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PSY 303 Abnormal Psychology Final UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers Transgender identity - CORRECT ANSWER- psychological sense of belonging to one gender while possessing sexual organs of the other Gender identity - CORRECT ANSWER- psychological sense of being male or female Gend...

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PSY 303 Abnormal Psychology Final
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Transgender identity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔psychological sense of belonging to one
gender while possessing sexual organs of the other


Gender identity - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔psychological sense of being male or female



Gender dysphoria - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔individuals who experience significant
personal distress or impaired functioning as a result of a conflict between their biological sex
and their gender identity


comes with transgender identity as well


- often begins in childhood
- desires/believes he/she is a member of non-biological gender
- play preferences associated with non-biological gender
- inner conflict about one's sexual anatomy (disgust)
- clothing preferences associated with non-biological gender


CONTROVERSIAL --> distress may stem from society and not from inner conflict (mistake
of nature, not disorder)


NOT:
- transvestic disorder (like wearing female clothes for sex)
- behaving opposite of gender stereotypes
- homosexuality/sexual orientation


CAUSES:
- not completely sure

,- genetics
- environment
- hormones (high testosterone during prenatal development)


TREATMENTS:
- sexual reassignment surgery


Sexual reassignment surgery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔attempt to construct external
genital organs that closely resemble those of the opposite sex


hormone treatment as well


biological male to female 3x more common and more successful


biological female to male adjustment more favorable before and after surgery because society
is more accepting


Sexual dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔persistent problems with sexual interest,
arousal, or response


affect an estimate of 40-45% of women and 20-30% of men


women more often report painful sex, inability to orgasm, and lack of sexual desire


men likely report reaching orgasm too quickly


lifetime (entire life) or acquired (obtain difficulty after period of normal functioning)


generalized (every time) or situational (some situations, like with one's spouse)


usually only brought to health professionals when 1 partner is more interested in sex than the
other

,Male hypoactive sexual desire disorder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔DISORDER OF
INTEREST AND AROUSAL


minimum 6 months duration


persistently have little, if any, desire for sexual activity or may lack sexual/erotic thoughts or
fantasies


psychological cause maintaining disorder


8-25% across age ranges, with greater prevalence among older men


Female sexual interest/arousal disorder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔DISORDER OF
INTEREST AND AROUSAL


minimum 6 months duration


psychological cause maintaining disorder


lack of, or greatly reduced level of, sexual interest, drive, or arousal


may lack feelings of sexual pleasure or excitement that accompany sexual arousal or just
experience little to no sexual interest/pleasure


may have few genital sensations during sexual activity


may be influenced by lifestyle (parents), sociocultural factors (culturally restrictive attitudes),
quality of relationship, and client's age


10-55% across age ranges, with greater prevalence in older women

, Erectile dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔DISORDER OF INTEREST/AROUSAL


minimum 6 months duration and occurs on all or almost all occasions of sexual activity (75-
100%)


psychological cause maintaining disorder


difficulty achieving or maintaining erection during sexual activity or erections could lack
rigidity needed to perform effectively


can be caused by fatigue, alcohol, or anxiety (performance anxiety)


varies widely with age:
- 1-10% in men under age 40
- 20-40% in men in their 60s
- 50% of men in 40 to 70 year range
- even higher in older men


Female orgasmic disorder - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ORGASM DISORDER


marked delay in reaching orgasm or infrequency/absence of orgasm, and sharp reduction in
intensity of orgasmic sensations


minimum 6 month duration and occurs on all or almost all occasions of sexual activity


clinicians need to make judgment on whether there is an adequate amount and type of
stimulation needed to achieve orgasm


10-42% across studies


Delayed ejaculation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ORGASM DISORDER

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