Narcotics is another term for
Answer: Opioids
The physical and social environment surrounding an individual's drug use is referred to as the
The physical and social environment surrounding an individual's drug use is referred to as the
Answer: Setting
The risks associated with drug use and pregnancy are greatest for women
The risks associated with drug use and pregnancy are greatest for women
Answer: During the first trimester
Which method of taking a drug will cause it to reach the brain most quickly?
Which method of taking a drug will cause it to reach the brain most quickly?
Answer: Inhaled through the nose
Psychoactive drugs change mood or behavior by acting on
Psychoactive drugs change mood or behavior by acting on
Answer: Brain chemistry
Injecting drugs increases the user's risk of all of the following EXCEPT
Injecting drugs increases the user's risk of all of the following EXCEPT
Answer: Herpes
Which of the following is a psychological risk factor for drug dependence?
Which of the following is a psychological risk factor for drug dependence?
Answer: Difficulty controlling impulses
When Tomas does not drink alcohol, he experiences tremors and shaking. He is experiencing
When Tomas does not drink alcohol, he experiences tremors and shaking. He is experiencing
Answer: Withdrawal
For someone to be diagnosed as having severe substance use disorder, they must meet a minimum of ____________ of the 11 criteria.
For someone to be diagnosed as having severe substance use disorder, they must meet a minimum of ____________ of the 11 criteria.
Answer: 6
Which of the following would NOT be considered a psychoactive drug?
Which of the following would NOT be considered a psychoactive drug?
Answer: Aspirin
According to the American Psychiatric Association, which of the following is NOT a characteristic behavior of compulsive gambling?
According to the American Psychiatric Association, which of the following is NOT a characteristic behavior of compulsive gambling?
Answer: Quitting once the gambler wins their money back
Which of the following statements about addiction is FALSE?
Which of the following statements about addiction is FALSE?
Answer: Research suggests that addiction is caused by a single factor
All of the following are characteristics associated with addictive behavior EXCEPT
All of the following are characteristics associated with addictive behavior EXCEPT
Improved control
Tom notices that he has to take a larger dose of a drug to achieve the same "high". The condition he is experiencing is known as
Tom notices that he has to take a larger dose of a drug to achieve the same "high". The condition he is experiencing is known as
Answer: Tolerance
The best definition of a psychoactive drug is a drug that
The best definition of a psychoactive drug is a drug that
Answer: Alters a person's experiences or consciousness
Hegar's sign is
Hegar's sign is
Answer: The softening of the uterus near the cervix
Which of the following is NOT an early sign of pregnancy?
Which of the following is NOT an early sign of pregnancy?
Answer: Decreased urination
The hormone found only in pregnant women that, when detected, confirms pregnancy is
The hormone found only in pregnant women that, when detected, confirms pregnancy is
Answer: Human chorionic gondatropin
The process of fertilizing an ovum outside of the body in a laboratory dish is called
The process of fertilizing an ovum outside of the body in a laboratory dish is called
Answer: In vitro fertilization
A common treatment approach for infertility resulting from a low sperm count is
A common treatment approach for infertility resulting from a low sperm count is
Answer: Artificial (intrauterine) insemination
Which of the following is NOT a primary reason for male infertility?
Which of the following is NOT a primary reason for male infertility?
Answer: Age
_________ is a condition in which the uterine lining grows outside of the uterus.
_________ is a condition in which the uterine lining grows outside of the uterus.
Answer: Endometriosis
Kelley's infertility is caused by blocked fallopian tubes. She has no history of pelvic infections or sexually transmitted infections. What is most likely the cause of the blockage?
Kelley's infertility is caused by blocked fallopian tubes. She has no history of pelvic infections or sexually transmitted infections. What is most likely the cause of the blockage?
Answer: Endometriosis
Pelvic inflammatory disease is most often the result of
Pelvic inflammatory disease is most often the result of
Answer: Sexually transmitted infections
The most common individual cause of female infertility is
The most common individual cause of female infertility is
Answer: Failure to ovulate
Male infertility is the root of cause of what percentage of all infertile couples?
Male infertility is the root of cause of what percentage of all infertile couples?
Answer: 26 percent
Alice delivered a set of fraternal twins. Which of the following statements about them is TRUE?
Alice delivered a set of fraternal twins. Which of the following statements about them is TRUE?
Answer: They resulted from two ova, each fertilized by a separate sperm
The organ in which the blastocyst embeds itself is the
The organ in which the blastocyst embeds itself is the
Answer: Uterus
The basic units of heredity that provide the blueprint for functional and health characteristics of an individual are
The basic units of heredity that provide the blueprint for functional and health characteristics of an individual are
Answer: Genes
An egg or sperm has ____________ chromosomes.
An egg or sperm has ____________ chromosomes.
Answer: 23
Which ethnic group is known to be at risk of developing Tay-Sachs disease?
Which ethnic group is known to be at risk of developing Tay-Sachs disease?
Answer: Eastern European Jews
People from which of the following ethnic groups have heightened risk of developing hemochromatosis(iron overload)?
People from which of the following ethnic groups have heightened risk of developing hemochromatosis(iron overload)?
