Ch. 11 - Sexual Orientation

The pattern of a person’s romantic attraction based on gender

Affectional orientation

When did the term homosexual enter the English language?

1869

The pattern of a person’s sexual attraction based on gender

Sexual orientation

General label one chooses to use to describe one’s sexual attractions

Sexual identity label

A sexual identity label should have a ____ to the individual

Personal significance

True or false: Sexual identity labels people give themselves may change

True

What offers operational definitions of sexual orientation?

Kinsey Scale

In the Kinsey Scale, what does 0 represent?

Exclusively heterosexual

In the Kinsey Scale, what does 6 represent?

Exclusively homosexual

Alderson created a sexuality scale based on the ______

Sexuality Questionnaire

Terms such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, etc, are more accurately used as ____ rather than nouns

Adjectives

Lack of sexual attraction for others

Asexuality

True or false: Asexual vary widely in terms of their sexual behaviour and response

True

Research indicates that asexuality might be best considered a _____ orientation

Sexual

_____ minimizes SGD people and assumes that heterosexuality is the gold standard of “normal” behaviour

Heterosexism

True or false: In most societies around the world, there are now positive views of same-sex behaviour

False

True or false: There is no proven method to change someone’s sexual orientation

True

True or false: There are certain static groups in sexual orientation

False

Most biological scientific research of LGBTQ+ focuses on _____

Gay men

True or false: There is plenty research aimed at how individuals develop a heterosexual orientation

False

True or false: Same-sex behaviour is more common among men than women

True

Biological explanations of LGBTQ+ focus on the structures and functioning of the ___

Brain

True or false: Parent’s sexual orientation has no influence on their child’s

True

Sexual orientation seems more _____ for women than men

Fluid

True or false: Sexual orientation develops the same in men as women

False

True or false: There is some evidence that trauma affects sexual orientation

False

What model of identity development is based on how people interact with their environment?

Ecological model of identity development

What recognizes that identify formation and disclosure may be quite different for people depending on many aspects?

Ecological model of identity development

True or false: It’s impossible for a homosexual to be homophobic

False

True or false: It’s necessary for emotional health to accept for oneself a sexual/gender identity

True

What is the biggest barrier to developing a positive identity as sexually diverse?

Internalized homophobia that blocks healthy self-acceptance

True or false: SGD individuals are self-identifying their identities at younger ages than in the past

True

Much research from SGD communities suffers from _____

Sample bias

True or false: Most members of the SGD community are out

False

What couple reported greatest relationship satisfaction?

Lesbian

True or false: Monogamous couples are happier than non-monogamous ones

False

True or false: Mixed-sex couples break up more than same-sex couples

False

True or false: Most gay/lesbian individuals still want to get married at some point

True

What is one of the most serious obstacles to establishing and maintaining same-sex relationships?

Internalized homophobia

Who were reported as the least happy?

Unmarried non-cohabitated couples

Freud believed that all people are born ____

Bisexual

True or false: There has never been a society where the number of same-sex relationships = mixed-sex ones

True

True or false: Most bisexual people have a history of heterosexual relationships before they had same-sex interests

True

Who are often seen as “fence-sitters” by other members of the community?

Bisexuals

Who report the most sex?

Gay men in relationships

Who report the least amount of sex?

Lesbian couples

Who has the highest average number of partners in a lifetime?

Gay men

Who has the lowest average number of partners in a lifetime?

Heterosexual women

What’s the most common sexual activities for MSM?

Mutual masturbation

What’s the most common sexual activity for WSW?

Oral

True or false: Mixed-couples provide a safer environment for children than same-sex ones

False