PSY 657 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL TEST PAPER
ANSWERS APPROVED 2026
⩥ Frotteurism. Answer: paraphilic disorder characterized by the
compulsion to achieve sexual arousal by touching or rubbing against a
nonconsenting person in public situations
period of 6 months or more
-the person does not need to be bothered his urges to be diagnosed, only
if the acts occurs
⩥ sexual sadism disorder. Answer: A paraphilic disorder characterized
by repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve
inflicting suffering on others.
⩥ Masochism. Answer: sexual arousal from being subjected to pain,
bondage, or humiliation
⩥ gender dysphoria. Answer: the condition of feeling one's emotional
and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one's
biological sex.
⩥ sexual abuse. Answer: Any sexual contact that is forced upon a person
against his or her will
,⩥ pedophilic disorder. Answer: a paraphilic disorder in which a person
has repeated and intense sexual urges or fantasies about watching,
touching, or engaging in sexual acts with prepubescent children, and
either acts on these urges or experiences clinically significant distress or
impairment
⩥ Incest. Answer: sexual activity between family members other than
spouses
⩥ sexual assault. Answer: refers to acts, separate from rape, that involve
unwanted sexual contact, such as groping or fondling another person
without their consent
⩥ rape. Answer: any form of sexual intercourse that takes place against a
person's will
⩥ desire phase. Answer: first phase of the human sexual response,
consisting of fantasies about sexual activity or a sense of desire to have
sexual activity
⩥ orgasm. Answer: third phase where there is a release of sexual tension
and a peaking of sexual pleasure
⩥ resolution. Answer: final phase during which the person has a sense of
relaxation and well-being
, ⩥ female sexual interest/arousal disorder. Answer: a female dysfunction
marked by a persistent reduction or lack of interest in sex and low sexual
activity, as well as, in some cases, limited excitement and few sexual
sensations during sexual activity
⩥ male hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Answer: diagnosed in men
who have for at least 6 months been distressed or impaired due to low
levels of sexual thoughts, desires, or fantasies.
⩥ female orgasmic disorder. Answer: A dysfunction in which a woman
persistently fails to reach orgasm, experiences orgasms of very low
intensity, or has very delayed orgasms.
⩥ personality disorder. Answer: Characterized by chronic interpersonal
difficulties, problems with one's identity or sense of self, and an inability
to function adequately in society.
⩥ To get diagnosis of a personality disorder:. Answer: -To be diagnosed
the person's enduring pattern of behavior must be pervasive and
inflexible, as well as stable and of long duration.
-It must cause either clinically significant distress or impairment in
functioning and be manifested in at least two of the following areas:
cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning or impulse control
ANSWERS APPROVED 2026
⩥ Frotteurism. Answer: paraphilic disorder characterized by the
compulsion to achieve sexual arousal by touching or rubbing against a
nonconsenting person in public situations
period of 6 months or more
-the person does not need to be bothered his urges to be diagnosed, only
if the acts occurs
⩥ sexual sadism disorder. Answer: A paraphilic disorder characterized
by repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve
inflicting suffering on others.
⩥ Masochism. Answer: sexual arousal from being subjected to pain,
bondage, or humiliation
⩥ gender dysphoria. Answer: the condition of feeling one's emotional
and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one's
biological sex.
⩥ sexual abuse. Answer: Any sexual contact that is forced upon a person
against his or her will
,⩥ pedophilic disorder. Answer: a paraphilic disorder in which a person
has repeated and intense sexual urges or fantasies about watching,
touching, or engaging in sexual acts with prepubescent children, and
either acts on these urges or experiences clinically significant distress or
impairment
⩥ Incest. Answer: sexual activity between family members other than
spouses
⩥ sexual assault. Answer: refers to acts, separate from rape, that involve
unwanted sexual contact, such as groping or fondling another person
without their consent
⩥ rape. Answer: any form of sexual intercourse that takes place against a
person's will
⩥ desire phase. Answer: first phase of the human sexual response,
consisting of fantasies about sexual activity or a sense of desire to have
sexual activity
⩥ orgasm. Answer: third phase where there is a release of sexual tension
and a peaking of sexual pleasure
⩥ resolution. Answer: final phase during which the person has a sense of
relaxation and well-being
, ⩥ female sexual interest/arousal disorder. Answer: a female dysfunction
marked by a persistent reduction or lack of interest in sex and low sexual
activity, as well as, in some cases, limited excitement and few sexual
sensations during sexual activity
⩥ male hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Answer: diagnosed in men
who have for at least 6 months been distressed or impaired due to low
levels of sexual thoughts, desires, or fantasies.
⩥ female orgasmic disorder. Answer: A dysfunction in which a woman
persistently fails to reach orgasm, experiences orgasms of very low
intensity, or has very delayed orgasms.
⩥ personality disorder. Answer: Characterized by chronic interpersonal
difficulties, problems with one's identity or sense of self, and an inability
to function adequately in society.
⩥ To get diagnosis of a personality disorder:. Answer: -To be diagnosed
the person's enduring pattern of behavior must be pervasive and
inflexible, as well as stable and of long duration.
-It must cause either clinically significant distress or impairment in
functioning and be manifested in at least two of the following areas:
cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning or impulse control
