Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilic Disorders Flashcards
The treatment for a young man who has just received a diagnosis of a paraphilic disorder is most likely to include which of the following?
A. overcorrection and habit reversal training
B. habit reversal training and covert sensitization
C. orgasmic reconditioning and systematic desensitization
D. covert sensitization and orgasmic reconditioning
Answer D is correct. Behavioral interventions for paraphilic disorders are based on classical conditioning and include covert sensitization and orgasmic reconditioning.
Which of the following is considered to be the first-line treatment for female orgasmic disorder?
A. sensate focus
B. start-stop technique
C. orgasmic reconditioning
D. directed masturbation
Answer D is correct. Directed masturbation is the most empirically supported cognitive behavioral technique for FOD (especially lifelong FOD) and is considered to be the first line treatment.
A young man who has just received a diagnosis of frotteuristic disorder is sexually aroused when he fantasizes about:
A. dressing in woman’s clothing.
B. rubbing up against a nonconsenting person.
C. a non-genital body part.
D. watching other people having sex.
Answer B is correct. Frotteuristic disorder involves recurrent and intense sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting adult as manifested in fantasies, urges, and/or behaviors.
To assign a DSM-5-TR diagnosis of pedophilic disorder to a client, the client must be at least _____ years old.
A. 20
B. 18
C. 16
D. 14
Answer C is correct. For the diagnosis of pedophilic disorder, the person must be 16 years of age or older and at least five years older than the children he responds to with sexual arousal.
Which of the following is most likely to be an effective pharmacological treatment for premature ejaculation?
A. an MAOI
B. an SSRI
C. a beta-blocker
D. an anti-seizure medication
Answer B is correct. There’s evidence that premature ejaculation is related to a low level of serotonin, and the research has confirmed that a daily SSRI can delay ejaculation for some men.
The development of sensate focus by Masters and Johnson (1970) was based on their assumption that most sexual problems are related to:
A. performance anxiety.
B. communication deficits.
C. dissatisfaction with sexual partners.
D. exposure to sexual trauma.
Answer A is correct. Sensate focus was developed by Masters and Johnson (1970) as a method for reducing performance anxiety and is used to treat erectile disorder and other sexual dysfunctions.
