NURS 280 – Foundations of Nursing Practice – Midterm AND final
Exam Review with Questions and Correct Answers
Midterm v1
What is sexual health? - correct answer A state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-
being in relation to sexuality
(it is not just an absence of disease, etc)
What are the 5 components of Dennis Dailey's Circles of Sexuality? - correct answer 1)
Reproduction
2) Identity
3) Intimacy
4) Sensuality
5) Sexuality
What is the Reproduction portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - often the foundation
of sex education
- includes procreation, contraception, abortion, STI's, infertility
What is the Identity portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - one's sense of self as a
sexual being
- includes gender identity, sexual orientation, gender/society roles
What is the Intimacy portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - the need and ability to
experience emotional closeness to another person as well as it reciprocated
- the feeling of being seen and known
What is the Sensuality portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - the need and ability to
accept one's body as a sexual entity
- includes body image, attraction, skin to skin contact "hunger"
What groups of people are touch depried? - correct answer - Elderly: lack of contact with
people
- Youth during puberty: people are told that they need to stay away
What is the Sexualization portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - the use of the body to
influence, control or manipulate others
,- sex as a "weapon"
- includes sexual teasing, flirting, sexual harassment, advertisements
What are the 3 main factors that lead to discomfort and anxiety about sexuality? - correct
answer 1) Ignorance:
2) Secrecy:
3) Trauma:
How does Ignorance play a factor in the discomfort/anxiety about sexuality? - correct answer
Lack of knowledge
- society believes that it is better to know less about sex (EX. drugs)
- leads to unsafe experimenting/decision making
How does Secrecy play a factor in the discomfort/anxiety about sexuality? - correct answer
Keeping things secret
- topics that people aren't comfortable or allowed to take about because of judgement
- society shames us about our pleasures, experiences, people we are interested in
How does Trauma play a factor in the discomfort/anxiety about sexuality? - correct answer
Negative experiences
- the inability to process trauma
- usually due to ignorance, secrecy or shame
What is Sexology? - correct answer The study of sexuality
- what people do when they have sex and how they feel about it
Do all cultures celebrate sexuality? - correct answer Not all
- Many cultures celebrate or normalized the exploration of sexuality (Come sutra, tantra, etc)
- During medieval era, the church had some sway of the de-sexualization
Who was the first person to study sexuality in North America? - correct answer Alfred Kinsey
used ht escientific lense to explore sexuality.
- Was a bug guy that taught a marriage course that had o syllabus
- He used the Kinsey scale of 0-6 (and X for those with no sexual attration)
What did Masters and Johnson study? - correct answer In 1950's, they began looking into
sexuailty and arousal
,- invented machines to measure arousal (tenting, BP, lubrication, HR)
- people either masterbated or had sex and arousal was monitored
- in 1966 they wrote The Human Sexual Response (4 stage modle)
Is it the provincial or federal government that is in charge of sexual health education? - correct
answer Provincial/territory governments are in charge.
- this leads to a large variation across the country
What is the sex education like in BC? - correct answer - BC has the most comprehensive system
in Canada
- Sex ed is mandated in BC but delivery is hit or miss
- Teachers are not taught how to teach sex ed
Who are the gatekeepers for education? - correct answer Prevent knowledge transfer
- School boards: Vancouver has a policy for sex education
- Principles: are administrators and have the main voice, many are older and may not believe its
important
- Community/parents: maybe connected to faith and some may shame sex ed
- Teachers: afraid they could get fired, dont have formal eduation, are embarrassed
What do children in elementary school learn in sex education? - correct answer - scientific
names ofr body parts
- consent
- their body is their own
- puberty (emotional, physical & social changes)
- empathy
- human repreoduction
What do children in highschool learn in sex education? - correct answer - healthy sexual
decision making
- STI's
- Healthy emotional, physical and social relationships
- sources of information
, What are the 9 Core Principles of Comprehensive Sex Ed? - correct answer 1) Accessible to all
people
2) Promotes human rights
3) Scientifically accurate
4) Broadly range of topics
5) Inclusive
6) Promotes gender equality
7) Includes positive aspects of sexuality and relationships
8) Incorporates emerging issues
9) provided by educators who have the knowledge
What happend to sex education during the Cinton administration? - correct answer - only way
to get federal fundign for sex ed. the school had to promote abstinence only before marriage
education
- funding could be millions of dollars
What are the imacts of AOUM Programs? - correct answer - scientifically and ethically
problematic
- people that use it as their only form of birth control only have it work 60% of the time
- research shows its not effective
- provide inaccurate and stigmatizing information
- threaten fundamental human right to health information and education
What are some sources of values and beliefs? - correct answer - family of origin
- formal and informal education
- peers
- media influences
- faith
- experiences
What are the 3 main ways we know our gender? - correct answer 1) Our bodies (chromosomes,
hormones, gonads, genitals)
2) Socialization (begins at birth, reinforced through social roles, overt and subtle)
