NURS 280 Midterm questions with
complete solutions
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
complete solutions
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
