Reasons for Gender Differences in Mortality May Include

question 29

Multiple Choice

Reasons for gender differences in mortality may include:

• A) greater risk taking by women.
• B) greater frequency of smoking among men.
• C) higher prevalence of coronary-prone behavior among women.
• D) greater risk taking by women and higher prevalence of coronary-prone behavior among women.
• E) All are correct.

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Definitions:

Nymphomania

An outdated term historically used to describe excessive or uncontrollable sexual desire in women; now more appropriately referred to as hypersexuality.

Necrophilia

A paraphilia involving recurrent, intense urges to engage in sexual activities with a corpse.

Coercive Paraphilias

Sexual interests that involve the suffering or humiliation of oneself or others in a non-consensual way.

Fetishism

A sexual fixation or obsession on a nonliving object or nongenital body part.