Nurs 280 Midterm #1
CONCEPTS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Circles of sexuality - correct answers5 circles of Sexual self:
Sexualization
Reproduction
Identity
Intimacy
Sensuality
Sexualization
Per pair of adults, how many babies does the average Canadian family have? - correct
answers1.6 kids per pair of adults
(this is why immigration is so important in Canada, we need to replace the population)
Per pair of adults, how many babies does the average American family have? - correct
answers2.5
A good guess for how many times the average Canadian has sex in their lifetime - correct
answers200-20,000 times
Varies A LOT
,In modern canadian life, is there a large relationship between sex and reproduction? - correct
answersNOOOO, almost all of the time sex is for emotional connection and pleasure
2 main components of sex - correct answersConnection and pleasure
Can a cis man wear a dress? - correct answersYes, wearing an outfit isn't determined by identity
People who break the "gender and identity rules" - correct answersAre at the highest risk of
violence, homelessness, etc. (pretty much anything)
Does intimacy have to be with someone close emotionally - correct answersNO, imagine being
stuck with someone in an elevator, you feel a sense of intimacy with them
Why do people have sex? - correct answersDesire for intimacy, to feel alive/ known/ special
What happens to a baby that never feels skin to skin contact? - correct answersThey die,
mammals can not survive without touch
4 groups of people in canada who are touched deprived - correct answersSenior citizens (have
much higher levels of depression and shorter lifespans)
Heterosexual single males (dads hugging daughters and giving sons a handshake/ high five/ fist
bump)
Teenagers (once children go through puberty, parents/ teachers/ etc. don't touch them
anymore, legally teachers can't touch their highschool students)
, People who deserve to be seen and known, and are just as needing of touch as everyone else,
who have no way to get touch in their lives (e.g. mentally ill, homeless)
3 Factors that contribute to discomfort and anxiety - correct answers1. Ignorance (we have been
actively discouraged to study, or talk about, or be enthusiastic about sex; we have this unspoken
agreement that it's better to know less about sex)
2. Secrecy (the things we desire/internal and do/external are undiscussed and hidden, and
thought of as shameful)
3. Trauma (partly comes from ignorance and secrecy, but also comes from experiences; can be a
squick reaction or a trigger; can be intergenerational or interfamilial)
Alfred Kinsey's work - correct answersStarted at a bug scientist dude
Then starting teaching sexuology
Studied his students for research on sexuality (personal interviews)
America's first sexologist (Kinsey Scale)
What was wrong with Kinsey's studies? - correct answersThose who were willing to talk about
sex, were not representative of the general public
Race and age data was not included in published work
First mass lab experiments on sex: - correct answersMasters and Johnson, during the 1950s
"The human sexual response cycle"
Current research in human sexuality - correct answersCanadian Journal of Human Sexuality
SIECCAN (Sex Information and Education Council of Canada)
UBC Sexual Health Laboratory
CSRD (Canadian sex research forum)
SARAVYC (Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre)
CONCEPTS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Circles of sexuality - correct answers5 circles of Sexual self:
Sexualization
Reproduction
Identity
Intimacy
Sensuality
Sexualization
Per pair of adults, how many babies does the average Canadian family have? - correct
answers1.6 kids per pair of adults
(this is why immigration is so important in Canada, we need to replace the population)
Per pair of adults, how many babies does the average American family have? - correct
answers2.5
A good guess for how many times the average Canadian has sex in their lifetime - correct
answers200-20,000 times
Varies A LOT
,In modern canadian life, is there a large relationship between sex and reproduction? - correct
answersNOOOO, almost all of the time sex is for emotional connection and pleasure
2 main components of sex - correct answersConnection and pleasure
Can a cis man wear a dress? - correct answersYes, wearing an outfit isn't determined by identity
People who break the "gender and identity rules" - correct answersAre at the highest risk of
violence, homelessness, etc. (pretty much anything)
Does intimacy have to be with someone close emotionally - correct answersNO, imagine being
stuck with someone in an elevator, you feel a sense of intimacy with them
Why do people have sex? - correct answersDesire for intimacy, to feel alive/ known/ special
What happens to a baby that never feels skin to skin contact? - correct answersThey die,
mammals can not survive without touch
4 groups of people in canada who are touched deprived - correct answersSenior citizens (have
much higher levels of depression and shorter lifespans)
Heterosexual single males (dads hugging daughters and giving sons a handshake/ high five/ fist
bump)
Teenagers (once children go through puberty, parents/ teachers/ etc. don't touch them
anymore, legally teachers can't touch their highschool students)
, People who deserve to be seen and known, and are just as needing of touch as everyone else,
who have no way to get touch in their lives (e.g. mentally ill, homeless)
3 Factors that contribute to discomfort and anxiety - correct answers1. Ignorance (we have been
actively discouraged to study, or talk about, or be enthusiastic about sex; we have this unspoken
agreement that it's better to know less about sex)
2. Secrecy (the things we desire/internal and do/external are undiscussed and hidden, and
thought of as shameful)
3. Trauma (partly comes from ignorance and secrecy, but also comes from experiences; can be a
squick reaction or a trigger; can be intergenerational or interfamilial)
Alfred Kinsey's work - correct answersStarted at a bug scientist dude
Then starting teaching sexuology
Studied his students for research on sexuality (personal interviews)
America's first sexologist (Kinsey Scale)
What was wrong with Kinsey's studies? - correct answersThose who were willing to talk about
sex, were not representative of the general public
Race and age data was not included in published work
First mass lab experiments on sex: - correct answersMasters and Johnson, during the 1950s
"The human sexual response cycle"
Current research in human sexuality - correct answersCanadian Journal of Human Sexuality
SIECCAN (Sex Information and Education Council of Canada)
UBC Sexual Health Laboratory
CSRD (Canadian sex research forum)
SARAVYC (Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre)
