PSY 466 Final

Women motivated to seek treatment for concerns about sexual ___

Men typically motivated to seek treatment for problems with sexual ___

Some secondary sexual disorders (not lifelong) are ___

___ may be effective in treating premature ejaculation

a form of sex therapy that involves graduated touching exercises.

The leading sexual problems for women are ___

The leading sexual problems for men are ___

Premature ejaculation can be treated with sex therapy, using the ___ procedure or the ___ technique

Delayed or absent ejaculation can be caused by ___

painful coitus (aka: ___) is uncommon in men - only about 3% - but common among young women.

recurrent inability to achieve an adequate penile erection or to maintain it through the course of the desired sexual behavior

Great majority of cases of ED are ___ in nature; although ___ factors may play a role

a disorder that has always existed (is not preceded by any period of healthy function

a disorder that follows some period of healthy function (it has NOT always existed)

a disorder that appears only in certain circumstances

The major contributing factors of ED

___ works by increasing responsiveness of the erectile tissue to nitric oxide.

a hormone that is injected into the penis to produce an erection

Prostaglandin E₁ is for men with functional ___ but the ___ are damaged

Prostaglandin E₁ can be injected into the ___ or the ___, but it's costly and inconvenient

a Vacuum Constriction system creates a partial vacuum around the penis, thus drawing blood into the ___

• Female Sexual Arousal Disorder is the failure of early processes of arousal, i.e.
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The FDA has approved a device, the ___, to increase sexual function for women.

Vaginal spasms (aka ___) is a nonorganic cause of female sexual arousal disorder and may make intercourse impossible.

May be a defense mechanism - anticipation of pain?

Also considered to be psychological

___-___% of women have never experienced orgasm

___/___ of women don't experience orgasm regularly during coitus

No ___ causes have been found for why difficulty in reaching orgasm is so common among women

excessive sexual behavior that results from a medical or organic cause

- considered pathological

Sexologists commonly refer to sex addiction as ____ or ___

___ are most commonly used as treatment for sex addiction

a lack of interest in sex

- not considered an issue unless it causes distress or interferes with one's sexual relationships

___/___ of women and ___/___ of men ages 18-59 years of age report a lack of interest in sex

Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in men can be treated with ___

Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in women can be treated with ___/___ treatment and ___ therapy, which may restore sexual desire in women

___/___ Americans in the early 20th Century had STDs

The history of AIDs had mimicked that of ___, in that people infected with this STD were discriminated against

___ million new STD infections occur in the USA each year

50% of all sexually active Americans acquire an STD by age ___

insects in pubic hair that gorge on human blood

Pubic Lice lay eggs (___) and glue them onto hairs near their base

The "disease" part of pubic lice is the ___ caused by the insects and ___ caused by scratching

Treated with OTC insecticidal lotions/shampoos

infestation with mites that burrow beneath the skin

- caused by female mites that digs tunnels in skin and lay eggs every few days

The female mites that cause scabies hide in their tunnels for about ___ months, laying eggs every few days that hatch after about ___-___ days. The "babies" return to the surface, mate, and burrow into the skin to repeat the cycle.

Scabies infestation causes severe itching that can be treated with topical application of ___.

Syphilis is caused by infection with ___, spread by contact, nearly always sexually.

Factors of Syphilis

___ sore that exudes a fluid loaded with ___.

These penetrate the skin and multiply, producing a ___ in the newly infected person.

Symptoms are sometimes ___, making it difficult to diagnose

Left untreated, Syphilis progresses and eventually causes ___ 

Syphilis can be cured with ___

Primary Syphilis is the first stage of syphilis and marked by the occurrence of ____

Secondary Syphilis is the second stage of syphilis and is marked by ___

Tertiary syphilis is the third stage of syphilis and is marked by ___

one is no longer considered a host (unless pregnant)

rare (only about 15%) among people who go untreated

Gonorrhea ("clap"/"drip") is cause by infection with a ___

Symptoms appear within ___-___ days

The initial site of infection of Gonorrhea in women is ___

consists of a yellow or bloody discharge from the vagina or discharge of a thick pus from the urethra (in men)

Chlamydia is caused by a ___ bacterium and is spread by

Infection in the reproductive tract can cause ___.

Chlamydia infects the ___

Symptoms of ___ include a watery discharge and a pain during urination

Chlamydia can be cured with ___

an infection of the female reproductive tract, often caused by sexually transmitted organisms

a condition in which the normal microorganisms of the vagina are replaced by other species

When a woman is infected with bacterial vaginosis, the pH of the vaginal secretions ___ (becoming less acidic i.e. more basic)

Urethritis is a bacterial infection of the ___ urinary tract .  .  . can be caused by a variety of organisms

urinating within  ___ minutes after sex can prevent it.

oral herpes in the form of fever blisters or cold sores on the lips or inside the mouth

associated more commonly with genital herpes

___ in topical ointment or oral tablets can shorten the outbreak period

causes genital warts, which are the principle cause of cervical cancer

___-___% of sexually active men and women acquire HPV

___ are a host

Genital warts are most frequently caused by HPV types ___ and ___.  The more dangerous of the types (those that cause cervical cancer) are ___ and ___

Warts can be removed by surgery, freezing with ___, or the application of ___

vaccine for HPV type 6, 11,16 and 18

Hepatitis B is a small ___ virus.  There is ___ treatment; but there is a ___

Symptoms include ___

___% of people have chronic Hepatitis B

___ is caused by human immunodeficiency virus which exists in the ___ of an infected person

___ not transmissible between humans and animals

HIV is considered a ___, because once inside the host cell it is transcribed from RNA into DNA

HIV attacks the ___ and ___.  Its main targets are the ___, the type of white blood cell that make up an important part of the immune system.

