F? Children as young as age 3 can show signs of gender dysphoria

true

T or F? Stress can result in the failure to menstraute

true

Which of the following descriptive terms is a sexual stereotype of women

sensitive, undersexed, dependent

A person who is born with sex chromosomes, external genitalia, or internal reproductive organs that are not considered biologically "standard" as male or female is referred as

intersex

Kinsey's research found which of the following

there exists a seven-point continuum that ranges from exclusive contact with and attraction to the other sex to varying degrees of "heterosexual" and "homosexual" orientation

An individual's subjective sense of being a male or female is his or her

gender identity

Which of the following statements about women and sex work is true?

women facing intersecting forms of discrimination typically have fewer legal protections and are at greater risk

T or F? the external part of the clitoris has about the same number of nerve endings as the head of a penis

true

T or F? treatment of sexual dysfunction usually requires long-term psychiatric therapy or targeted medications

false

T or F? A woman's virginity can be proved or disproved by the pain or bleeding that may occur with initial coitus

false

What did U.S. sodomy laws attempt to ban?

certain sexual activities

Sexual health includes which of the following facets of human interactions

physical, psychological, and social and cultural

Which of the following statements regarding comprehensive sex education programs has been found to be true

teaching about contraception is not associated with increased risk of adolescent sexual activity

adolescents who received comprehensive sex education had a lower risk of pregnancy than those who received abstinence-only education or no sex education

many parents support comprehensive sex education programs in public schools

Which of the following is a consistent theme that provides sanctioned sexual privileges across cultures

marriage

T or F? the bartholin's glands, located on each side of the vaginal opening, secrete a liquid that lubricates the vaginal tissues

true

T or F? During childbirth, the cervical canal stretches to 50 or more times its normal width

true