Unit 5 - Sexuality Flashcards
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What is amenorrhea?
When the menstrual cycle is typically absent for three or more consecutive months. It can happen for a variety of reasons, including a hormonal disorder, drastic weight loss, or a change in the environment.
True or False - Women who produce excessive prostaglandins have more severe menstrual cramps
True
What is Dysmenorrhea?
the medical name for the discomforts—abdominal cramps and pain, back and leg pain, diarrhea, tension, water retention, fatigue, and depression—that can occur during menstruation.
What is Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)?
regular symptoms of depression (depressed mood, anxiety, mood swings, diminished interest or pleasure) during the last week of the menstrual cycle.
What are 5 of the most common symptoms of PMS?
mood changes, anxiety, irritability, difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness, impaired judgment, tearfulness, digestive symptoms, hot flashes, palpitations, dizziness, headache, fatigue, changes in appetite, cravings, water retention, breast tenderness, and insomnia
At mid-cycle of the menstrual cycle, the increased LH triggers what?
Ovulation
What is ovulation?
- the release of the ovum from the ovary.
- Estrogen levels drop,
- the remaining cells of the follicle then enlarge, change character, and form the corpus luteum
What happens in the second half of the menstrual cycle?
- corpus luteum secretes estrogen and larger amounts of progesterone.
- The endometrium (uterine lining) is stimulated by progesterone to thicken and become more engorged with blood in preparation for nourishing an implanted, fertilized ovum.
What happens if the ovum is not fertilized?
- the corpus luteum disintegrates.
- the level of progesterone drops,
- menstruation occurs—the uterine lining is shed during the course of a menstrual period.
What happens if the egg is fertilized?
pregnancy occurs,
- the cells that eventually develop into the placenta secrete human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG),
- signals the pituitary not to start a new cycle.
How many basic types of sexual intercourse are there and what are they?
Four. Manual intercourse, Oral intercourse, Genital intercourse, Anal intercourse
What is Manual intercourse?
when the sex organs of one partner are in contact with the hand or hands of the other partner.
What is Oral intercourse?
when the sex organs of one partner are in contact with the mouth of the other partner.
What is Genital intercourse?
when the sex organs of one partner are in contact with the sex organs of the other partner
What is Anal intercourse?
when the sex organs of one partner are in contact with the anus of the other partner
What is gender identity?
a person’s self-identified sense of being male, female, neither, or both
Define Androgynous
people who identify as neither male nor female
Define Intersex
people who were born with both male and female anatomy, or ambiguous genitalia.
Can also refer to an individual who physically falls between what is defined as male or female based on gender, hormones, internal organs, and chromosomal differences.
Define Transgender/trans person/trans folk
an umbrella term for people whose gender identity or gender expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. This term is not indicative of sexual orientation, hormonal makeup, or physical anatomy. Transgender persons may feel themselves to be neither gender, to be both genders, or to be a gender other than their sex assigned at birth.
According to psychologist Robert Sternberg, the crucial ingredients for commitment are the following:
shared values a willingness to change in response to each other a willingness to tolerate flaws a match in religious beliefs the ability to communicate effectively
In Canada, the courts determine whether or not people are cohabiting by referring to six factors:
- Shelter—do the unmarried parties share accommodation?
- Sexual and personal behaviour—do the unmarried parties maintain an intimate interdependent relationship, and are they perceived by others to do so?
- Services—do the unmarried couple share the traditional functions of a family?
- Social—do the unmarried couple portray themselves as a couple to the outside world?
- Societal—how are the unmarried partners treated by their community?
- Children—do the unmarried couple see children as part of their home and interact parentally with each other’s children if there are any?
In a survey of more than 1500 never-married under-graduate students, what percent reported that they had experienced at least two acts of physical abuse in a dating relationship? What percent believed they had ever physically abused their current or past dating partner?
25% and 12%
The signs of emotional abuse are:
- attempting to control various aspects of your life—what you say or wear
- frequently humiliating you—making you feel bad about yourself
- wanting to know where you are—and who you are with at all times
- becoming jealous or angry—when you spend time with friends
- threatening to harm you—if you have other interests or you are attempting to break off the relationship
- trying to coerce you—into doing anything that does not feel comfortable to you such as unwanted sexual activity.
What is Behavioural interdependence?
the mutual impact that people have on each other as their lives and daily activities become intertwined.