During the initial part of HIV infection, there are no symptoms, and the infected person has not produced significant levels of antibodies to the virus.

Because the usual HIV test that detects the presence of ___ will give a negative reading during the initial stage, the initially infected person is considered ___

A healthy person has ___ CD4 lymphocytes /microliter.

A person considered to have AIDs has less than ___ CD4 lymphocytes/microliter

Antiretroviral Drugs

Entry Inhibitors prevent ___ of the virus to the host cell's outer ___ and thus its passage into the ___

Antiretroviral Drugs

Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors block the ___ of the viral RNA into DNA

Antiretroviral Drugs

Integrase Inhibitors block the ___ of the DNA (transcribed from RNA) into the host cell's own  ___

Antiretroviral Drugs

Protease Inhibitors block the ___ of newly synthesized ___ into the shorter lengths that are required for ___

the change from negative to positive on an antibody test, such as occurs 6 weeks - 6 months after HIV infection

"drug cocktails" - main reason why death rates due to HIV/AIDs have been reduced

HIV therapies are directed at ___ and the ___

Treatment involves ___ therapy (HAART)

little bumps around the head of the penis are natural and harmless growths

A round swelling on the labia is more likely to be caused by a ___ than any kind of STD

Women greatly outnumber men as the victims of rape -

most victims are between the ages of ___-___

The number of reported rapes are ___ in numbers

College women have increased from ___% to ___% chance of experiencing completed or attempted rape

___% of college rapes involve additional injuries

as people become aroused they become more strongly motivated to consummate their desire and pay less attention to moral issues such as consideration for the interests of a partner

The cold-to-hot empathy gap may contribute to date rape  ___(where?)

The number one date rape drug

___/___ of college women who experience sexual assault report that the perpetrator was drinking at the time of the attack

The first step to getting help (after a sexual attack) is to ___

a form of psychotherapy for victims of rape or abuse in which they are encouraged to recall the traumatic event in a safe enviroment

Laws that protect rape victims, for example, by limiting the introduction of evidence about their prior sexual behavior

Began in ___

___% of all men arrested for rape are convicted

Theories as to why men rape women include ___ and ___.

___ programs in a group setting seem to reduce recidivism, but the effect is small - only about 6%

Rape prevention programs are geared towards ___.

Lasting effects have not been observed.

unwanted sexual behavior in the workplace or in other structured environments

unwelcome sexual advances accompanied by promises or threats

sexual harassment involving a pattern of conduct that creates an intimidating work environment

The experience of sexual harassment begins in ___ and accelerates at

In ____, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) declared that sexual harassment constitutes ___

stalking of a current or former spouse or other intimate partner

stalking by an unrealistic belief that the victim is in love with, or could be persuaded to fall in love with, the stalker

the stalker pursues the victim to seek revenge for some actual or imaginary injury - usually nonsexual

The delusional belief that a sexually desired but unattainable person is actually in love with oneself

___ stalkers are often socially inept persons with few intimate relationships, or they be mentally ill

___ stalking is not usually sexual and commonly targets co-workers, employers, administrators, etc...

An estimated ___ in 1000 women and ___ in 1000 men are affected by intimate partner violence

Three phase cycle of intimate partner violence

Evolutionary psychologists see ___ as the main motivator of intimate partner violence

- They also suggest that the desire to assert control is part of a man's ___

Feminist theory asserts that boys are socialized to be ___, and women are socialized to be ___.

theory stating that men batter their wives because they saw their fathers batter their mothers

Victims often stay with their partners because of

a male prostitute

anyone who engages in prostitution, pornography, or other sex-related occupation

___ tried to eradicate prostitution because of STDs

Epidemics of ___ during ___ drove prostitution underground

The sexual revolution in ___, development of ___, and a change in ___ resulted in increased willingness of unmarried women to engage in sex - which led to a ___ in prostitution.

lowest-ranking and lowest paid prostitute

the main form of prostitution in the United States

In ___, Margo St. James founded COYOTE

The present goal is the ___ of prostitution

the elimination of laws that outlaw something

___ supports decriminalization of prostitution

____ supports worldwide criminalization of everyone connected with prostitution - but not the prostitutes themselves

Three aspects of worldwide prostitution that are of particular concern

people or behaviors that are intended to be sexually arousing

"sexual" works that are considered to have literary or artistic merit

all inclusive term for arousing material

In ___, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of ___ v. ___

- No broad, ___ protection for pornography, and ___ may restrict pornographic work under certain conditions

Glossy magazines became available in the ___

Hugh Hefner founded Playboy in ___

Since the ___, new technologies have resulted in new kinds of pornography

Only pornography involving ___ is illegal and actively supressed

___ is the world leader in the production of underage pornography

___ inhibitors prevent the attachment of the virus to the host cell's outer membrane and thus its passage into the cell

___ inhibitors block the copying of the viral RNA into DNA

___ inhibitors block the insertion of the DNA (transcribed from viral RNA) into the host cell's own genome

___ inhibitors block the cutting of newly synthesized viral proteins into the shorter lengths that are required for function

Current antiretroviral therapy has several shortcomings:

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