Exam Review with Questions and Correct Answers
Midterm v1
What is sexual health? - correct answer A state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-
being in relation to sexuality
(it is not just an absence of disease, etc)
What are the 5 components of Dennis Dailey's Circles of Sexuality? - correct answer 1)
Reproduction
2) Identity
3) Intimacy
4) Sensuality
5) Sexuality
What is the Reproduction portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - often the foundation
of sex education
- includes procreation, contraception, abortion, STI's, infertility
What is the Identity portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - one's sense of self as a
sexual being
- includes gender identity, sexual orientation, gender/society roles
What is the Intimacy portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - the need and ability to
experience emotional closeness to another person as well as it reciprocated
- the feeling of being seen and known
What is the Sensuality portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - the need and ability to
accept one's body as a sexual entity
- includes body image, attraction, skin to skin contact "hunger"
What groups of people are touch depried? - correct answer - Elderly: lack of contact with
people
- Youth during puberty: people are told that they need to stay away
What is the Sexualization portion of your Sexual Self? - correct answer - the use of the body to
influence, control or manipulate others
,- sex as a "weapon"
- includes sexual teasing, flirting, sexual harassment, advertisements
What are the 3 main factors that lead to discomfort and anxiety about sexuality? - correct
answer 1) Ignorance:
2) Secrecy:
3) Trauma:
How does Ignorance play a factor in the discomfort/anxiety about sexuality? - correct answer
Lack of knowledge
- society believes that it is better to know less about sex (EX. drugs)
- leads to unsafe experimenting/decision making
How does Secrecy play a factor in the discomfort/anxiety about sexuality? - correct answer
Keeping things secret
- topics that people aren't comfortable or allowed to take about because of judgement
- society shames us about our pleasures, experiences, people we are interested in
How does Trauma play a factor in the discomfort/anxiety about sexuality? - correct answer
Negative experiences
- the inability to process trauma
- usually due to ignorance, secrecy or shame
What is Sexology? - correct answer The study of sexuality
- what people do when they have sex and how they feel about it
Do all cultures celebrate sexuality? - correct answer Not all
- Many cultures celebrate or normalized the exploration of sexuality (Come sutra, tantra, etc)
- During medieval era, the church had some sway of the de-sexualization
Who was the first person to study sexuality in North America? - correct answer Alfred Kinsey
used ht escientific lense to explore sexuality.
- Was a bug guy that taught a marriage course that had o syllabus
- He used the Kinsey scale of 0-6 (and X for those with no sexual attration)
What did Masters and Johnson study? - correct answer In 1950's, they began looking into
sexuailty and arousal
,- invented machines to measure arousal (tenting, BP, lubrication, HR)
- people either masterbated or had sex and arousal was monitored
- in 1966 they wrote The Human Sexual Response (4 stage modle)
Is it the provincial or federal government that is in charge of sexual health education? - correct
answer Provincial/territory governments are in charge.
- this leads to a large variation across the country
What is the sex education like in BC? - correct answer - BC has the most comprehensive system
in Canada
- Sex ed is mandated in BC but delivery is hit or miss
- Teachers are not taught how to teach sex ed
Who are the gatekeepers for education? - correct answer Prevent knowledge transfer
- School boards: Vancouver has a policy for sex education
- Principles: are administrators and have the main voice, many are older and may not believe its
important
- Community/parents: maybe connected to faith and some may shame sex ed
- Teachers: afraid they could get fired, dont have formal eduation, are embarrassed
What do children in elementary school learn in sex education? - correct answer - scientific
names ofr body parts
- consent
- their body is their own
- puberty (emotional, physical & social changes)
- empathy
- human repreoduction
What do children in highschool learn in sex education? - correct answer - healthy sexual
decision making
- STI's
- Healthy emotional, physical and social relationships
- sources of information
, What are the 9 Core Principles of Comprehensive Sex Ed? - correct answer 1) Accessible to all
people
2) Promotes human rights
3) Scientifically accurate
4) Broadly range of topics
5) Inclusive
6) Promotes gender equality
7) Includes positive aspects of sexuality and relationships
8) Incorporates emerging issues
9) provided by educators who have the knowledge
What happend to sex education during the Cinton administration? - correct answer - only way
to get federal fundign for sex ed. the school had to promote abstinence only before marriage
education
- funding could be millions of dollars
What are the imacts of AOUM Programs? - correct answer - scientifically and ethically
problematic
- people that use it as their only form of birth control only have it work 60% of the time
- research shows its not effective
- provide inaccurate and stigmatizing information
- threaten fundamental human right to health information and education
What are some sources of values and beliefs? - correct answer - family of origin
- formal and informal education
- peers
- media influences
- faith
- experiences
What are the 3 main ways we know our gender? - correct answer 1) Our bodies (chromosomes,
hormones, gonads, genitals)
2) Socialization (begins at birth, reinforced through social roles, overt and subtle)