Answer: Irish
For which of the following conditions are African Americans at greater than average risk?
For which of the following conditions are African Americans at greater than average risk?
Answer: Sickle-cell disease
Conception normally occurs in the
Conception normally occurs in the
Answer: Fallopian tube
If an egg is not fertilized, it will last about
If an egg is not fertilized, it will last about
Answer: 24 hours
The egg that is created from the fertilization of an ovum with a sperm is call a(n)
The egg that is created from the fertilization of an ovum with a sperm is call a(n)
Answer: Zygote
___ is a complex process that begins with the joining of the nucleus of an egg with the nucleus of a sperm.
___ is a complex process that begins with the joining of the nucleus of an egg with the nucleus of a sperm.
Answer: Conception
Which of the following age groups of women has a higher incidence of problems that can affect the health of both mother and baby?
Which of the following age groups of women has a higher incidence of problems that can affect the health of both mother and baby?
Answer: Teenagers
A medical abortion involves
A medical abortion involves
Answer: Take two different medications
The methods available for ending a pregnancy primarily depend on
The methods available for ending a pregnancy primarily depend on
Answer: How far along the pregnancy is
The top reason women give for choosing an abortion is
The top reason women give for choosing an abortion is
Answer: The way parenthood changes a person's life
The birth parents and the adoptive parents know something about one another and may meet in a(n) _______ adoption.
The birth parents and the adoptive parents know something about one another and may meet in a(n) _______ adoption.
Answer: Open
The birth parents and the adoptive parents never know each other is a(n) _________ adoption.
The birth parents and the adoptive parents never know each other is a(n) _________ adoption.
Answer: Confidential
Which of the following statements about the rights of the father in giving a child up for adoption is TRUE?
Which of the following statements about the rights of the father in giving a child up for adoption is TRUE?
Answer: Most states require that the biological father at least be notified of the adoption
Most induced abortions occur ______ weeks of gestation.
Most induced abortions occur ______ weeks of gestation.
Answer: Within the first 9
Which of the following attitudes toward abortion is held by a slight majority of Americans?
Which of the following attitudes toward abortion is held by a slight majority of Americans?
Answer: Abortion should be legal under certain circumstances
What percentage of abortions in the United States take place in the second trimester?
What percentage of abortions in the United States take place in the second trimester?
Answer: About 10%
What percentage of Americans say they believe that abortion is morally wrong?
What percentage of Americans say they believe that abortion is morally wrong?
Answer: about half
Some people have raised concerns about the current laws regulating the use of federal funds to pay for abortions because they
Some people have raised concerns about the current laws regulating the use of federal funds to pay for abortions because they
Answer: Create a system in which women with means pay to have more access to abortions than poor women do
Which of the following is a pro-choice point view?
Which of the following is a pro-choice point view?
Answer: A fetus is part of a pregnant woman, and thus she has control over it
Which of the following statements does NOT express a pro-choice point of view?
Which of the following statements does NOT express a pro-choice point of view?
Answer: A fertilized egg is entitled to the same human rights as a woman who is pregnant
When counseling a woman who feels she cannot afford to raise the child she is carrying, a pro-life advocate would most likely
When counseling a woman who feels she cannot afford to raise the child she is carrying, a pro-life advocate would most likely
Answer: Suggest giving the baby up for adoption
Which of the following is a pro-life view?
Which of the following is a pro-life view?
Answer: Women have a moral obligation to carry through a pregnancy if they choose to have sex
The belief that life begins at conception is representative of what group?
The belief that life begins at conception is representative of what group?
Answer: Pro-life
Which of the following statements about public funding of abortions is TRUE?
Which of the following statements about public funding of abortions is TRUE?
Answer: Some states use nonfederal funds to assist poor women seeking medically necessary abortions
Recent state laws regulating abortion have focused on
Recent state laws regulating abortion have focused on
Answer: State-mandated couseling
Which of the following resulted in part through the Supreme Court decision in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey?
Which of the following resulted in part through the Supreme Court decision in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey?
Answer: The requirement for state-mandated counseling in some states
According to the Supreme Court, a state may NOT bar abortion
According to the Supreme Court, a state may NOT bar abortion
Answer: During the third trimester
What did Roe v. Wade establish as the key criterion in establishing the point beyond which a woman's rights to choose abortion becomes markedly restricted?
What did Roe v. Wade establish as the key criterion in establishing the point beyond which a woman's rights to choose abortion becomes markedly restricted?
Answer: Viability of the fetus
Currently, most clinicians define a fetus as viable at _________ weeks of gestation.
Currently, most clinicians define a fetus as viable at _________ weeks of gestation.
Answer: 24
When used to describe a fetus, the term viable means that it
When used to describe a fetus, the term viable means that it
Answer: Is able to survive outside the womb
Which of the following has been identified as a key factor in more than 40 percent of abortions?
Which of the following has been identified as a key factor in more than 40 percent of abortions?
Answer: Poverty
The Guttmacher Institute estimates that more than one in __________ American women will have an abortion by the age of 45.
