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Answer the following Questions :

1. When doctors know the sexual orientation and gender identity status of patients, it often increases the likelihood of ______.

a. poorer health outcomes

b. open doctor-patient communication that improves health outcomes

c. patients lying about their underlying conditions

d. doctors prescribing the wrong medications to their patients

2. Which of the following shares a positive relationship with physical inactivity?

a. the average income or wealth of a country

b. being male

c. youth/being young

d. working in an office

3. Which of the following factors is especially likely to discourage Black men, relative to White men, from seeking healthcare?

a. masculinity norms

b. mistrust of the healthcare industry

c. religious beliefs

d. reliance upon local communities

4. Sex differences in the personality trait ______ may partly explain the increased frequency of internalizing disorders among women.

a. openness

b. extraversion

c. conscientiousness

d. neuroticism

5. Cultures characterized by ______ tend to contain higher frequencies of sex-based harassment.

a. Internet dependence

b. collectivism

c. individualism

d. mental illness

6. ______ is associated with eating fruits, vegetables, and fish, which likely explains a portion of sex differences in healthy diets.

a. Social support

b. Erectile dysfunction

c. Femininity

d. Estrogen production

7. Which of the following is NOT a primary reason cited by survivors of sexual assault for not reporting the incident to police?

a. feeling like they lack proof

b. fear that the police will not take them seriously

c. feeling that most cases of sexual assault are not that big of a deal

d. fear that the perpetrator will retaliate

8. ______ posit(s) that belonging to a stigmatized group creates unique stressors, such as harassment, abuse, and employment discrimination, that combine to increase minority individuals' vulnerability to all types of health problems regardless of their socioeconomic status.

a. Minority stress theory

b. Stereotype threat

c. Intersectional theories

d. Implicit biases

9. Sometimes sexual minorities may experience self-directed, prejudiced attitudes. These attitudes increase risks for a variety of mental illnesses. One example of such negative, self-directed attitudes is ______.

a. minority stress

b. cognitive dissonance

c. internalized transphobia

d. sexual anxiety

10. Research on telomeres reveals that they may be key in understanding sex differences in _____.

a. disease susceptibility

b. aging

c. aggression

d. genetic variability

11. The confluence model of sexual aggression posits two primary factors that predict male sexual aggression against women ______.

a. hostile attitudes and preference for impersonal sex

b. deficiencies in empathy and in impulse control

c. sociocultural environment and genetic predispositions

d. personality traits and gender role socialization

12. The more that ______ contributes to a given cause of death, the larger the sex differences in rates of death from that cause tend to be.

a. genetics

b. socioeconomic status

c. mental health

d. behavior

13. Victims of sexual violence who lack _______ are especially vulnerable to negative impacts upon psychological and physical health.

a. warm personality traits

b. social support

c. system justifying beliefs

d. religious beliefs

14. Which group of disorders is characterized by blaming and punishing the self?

a. internalizing

b. externalizing

c. personality

d. learning

15. For which of the following types of violent crimes are women MORE likely than men to be victims?

a. assault

b. armed robbery

c. homicides

d. sexual assault

16. Which of the following types of sex-based harassment do people report experiencing MOST frequently?

a. being shown sexual or pornographic images

b. groping and unwanted touching

c. quid pro quo arrangements

d. unwelcome sexual comments or jokes

17. More recent meta-analyses of relational aggression find what kind, if any, of sex differences?

a. Small sex differences only emerge in older participants using methods other than self-report.

b. Small sex differences emerge but only among young children.

c. Sex differences are largest in self-report data.

d. Sex differences only emerge in environments where there are larger proportions of women than men.

18. Pervasive body image problems may actually be rooted in objectification by the male gaze specifically, which refers to ______.

a. the tendency to glorify masculine appearance

b. a sexual mode of viewing others that reflects men's power

c. focusing on men featured in pictures more than women

d. a bias among males to avoid eye contact during social interactions

19. Which of the following is an example of the rape myth?

a. Women often make false reports of rape.

b. Men can't be raped.

c. Rape usually occurs between strangers.

d. All of the above

20. In what way does having two X chromosomes provide a health advantage for girls and women?

a. X chromosomes are less likely to carry genetic diseases.

b. X chromosomes are less susceptible to genetic mutations.

c. Having two X chromosomes triggers the production of hormones that strengthen the immune system.

d. Having two X chromosomes allows normal genes on one X chromosomes to override any abnormalities on the other.

21. This category of sex-based harassment involves negative speech or behaviors and often takes place between two individuals of equal status.

a. sexual coercion

b. quid pro quo harassment

c. hostile environment harassment

d. physical harassment

22. Which of the following theories is dependent upon the assumption that occupying multiple social roles buffers against distress?

a. the expansion hypothesis

b. response style theory

c. the transdiagnostic approach

d. the gender intensification hypothesis

23. Which of the following disorders are men MORE likely to develop relative to women?

a. impulsivity disorders

b. bipolar disorder

c. generalized anxiety disorder

d. posttraumatic stress disorder

24. Which of the following mental illnesses is associated with the highest mortality rate?

a. major depressive disorder

b. generalized anxiety disorder

c. posttraumatic stress disorder

d. anorexia nervosa

25. Incarceration rates for women in the US have increased relative to men since the 1980s. This trend is largely due to increased incarceration among ______.

a. White women

b. Black women

c. Latina women

d. Asian women