Human Sexuality Self, Society And Culture ist Edition By Gilbert Herdt- Test Bank

Human Sexuality Self, Society And Culture ist Edition By Gilbert Herdt- Test Bank

True/False Questions

1. Pronatalism is a cultural bias that discourages childbearing.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Parenting and Reproductive Decisions

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Pronatalism

2. In the United States, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 guarantees paid family leave for new parents.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Parenting and Reproductive Decisions

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Family Leave

3. Tranquilizers have been associated with cleft palate or other congenital malformations when taken during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Ensuring a Healthy Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Preparing the Body for Pregnancy

4. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can have a negative impact on pregnancy and the developing fetus.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Ensuring a Healthy Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Preparing the Body for Pregnancy

5. During pregnancy, it is ideal for a woman of normal weight to double her calorie intake.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Ensuring a Healthy Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Nutrition and Exercise

6. Walking and swimming are considered healthy activities to engage in during pregnancy

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Ensuring a Healthy Pregnancy

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Nutrition and Exercise

7. Sexual activity should be avoided during pregnancy as it can harm the fetus.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Ensuring a Healthy Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Sex During Pregnancy

8. An average pregnancy is divided into four trimesters.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Conception and Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Trimesters: The Developing Fetus and Changes for Women and Partners

9. The embryonic period is the first phase of prenatal development.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Conception and Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Conception and the First Trimester

10. The fertilized ovum is known as the blastocyst.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Conception and Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Conception and the First Trimester

11. Alcohol and nicotine are able to pass through the placenta to the developing embryo.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Conception and Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Conception and the First Trimester

12. Pregnant women always experience morning sickness in the morning.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Conception and Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Conception and the First Trimester

13. The sex of the baby can be detected by ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Answer: False

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Conception and Pregnancy

Blooms: Understand

Heading: Second Trimester

14. Fingerprints develop in the fifth month of pregnancy.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Hard

Topic: Conception and Pregnancy

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Second Trimester

15. Pregnant women who are 30 years or older are at risk of developing gestational diabetes.

Answer: True

Difficulty: Easy

Topic: Conception and Pregnancy

Blooms: Remember

Heading: Gestational Diabetes