The Guttmacher Institute estimates that more than one in __________ American women will have an abortion by the age of 45.
Answer: Three
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the rate of abortions in the United States?
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the rate of abortions in the United States?
Answer: The rate of legal abortions increased after Roe v. Wade until the early 1980s but has declined since then
The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade to divide pregnancy into three parts or trimesters
The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade to divide pregnancy into three parts or trimesters
Answer: Gave a woman less choice about abortion as she advanced toward full term
Abortion was made legal by the US Supreme Court in
Abortion was made legal by the US Supreme Court in
Answer: 1973
If a woman wants to have a baby eventually, but she conceives earlier than planned, the pregnancy is considered
If a woman wants to have a baby eventually, but she conceives earlier than planned, the pregnancy is considered
Answer: Mistimed
What is the most common reason for getting an abortion?
What is the most common reason for getting an abortion?
Answer: The pregnancy was unintended
What is the most frequent cause of spontaneous abortions?
What is the most frequent cause of spontaneous abortions?
Answer: Chromosomal abnormality
Which of the following is another term for miscarriage?
Which of the following is another term for miscarriage?
Answer: Spontaneous abortion
A(n) ______________ is a pregnancy that ends on its own with no deliberate causal intervention.
A(n) ______________ is a pregnancy that ends on its own with no deliberate causal intervention.
Answer: Miscarriage
The most general meaning for the word abortion is
The most general meaning for the word abortion is
Answer: Any ending of pregnancy
Media images of sexuality have little influence on shaping the sexual attitudes and behaviors of adolescents and college students.
Media images of sexuality have little influence on shaping the sexual attitudes and behaviors of adolescents and college students.
Answer: False
Cybersex can be addictive.
Cybersex can be addictive.
Answer: True
Transgender individuals are defined as having a biological sex that is different from their gender.
Transgender individuals are defined as having a biological sex that is different from their gender.
Answer: True
Sexual dysfunction usually occurs in the mind.
Sexual dysfunction usually occurs in the mind.
Answer: False
The reproductive system for girls matures later in life than the reproductive system for boys.
The reproductive system for girls matures later in life than the reproductive system for boys.
Answer: False
Calcium is the only supplement proven to provide relief from PMS and PMDD symptoms.
Calcium is the only supplement proven to provide relief from PMS and PMDD symptoms.
Answer: True
Preejaculatory fluid may contain sperm.
Preejaculatory fluid may contain sperm.
Answer: True
In men, urine often mixes with semen before exiting the urethra.
In men, urine often mixes with semen before exiting the urethra.
Answer: False
The purpose of the clitoris is to produce germ cells.
The purpose of the clitoris is to produce germ cells.
Answer: False
Biological sex is a component of sexuality.
Biological sex is a component of sexuality.
Answer: True
Which of the following is a good way to start a conversation about sex with your partner?
Which of the following is a good way to start a conversation about sex with your partner?
Answer: "Isn't it funny how difficult it is for people to talk about sex?"
Once they reach puberty, teenage boys experience
Once they reach puberty, teenage boys experience
Answer: Nocturnal emissions
Everything you do in your daily life that expresses your maleness or femaleness to others determines your
Everything you do in your daily life that expresses your maleness or femaleness to others determines your
Answer: Gender role
Which of the following is the most common treatment for orgasmic dysfunction in women?
Which of the following is the most common treatment for orgasmic dysfunction in women?
Answer: Masturbation
The first step in treating a sexual function is
The first step in treating a sexual function is
Answer: Undergoing a physical examination
The term impotence is an older name for
The term impotence is an older name for
Answer: Erectile dysfunction
Which of the following commonly occurs during the excitement stage of sexual response?
Which of the following commonly occurs during the excitement stage of sexual response?
Answer: The testes pull upward within the scrotum
Areas of the body that produce sexual excitement when touched are called
Areas of the body that produce sexual excitement when touched are called
Answer: Erogenous zones
Which of the following statements about hormone replacement therapy is accurate?
Which of the following statements about hormone replacement therapy is accurate?
Answer: It has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease
The first visible sing of sexual maturity in boys is usually
The first visible sing of sexual maturity in boys is usually
Answer: The growth of testicles
Women who experience dysmenorrhea have __________ menstruation.
Women who experience dysmenorrhea have __________ menstruation.
Answer: Painful
The release of the egg is characteristic of
The release of the egg is characteristic of
Answer: Ovulation
The period during which the male and female reproductive systems mature is called
The period during which the male and female reproductive systems mature is called
Answer: Puberty
Which of the following chromosomal configurations denotes male?
Which of the following chromosomal configurations denotes male?
Answer: XY
Which of the following chromosomal configurations denotes females?
Which of the following chromosomal configurations denotes females?
Answer: XX
Male circumcision involves removal of the
Male circumcision involves removal of the
Answer: Prepuce
Which of the following is an argument in support of male circumcision?
Which of the following is an argument in support of male circumcision?
Answer: It reduces the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection later in life
The fallopian tubes link the
The fallopian tubes link the
Answer: Ovaries and uterus
The external female sex organs are called the
The external female sex organs are called the
Answer: Vulva
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