Summary HLTH 3500 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

HLTH 3500 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS Sexual intelligence - ANS Involving self-understanding, interpersonal sexual skills, scientific knowledge, and consideration of the cultural context of sexuality Psychosocial - ANS Refers to a combination of psychological and social factors Celibacy - ANS Historically defined as the state of being unmarried Celibacy - ANS Currently defined as abstention from sexual behavior Sexology - ANS The study of sexuality Case study - ANS A no experimental research method that examines either a single subject or a small group of subjects individually and in depth Survey - ANS A research method in which a sample of people are questioned about their behaviors and/or attitudes Representative sample - ANS A type of limited research sample and that provides an accurate representation of a larger target population of interest Random sample - ANS A randomly chosen subset of a population Nonresponse - ANS The refusal to participate I a research study Self-selection - ANS The bias introduced into a research study results because of participants' willingness to respons Demographic bias - ANS A kind of sampling bias in which certain segments of society are disproportionately represented in a study population Direct observation - ANS A method of research in which subjects are observed as they go about their activities Experimental research - ANS Research in which subjects are observed as they go about their activities Independent variable - ANS In an experimental research design, a condition or component that is under the control of the researcher, who manipulates or determines its value Dependent variable - ANS In an experiment research design, an outcome or resulting behavior that the experimenter observes and records but does not control Vulva - ANS The external genitals of the female, including the pubic hair, mons veneris, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and urinary and vaginal openings Mons veneris - ANS A triangular mound over the pubic bone above the vulva Gynechology - ANS The medical practice specializing in women's health and in diseases of the female reproductive and sexual organs Labia majora - ANS The outer lips of the vulva Labia minora - ANS The inner lips of the vulva, one on each side of the vaginal opening Prepuce - ANS The foreskin or fold of skin over the clitoris Clitoris - ANS A highly sensitive structure of the female external genitals, the only function of which is sexual pleasure Glans - ANS The head of the clitoris, which is richly endowed with nerve endings Shaft - ANS The length of the clitoris between the glans and the body Crura - ANS The innermost tips of the cavernous bodies that connect to the pubic bones Vestibule - ANS The area of the vulva inside the labia minora Urethra - ANS The tube through which urine passes from the blasder Introitus - ANS The opening to the vagina Hymen - ANS Tissue that partially covers the vaginal openong Perineum - ANS The area between the vagina and anus of the female and the scrotum and anus of the male