Question 1

If a 43-year-old woman has been having irregular menstrual periods for the last 8 months,this may indicate that she is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  perimenopause.
B)  menarche.
C)  involution.
D)  dysplasia.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is a developmental concern of early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  making moral decisions based on authority
B)  practicing recreational sex at all times
C)  treating love and sex as different entities
D)  forging intimacy and making commitmentsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Publicly acknowledging one's homosexual orientation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  outing.
B)  coming out.
C)  self-labeling.
D)  closeting.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

For newly married couples,the average frequency of sexual intercourse is

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A)  twice a day.
B)  three times a week.
C)  once a week.
D)  three times a month.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Describe the experience of African American gay and lesbian persons as a result of culture.

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They often experience a conflict between...

Question 6

What are the developmental concerns in middle adulthood?

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(1)Redefining sex in marital or other lo...

Question 7

Compared to men,women who rely on online dating sites in finding a partner are most likely emphasize their

Accepted Answer

A)  physical attributes.
B)  family values.
C)  financial status.
D)  employment history.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following pertains to the amount of all divorces that involve children?

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A)  about a quarter
B)  just over one-third
C)  slightly over half
D)  two-thirdsE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

After age 50,the average frequency of sexual intercourse among married couples is

Accepted Answer

A)  3 times per week.
B)  1 time per week.
C)  2 times per month.
D)  1 time per month.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The rights of unmarried adults who choose to live together in the same manner as a married couple refers to the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  domestic partnerships.
B)  serial monogamy.
C)  decriminalizing adultery.
D)  heteronormativity.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a developmental concern of early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing sexual orientation
B)  integrating love and sex
C)  planning marriage timetables
D)  making fertility/childbearing decisionsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Gareth "sleeps around" with multiple partners during his college days in order to achieve popularity among his peer group members.Which of the following types of reasons is most likely to have motivated Gareth to pursue this?

Accepted Answer

A)  goal-based reasons
B)  emotional reasons
C)  love-based reasons
D)  financial reasonsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Diana has reached menopause.Her age is most likely to be around

Accepted Answer

A)  12 years.
B)  51 years.
C)  29 years.
D)  37 years.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is true about the consequences of divorce on children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Improving children's well-being in post-divorce families are sufficient to counter the full range of problems associated with divorce.
B)  The more the transitions experienced by a child the more is the emotional problems faced by the child.
C)  Children of divorced parents will have or will develop adjustment problems.
D)  Most of the children with divorced parents are unable to upkeep familial commitments and connections.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a reason why cohabitation has become more widespread and accepted in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marriage is no longer thought of as being necessarily permanent.
B)  More gay and lesbian couples are "coming out" and living together.
C)  The general climate regarding sexuality is more open-minded than it was a generation ago.
D)  Young adults are continuing to defer marriage.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The dramatic increase in the number of unmarried adults has occurred largely as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  high costs involved in marriages.
B)  the greater availability of birth control measures.
C)  men and women marrying later.
D)  a decline in morality in society as a whole.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Kinsey suggested that sexual orientation was best viewed as

Accepted Answer

A)  a dichotomy-heterosexuality and homosexuality.
B)  a continuum from exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual.
C)  a cognitive structure,which develops when we are reinforced or punished.
D)  a two-dimensional concept-asexuality and heterosexuality.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

What is the main difference between dating in a school environment and dating in the working singles world?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no built-in mechanism for meeting people at work.
B)  School environments are more permissive.
C)  In the singles' world,there is more tolerance for casual affairs.
D)  There are more opportunities to meet people in the working singles' world.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Which term best describes our culture's attitude toward marital sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  constant
B)  indifferent
C)  ambivalent
D)  congruentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A growing body of evidence indicates that sexual minorities in the United States exhibit lower levels of psychiatric distress than their heterosexual counterparts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Sexuality in Adulthood

Describe the experience of African American gay and lesbian persons as a result of culture.

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What are the developmental concerns in middle adulthood?

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Which of the following pertains to the amount of all divorces that involve children?

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Which of the following is NOT a developmental concern of early adulthood?

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Which of the following is NOT a reason why cohabitation has become more widespread and accepted in recent years?

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Which of the following is a developmental concern of early adulthood?

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After age 50,the average frequency of sexual intercourse among married couples is

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Gareth "sleeps around" with multiple partners during his college days in order to achieve popularity among his peer group members.Which of the following types of reasons is most likely to have motivated Gareth to pursue this?

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The rights of unmarried adults who choose to live together in the same manner as a married couple refers to the concept of

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A growing body of evidence indicates that sexual minorities in the United States exhibit lower levels of psychiatric distress than their heterosexual counterparts.

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