disability and sexuality 10-11 Q

Question 1

Define: sexually elite

Answer 1

those whose activity doesn’t violate reproductive bias and could lead to socially sanctioned conception and pregnancy

Question 2

define: sexually oppressed

Answer 2

those who are perceived as not conforming to the reproductive bias and who tend to be systematically asexualized

Question 3

define: sexually unusual

Answer 3

those who society views as deviant, weird, sick or criminal

Question 4

define: disability

Answer 4

a loss or deviation, in either a quantitative and/or qualitative way, the ability to perform an activity or behaviour, taking into consideration age, gender and physical, social and cultural environment

Question 5

list some physical disabilities

Answer 5

• any impairment that affects physical function
• medical/illness/surgery
• neurological
• orthopaedics
• injury

Question 6

list some psychological disabilities

Answer 6

• mental illness
• brain injury
• intellectually impaired

Question 7

What are some factors that affect adjustment?

Answer 7

• congenital vs acquired (age)
• mild/localized vs severe/systemic (perception)
• stable vs progressive (rapidity)
• visible vs invisible (to public)
• degree and constancy of pain (meds)
• degree control and/or effective management of bladder and bowel function
• currently in relationship vs looking for a relationship
• attitudes and acceptance of others

Question 8

What is cerebral palsy?

Answer 8

damage to the brain and/or CNS before or during birth resulting in some degree of spastic paralysis and speech difficulties (usually normal intelligence)

Question 9

What are the sexaulity issues that cerebral palsy can include? (dependent on severity)

Answer 9

• over protective parents
• some physical dependency
• communication difficulties
• limited socialization opportunities
• body image and self esteem
• attitudes of others

Question 10

What is a spinal cord injury?

Answer 10

bruising, tearing or cutting of spinal cord resulting in partial or total loss of voluntary movement and sensation below injury

Question 11

What is quadriplegia?

Answer 11

spinal injury
arms, trunk and legs affected
wheelchair and semi independent

Question 12

What is paraplegia?

Answer 12

upper and lower back injury
trunk and legs affected
wheelchair, crutches, canes and independent

Question 13

What is the main cause of spinal cord injuries?

Answer 13

MVA (50%)

Question 14

How many incidences are there of spinal cord injuries in the USA every year

Answer 14

6-10 thousand

Question 15

What is arthritis?

Answer 15

conditions that affect the small and large joints of the body causing pain, swelling, stiffness and immobility

Question 16

Is arthritis progressive?

Answer 16

yes

Question 17

What gender is arthritis more common in?

Answer 17

females

Question 18

Define: intellectually impaired

Answer 18

inadequate brain development, varying degrees of severity- often physical as well

Question 19

define: brain injury

Answer 19

injury to brain at any age, varying degrees, mental and physical limitations

Question 20

define: mental illness

Answer 20

psychiatric conditions- depression, anxiety, schizophrenia

Question 21

define: psychoneurosis

Answer 21

disturbances in thought, feelings, attitudes and behaviour

characterized by predominant symptoms are anxiety, depression, obsessional, phobias

Question 22

define: psychosis

Answer 22

disorder that includes the disintegration of personality and loss of contact with reality and usually require hospitalization
(schizophrenia)

Question 23

What IQ does the intellectually impaired person have?

mild? moderate? severe? profound?

Answer 23

mild: 50-70
moderate: 35-49
severe: 20-34
profound: less than 20

Question 24

What is consensual ability?

Answer 24

capability to give informed consent to sexual contact

Question 25

Evaluating a person’s consensual ability should address the person’s ability to make a decision based on:

Answer 25

• knowledge of the nature of the sexual contact
• its possible consequences
• the social and moral context in which it occurs

Question 26

BONNIE argues what about competency in decision making?

Answer 26

a person may be competent to make one decision but incapable of making another even within the same proceedings

Question 27

Define situational competency

Answer 27

an individual may be capable of consenting to some forms of sexual contact with a certain individual in a particular setting but not to other forms of sexual contact with the same or other individuals in other settings