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Lec 3 Flashcards

1
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Which disease is erectile dysfunction connected

A

Diabetes

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How many men with diabetes have erectile dysfunction?

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35-75% (up to 75% some degree of it over the course of their lifetime)

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If you are over 70 years old, what is the likelihood of facing difficulties with erectile function?

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95%

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4
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Risk factors for HPV?

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-Number of sex partners
-Weakened immune system

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5
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How to prevent HPV?

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Vaccination

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6
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Treating cervical cancer with Cryotherapy?

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Use extreme cold to destroy abnormal cells

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Treating cervical cancer with Cone Biopsy?

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Surgical removal of a segment of cervix

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Treating cervical cancer with a Hysterectomy?

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Removal of the uterus

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Surgical treatment for Breast Cancer?

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-Mastectomy (remove the breast)
-Lumpectomy (remove the tissue from the breast)

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Adjuvant treatment for Breast Cancer? (after the initial treatment)

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-Radiotherapy
-Chemotherapy
-Hormone therapy

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD):

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A progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe

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Physical consequences of COPD ?

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-Cardiovascular comorbidity is common
-75% of men have erectile problems
-Weight gain, chronic cough, mucus production

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Psychological consequences of COPD?

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  • Become anxious about the shortness of breath
  • Ashamed, negative self-image
  • Being agitated, depressed (due to drugs)
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Social consequences of COPD?

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-Dependent on partner
-Partner is fearful that ill partner will suffocate
-Being dependent on oxygen

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Impact, risk factors of yeast infections?

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-Can be a side effect of antibiotics and corticosteroids
- In the mouth or vagina
- Infections hinder kissing or sexual activities

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16
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2 threshold values in the Quantum model of Sex?

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Excitement and orgasm

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3 factors that influence the threshold (Quantum model of sex)

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  1. Body transmits and responds to sexual stimuli
  2. Sexual stimuli (fantasies, senses, memories)
  3. Mental factors (thoughts, feelings/emotions)
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18
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Woman with multiple sclerosis had less feeling or numbness in sex organs, the threshold for
excitement and orgasm is higher. What to do?

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more effort is needed

19
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Someone has COPD, what to do to reach orgasm?

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Improvement of physical condition; appropriate timing of sex

20
Q

Woman treated for breast cancer is anxious that the cancer returns, she is distressed and has
issues with body image

A

Treatment may lower her anxiety and it may improve body image

21
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Byrne’s Law of Attraction:

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-We like people who are nice to us and seldom (rarely) nasty
-We prefer those similar to us because interaction with them is rewarding

22
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Propinquity (Proximity effect):

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The closer 2 people are physically, the greater the odds that they will meet, and the more likely it is that an attraction will develop
-Proximity also suggests shared interests

23
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What is the driving force behind the proximity effect?

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Repeated exposure or the mere exposure effect:
-Familiarity leads to liking, e.g., the girl next door

24
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Assortative mating:

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Matching with similar partners

25
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Homophily?

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Tendency to have contact with people who are equal in social status

26
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Rank types of homophily:

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Race –> Age –> Education –> Religion

27
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Scarcity principle of attraction?

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Lower availability increases perceptions of attractiveness
- Study in a bar in which (wo)men rate the attractiveness of people at different hours of the evening –> more attractive closer to closing time

28
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Two Component Theory of Love?

A

2 conditions must exist simultaneously for passionate love to occur:
- Physical arousal
-Attaching a cognitive label (‘love’) to the feeling of arousal

29
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Which neurochemicals are involved in attraction?

A
  1. Pheromones- increase desirability
  2. Dopamine and serotonin levels may facilitate or inhibit arousal
  3. Oxytocin- released during physical contact, may enhance attraction by creating a feeling of bondedness
30
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Halo effect of attraction?

A

Positive perception of someone based on physical attractiveness

31
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Contrast effect on physical attractiveness?

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Idea that perceptions of average can be thrown off by the presence f a few outliers

32
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Triangular Theory of Love?

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  1. Intimacy- emotional component and is expressed in communicating personal feelings
  2. Passion- motivational component (e.g., the drive for sexual expression) and is expressed in kissing, touching, sex
  3. Decision or commitment- cognitive component and is expressed by saying ‘I love you and want to maintain the relationship’
33
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Compassionate love?

A

Intimacy and decision/commitment

34
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Empty love?

A

Decision/commitment

35
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Fatuous love?

A

Passion + decision/commitment

36
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Infatuation?

A

passion

37
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Romantic love?

A

intimacy + passion

38
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Liking?

A

Intimacy

39
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Consummate love?

A

All 3 together

40
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Attachment Theory of Love:

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  1. Secure lovers- easy to get close to others, comfortable having others feel close to them
  2. Fearful or Avoidant lovers- uncomfortable feeling close to another person or having that person feel close to them
  3. Preoccupied or anxious-ambivalent lover- desperately want to get close to partner but find that the partner doesn’t reciprocate the feeling
41
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Passionate love?

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State of intense physiological arousal and intense longing for union with another

42
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Companionate love?

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the feeling of deep attachment and commitment to a person with whom one has an intimate relationship

43
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When does the shift from passionate to compassionate love happen?

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between 6-30 months of a relationship

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