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Question 1

Which disease is erectile dysfunction connected

Answer 1

Diabetes

Question 2

How many men with diabetes have erectile dysfunction?

Answer 2

35-75% (up to 75% some degree of it over the course of their lifetime)

Question 3

If you are over 70 years old, what is the likelihood of facing difficulties with erectile function?

Answer 3

95%

Question 4

Risk factors for HPV?

Answer 4

-Number of sex partners
-Weakened immune system

Question 5

How to prevent HPV?

Answer 5

Vaccination

Question 6

Treating cervical cancer with Cryotherapy?

Answer 6

Use extreme cold to destroy abnormal cells

Question 7

Treating cervical cancer with Cone Biopsy?

Answer 7

Surgical removal of a segment of cervix

Question 8

Treating cervical cancer with a Hysterectomy?

Answer 8

Removal of the uterus

Question 9

Surgical treatment for Breast Cancer?

Answer 9

-Mastectomy (remove the breast)
-Lumpectomy (remove the tissue from the breast)

Question 10

Adjuvant treatment for Breast Cancer? (after the initial treatment)

Answer 10

-Radiotherapy
-Chemotherapy
-Hormone therapy

Question 11

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD):

Answer 11

A progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe

Question 12

Physical consequences of COPD ?

Answer 12

-Cardiovascular comorbidity is common
-75% of men have erectile problems
-Weight gain, chronic cough, mucus production

Question 13

Psychological consequences of COPD?

Answer 13

• Become anxious about the shortness of breath
• Ashamed, negative self-image
• Being agitated, depressed (due to drugs)

Question 14

Social consequences of COPD?

Answer 14

-Dependent on partner
-Partner is fearful that ill partner will suffocate
-Being dependent on oxygen

Question 15

Impact, risk factors of yeast infections?

Answer 15

-Can be a side effect of antibiotics and corticosteroids
- In the mouth or vagina
- Infections hinder kissing or sexual activities

Question 16

2 threshold values in the Quantum model of Sex?

Answer 16

Excitement and orgasm

Question 17

3 factors that influence the threshold (Quantum model of sex)

Answer 17

1. Body transmits and responds to sexual stimuli
2. Sexual stimuli (fantasies, senses, memories)
3. Mental factors (thoughts, feelings/emotions)

Question 18

Woman with multiple sclerosis had less feeling or numbness in sex organs, the threshold for
excitement and orgasm is higher. What to do?

Answer 18

more effort is needed

Question 19

Someone has COPD, what to do to reach orgasm?

Answer 19

Improvement of physical condition; appropriate timing of sex

Question 20

Woman treated for breast cancer is anxious that the cancer returns, she is distressed and has
issues with body image

Answer 20

Treatment may lower her anxiety and it may improve body image

Question 21

Byrne’s Law of Attraction:

Answer 21

-We like people who are nice to us and seldom (rarely) nasty
-We prefer those similar to us because interaction with them is rewarding

Question 22

Propinquity (Proximity effect):

Answer 22

The closer 2 people are physically, the greater the odds that they will meet, and the more likely it is that an attraction will develop
-Proximity also suggests shared interests

Question 23

What is the driving force behind the proximity effect?

Answer 23

Repeated exposure or the mere exposure effect:
-Familiarity leads to liking, e.g., the girl next door

Question 24

Assortative mating:

Answer 24

Matching with similar partners

Question 25

Homophily?

Answer 25

Tendency to have contact with people who are equal in social status

Question 26

Rank types of homophily:

Answer 26

Race --> Age --> Education --> Religion

Question 27

Scarcity principle of attraction?

Answer 27

Lower availability increases perceptions of attractiveness - Study in a bar in which (wo)men rate the attractiveness of people at different hours of the evening --> more attractive closer to closing time

Question 28

Two Component Theory of Love?

Answer 28

2 conditions must exist simultaneously for passionate love to occur: - Physical arousal -Attaching a cognitive label ('love') to the feeling of arousal

Question 29

Which neurochemicals are involved in attraction?

Answer 29

1. Pheromones- increase desirability 2. Dopamine and serotonin levels may facilitate or inhibit arousal 3. Oxytocin- released during physical contact, may enhance attraction by creating a feeling of bondedness

Question 30

Halo effect of attraction?

Answer 30

Positive perception of someone based on physical attractiveness

Question 31

Contrast effect on physical attractiveness?

Answer 31

Idea that perceptions of average can be thrown off by the presence f a few outliers

Question 32

Triangular Theory of Love?

Answer 32

1. Intimacy- emotional component and is expressed in communicating personal feelings 2. Passion- motivational component (e.g., the drive for sexual expression) and is expressed in kissing, touching, sex 3. Decision or commitment- cognitive component and is expressed by saying 'I love you and want to maintain the relationship'

Question 33

Compassionate love?

Answer 33

Intimacy and decision/commitment

Question 34

Empty love?

Answer 34

Decision/commitment

Question 35

Fatuous love?

Answer 35

Passion + decision/commitment

Question 36

Infatuation?

Answer 36

passion

Question 37

Romantic love?

Answer 37

intimacy + passion

Question 38

Liking?

Answer 38

Intimacy

Question 39

Consummate love?

Answer 39

All 3 together

Question 40

Attachment Theory of Love:

Answer 40

1. Secure lovers- easy to get close to others, comfortable having others feel close to them 2. Fearful or Avoidant lovers- uncomfortable feeling close to another person or having that person feel close to them 3. Preoccupied or anxious-ambivalent lover- desperately want to get close to partner but find that the partner doesn't reciprocate the feeling

Question 41

Passionate love?

Answer 41

State of intense physiological arousal and intense longing for union with another

Question 42

Companionate love?

Answer 42

the feeling of deep attachment and commitment to a person with whom one has an intimate relationship

Question 43

When does the shift from passionate to compassionate love happen?

Answer 43

between 6-30 months of a relationship