NURS 280 Midterm Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
What is sexual health? - 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? -
Answer✔✔-1) Reproduction
2) Identity
3) Intimacy
4) Sensuality
5) Sexuality
What is the Reproduction portion of your Sexual Self? - Answer✔✔-- often the
foundation of sex education
- includes procreation, contraception, abortion, STI's, infertility
,What is the Identity portion of your Sexual Self? - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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? - Answer✔✔-1) Ignorance:
2) Secrecy:
3) Trauma:
, How does Ignorance play a factor in the discomfort/anxiety about sexuality? -
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? -
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? -
Answer✔✔-Negative experiences
- the inability to process trauma
- usually due to ignorance, secrecy or shame
What is Sexology? - Answer✔✔-The study of sexuality
- what people do when they have sex and how they feel about it
Do all cultures celebrate sexuality? - 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? - Answer✔✔-
Alfred Kinsey used ht escientific lense to explore sexuality.
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
What is sexual health? - 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? -
Answer✔✔-1) Reproduction
2) Identity
3) Intimacy
4) Sensuality
5) Sexuality
What is the Reproduction portion of your Sexual Self? - Answer✔✔-- often the
foundation of sex education
- includes procreation, contraception, abortion, STI's, infertility
,What is the Identity portion of your Sexual Self? - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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? - 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? - Answer✔✔-1) Ignorance:
2) Secrecy:
3) Trauma:
, How does Ignorance play a factor in the discomfort/anxiety about sexuality? -
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? -
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? -
Answer✔✔-Negative experiences
- the inability to process trauma
- usually due to ignorance, secrecy or shame
What is Sexology? - Answer✔✔-The study of sexuality
- what people do when they have sex and how they feel about it
Do all cultures celebrate sexuality? - 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? - Answer✔✔-
Alfred Kinsey used ht escientific lense to explore sexuality.
