NURS280 MT STUDY PREP EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Sexual Health
A state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well being in relation to sexuality; it is
not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmary
Sexual health requires a _________________ to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well
as the possibility of having ____________, _______________, _______________, and
_______________-.
For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the
__________________________________________________. - Answer Sexual Health
Sexual health requires a _________________ to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well
as __________________________, _______________, _______________, and _______________-.
For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the
__________________________________________________.
- positive and respectful approach
- possibility of having pleasurable and safe sex experiences, free of coercion,
discrimination, and violence
- the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled.
Circles of sexuality Dr. Dennis Dailey, 1981 sexual self def and 5 - Answer Sexual Self:
Self-awareness and self-acceptance regarding one's sexual desires, orientation and
preferences
1. reproduction
2. identity
3. intimacy
4. sensuality
5. sexualization
1. Reproduction - Answer - Often the foundation of sex education
- Biological aspects
- Includes procreation, contraception, abortions, STI's infertility
,2. Identity - Answer - One's sense of self as a sexual being
- Includes gender, identity, sexual orientation, gender/ society roles
3. Intimacy - Answer - The need and ability to experience emotional closeness to another
person as well as it reciprocated
- The feeling of being seen and know
4. Sensuality - Answer - The need and ability to accept one's body and sexual entity
- Experiencing in the sensual and tactile aspects
- Includes body image, attraction, skin to skin contact "hunger" for each other
5. Sexualization - Answer - The use of the body to influence, control or manipulate others
- Sex as a "tool" or "weapon"
- Includes sexual teasing, flirting, sexual harassment, advertisement
TALKING ABOUT SEXUALITY:
Factors that contribute to discomfort and anxiety (3) - Answer 1. ignorance
2. secrecy
3. trauma
Ignorance - Answer Lack of knowledge
Society believes that it is best to know less about sex
Leads to unsafe experimenting/ decision making
Secrecy - Answer Keeping things a secret
Topics that people aren't comfortable or allowed to talk about because of judgment
Society shames us about our pleasures, experiences, people we are interested in
Trauma - Answer Negative experiences
The inability to process trauma
Usually due to ignorance, secrecy or shame
Sexology definition and Ted Mcllvenna and culture - Answer Sexology is the study of
what people do when they have sex and how they feel about it
Ted Mcllvenna (IASHS)
He studied how people have sex but also regarded their feelings, beliefs, values about
, that
Considered sociological and psychological aspects
Throughout history, many cultures have celebrated or normalized the exploration of
sexuality
Who first applied the scientific lens to the study of sexuality in the 20th century? -
Answer Alfred Kinsey and William H. Masters & Virginia E. Johnson's
Describe Albert Kinsey and William H. Masters & Virginia E. Johnson's work - Answer -
In North America, sexuality was first studied (using the scientific method by Alfred
Kinsey in the 1940s
- He used Kinsey scale 0-6 to assess people's sexual orientation
- William H. Masters & Virginia E. Johnson's work began in the 1950s
- In 1950's, they began looking into sexuality and arousal
- Lab work to examine how bodies work during sex
- 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 (best selling books)
In Canada, education (including sexual health education) is the responsibility of the
_______________, resulting in _________ across the country - Answer -
provinces/territories
- variation
_____________ is arguably the most comprehensive (complete), and has been in place for
nearly 30 years (1995) - Answer The BC curriculum
Sexual health education is __________ in BC, but the delivery is still "hit or miss" - Answer
mandated
Pre-service learning for teachers does not include ____________ - Answer training to
deliver sexual health education
Gatekeepers (4) - Answer School boards
Principals
Community/parents
Teachers
School boards - Answer They decide makes decisions about how the schools will do any
STUDY GUIDE
Sexual Health
A state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well being in relation to sexuality; it is
not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmary
Sexual health requires a _________________ to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well
as the possibility of having ____________, _______________, _______________, and
_______________-.
For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the
__________________________________________________. - Answer Sexual Health
Sexual health requires a _________________ to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well
as __________________________, _______________, _______________, and _______________-.
For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the
__________________________________________________.
- positive and respectful approach
- possibility of having pleasurable and safe sex experiences, free of coercion,
discrimination, and violence
- the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled.
Circles of sexuality Dr. Dennis Dailey, 1981 sexual self def and 5 - Answer Sexual Self:
Self-awareness and self-acceptance regarding one's sexual desires, orientation and
preferences
1. reproduction
2. identity
3. intimacy
4. sensuality
5. sexualization
1. Reproduction - Answer - Often the foundation of sex education
- Biological aspects
- Includes procreation, contraception, abortions, STI's infertility
,2. Identity - Answer - One's sense of self as a sexual being
- Includes gender, identity, sexual orientation, gender/ society roles
3. Intimacy - Answer - The need and ability to experience emotional closeness to another
person as well as it reciprocated
- The feeling of being seen and know
4. Sensuality - Answer - The need and ability to accept one's body and sexual entity
- Experiencing in the sensual and tactile aspects
- Includes body image, attraction, skin to skin contact "hunger" for each other
5. Sexualization - Answer - The use of the body to influence, control or manipulate others
- Sex as a "tool" or "weapon"
- Includes sexual teasing, flirting, sexual harassment, advertisement
TALKING ABOUT SEXUALITY:
Factors that contribute to discomfort and anxiety (3) - Answer 1. ignorance
2. secrecy
3. trauma
Ignorance - Answer Lack of knowledge
Society believes that it is best to know less about sex
Leads to unsafe experimenting/ decision making
Secrecy - Answer Keeping things a secret
Topics that people aren't comfortable or allowed to talk about because of judgment
Society shames us about our pleasures, experiences, people we are interested in
Trauma - Answer Negative experiences
The inability to process trauma
Usually due to ignorance, secrecy or shame
Sexology definition and Ted Mcllvenna and culture - Answer Sexology is the study of
what people do when they have sex and how they feel about it
Ted Mcllvenna (IASHS)
He studied how people have sex but also regarded their feelings, beliefs, values about
, that
Considered sociological and psychological aspects
Throughout history, many cultures have celebrated or normalized the exploration of
sexuality
Who first applied the scientific lens to the study of sexuality in the 20th century? -
Answer Alfred Kinsey and William H. Masters & Virginia E. Johnson's
Describe Albert Kinsey and William H. Masters & Virginia E. Johnson's work - Answer -
In North America, sexuality was first studied (using the scientific method by Alfred
Kinsey in the 1940s
- He used Kinsey scale 0-6 to assess people's sexual orientation
- William H. Masters & Virginia E. Johnson's work began in the 1950s
- In 1950's, they began looking into sexuality and arousal
- Lab work to examine how bodies work during sex
- 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 (best selling books)
In Canada, education (including sexual health education) is the responsibility of the
_______________, resulting in _________ across the country - Answer -
provinces/territories
- variation
_____________ is arguably the most comprehensive (complete), and has been in place for
nearly 30 years (1995) - Answer The BC curriculum
Sexual health education is __________ in BC, but the delivery is still "hit or miss" - Answer
mandated
Pre-service learning for teachers does not include ____________ - Answer training to
deliver sexual health education
Gatekeepers (4) - Answer School boards
Principals
Community/parents
Teachers
School boards - Answer They decide makes decisions about how the schools will do any
