Sexuality Flashcards
Sexuality concept
complex concept defined not only by one’s bodily appearance/gender, but also by attitudes, feelings, beliefs, and behavior
individually expressed and highly personal phenomenon whose meaning evolves from life experiences that are influenced by physiological, psychosocial, religious, cultural factors
Sexual Health
- WHO
- State of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality
- Requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships
- Honors and respects sexual rights of all individuals
Normal Sexual Behaviors
- no normal and/or universal sexual behaviors
- mutual pleasure/satisfaction of adults involved
- lacks of threat of coercion or injury
Sexual rights
- right to sexual freedom
- right to sexual autonomy, integrity, privacy and equity
- right to sexual and reproductive healthcare services
- right to sexual education
- right to make free and responsible reproductive choices
Controversial Sexual Rights
- right to make free and responsible reproductive choices
- includes the decision of whether or not, and when, to have children
Components of Sexual Health
- Sexual self-concept
- body image
- gender identity
- gender-role behavior
- freedoms and responsibilities
Cultural Competence
Standards of Practice and the ANA Code of Ethics require nurses to be culturally competent
-sexuality often a culture in and of itself. Often integrated and strongly shaped by one’s sociocultural beliefs, religious ideology, and values systems
Family
- earliest, most enduring relationship
- children observe parents as models
- common sexual messages
Culture
- regulates sexuality
- cultures differ
- female circumcision (FGM) Female genital mutilation
- male circumcision (controversial)
LGBT Experiences with HC Providers
- Health Equality Index Findings
- The JO/IOM Directives for Inclusion/non-discrimination
- stigma/fear of disclosure
- discrimination in treatment/avoidance of health care services
- access/quality of care issues
The Role of Social Constructionism
- reality is socially constructed
- Agreement among particular groups of people at a particular point in time
- Knowledge-Power Relations
- Becomes common, taken-for-granted “knowledge”
- No such thing as “sexuality”
- It is what we say it is
- Based on where we find ourselves in time, history, geographical location, ethnicity, culture, religion, social groups, etc
So, what, exactly is sexuality….?
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SF Sexuality Definition
-essential part of being human across the lifespan which encompasses:
- identities
- roles
- sexual orientation
- intimacy
- reproduction concept
