exam 3 Flashcards
What are the 3 dimensional components for evaluating a sexual problem?
Duration, Context, frequency
_____________ is a lifelong problem is one that has existed for all of a person’s sexual life. An acquired problem is one that is occurring now, but was not present at some point in a person’s sexual past.
Lifelong or Acquired
______________ is a generalized problem happens in all contexts. A situation problem happens in some situations and not in others (ex. a man who cannot achieve an erection with his partner, but can while masturbating).
Generalized or Situational
___________ is a total sexual problem occurs every time in a given situation. A partial problem occurs sometimes in a given situation, but occurs often enough to cause distress.
Partial or Total
____________ is when the spinal cord or other nerve damage may interfere with sexual responding.
Neurological
____________ is when hormonal imbalances such as a reduction in testosterone in men or woman may cause arousal difficulties
Hormonal
_____________ is when problems with the circulatory system can cause sexual dysfunction. Adequate blood flow to sexual organs is necessary for sexual responding. Poor blood
flow to sexual organs can be the first sign of heart disease.
Vascular
___________ is when alcohol and other drugs tend to disrupt sexual responding. These drugs may lower inhibitions so that people are more likely to engage in sexual behaviors. Alcohol reduces blood flow to the genitals and prevent erection of the penis or the clitoris. Young people tend to be able to overcome these problems, but older people have more difficulty doing so
Use and Abuse of Alcohol and other Recreational Drugs
______________ is when antidepressant drugs can reduce sexual excitement and can inhibit orgasm.
SSRIs
___________ is loss of desire and/or arousal are common when there is a loss of trust in a relationship.
Loss of trust
__________ is when couples must communicate their needs, desires, and expectations to one another. Not doing this usually leads to a gradual loss of sexual intimacy between partners.
Poor communication
Anger makes sexual responding physiologically difficult. Anger also causes psychological distance.
Anger and resentment
Unstated expectations cause problems between lovers.
Conflicting Sexual Expectations
Low self-esteem leads to a lack of self-respect and a feeling that the person is not worthy of receiving pleasure. Not respecting your partner leads to not caring about their needs.
Lack of respect
Sexual satisfaction is increased within a loving relationship. No longer loving your partner decreases sexual desire.
Loss of love
What are the three common treatments for solving sexual problems?
Sensate focus, Masturbation, Communication
What was the Tuskegee experiment?
It was when penicillin was a cure for syphilis for the African American men in Alabama.
What were some of the figures for the STI pandemic?
20 million new cases per year in the United States. More than 50% of all new cases are
among 18-24 year olds.
At least 6 million new cases of HPV each year.
$16 billion dollars in associated health care costs. (NASA currently receives about $19
billion in funding.)
_____________ is when a disease is present, but has no symptoms. When STIs are asymptomatic, people are less likely to seek treatment and more likely to pass on infection. For this reason, periodic medical exams are by professionals.
Asymptomatic
How does substance abuse impacts STI infection rates?
Because drug abusers tend to have more sexual partners than other people. These sexual partners also tend to be drug abusers who have more sexual partners. This means that all involved are more likely to suffer from STIs.
What theory is when people who are intoxicated on alcohol focus on immediate good-feeling activities and tend to discount long-term consequences of their behavior.
Alcohol Myopia Theory
__________ STI’s are incurable but treatable.
Viral
painful sores and blisters, like cold sores, that occur in the genital or anal area. Many people experience flulike symptoms during their first symptoms. What are these symptoms of?
Herpes
_________ spreads through vaginal, anal, or oral sex
Herpes
