Dyspareunia
A) is a disorder of inhibited sexual desire.
B) is a disorder involving genital pain associated with intercourse.
C) is a disorder of inability to achieve orgasm.
D) is a disorder that involves involuntary spasms of the muscles of the vagina, preventing intercourse.
Question 2Why has there been little systematic research conducted on dissociative amnesia and fugue?
A) These conditions are too rare to permit more extensive study.
B) The diagnosis of both disorders is too controversial; until a consensus is reached as to whether or not
there is a true psychogenic amnesia, further study is virtually impossible.
C) Case studies provide more useful information.
D) Both disorders are relatively brief, preventing researchers from having ample time to systematically
conduct full evaluations.
Question 3The diagnosis of vaginismus is controversial because
A) many researchers don think it exists.
B) if properly diagnosed, a physiological cause, not a psychological one, is always found.
C) women who complain of this disorder usually show no problems having intercourse.
D) the diagnostic criteria require involuntary spasms while most diagnosticians do not require a physical
exam to confirm this.
Question 4Which of the following has been demonstrated about the effects of psychogenic amnesias on memory?
A) Semantic memory is most dramatically affected.
B) Implicit memory is generally intact.
C) Episodic memory is not compromised.
D) Explicit memory is rarely affected.
Question 5Premature ejaculation is
A) very easy to define because most men ejaculate at about the same stage of sexual relations.
B) very difficult to define because many things affect time to ejaculation.
C) extremely rare.
D) caused mainly by biological factors.
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