psych of human sexuality
psych of human sexuality
Study Guide Final Exam
Just like the midterm, study the prompts from lecture as well as the readings listed. For readings, just like last time, all I would ask about are the main findings or most important points:
Lecture – Sexual Health:
What do we mean when we say sexual health, what all does that encompass, do we just mean the absence of disease?
How can knowledge of what makes our body healthy or sexy be socially constructed?
What cognitive changes occur for someone who is suffering from anorexia (meaning distinct changes that happen for anorexics and not just from malnutrition)?
How does bulimia differ from anorexia nervosa?
What is meant by a health disparity?
Gil‐Llario, M. D., Morell‐Mengual, V., Ballester‐Arnal, R., & Díaz‐Rodríguez, I. (2018). The experience of sexuality in adults with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 62(1), 72-80.
Cohn, L., Murray, S. B., Walen, A., & Wooldridge, T. (2016). Including the excluded: Males and gender minorities in eating disorder prevention. Eating Disorders, 24(1), 114-120.
Lecture -Sex Work, Ethics, and the law/Sexually explicit materials–
What is the difference between erotica and pornography?
Why do we now use the term sex work to describe prostitution?
If I said 100% of sex workers performed their job on the street, are addicted to drugs, and were coerced into the work at a very young age, what would be incorrect about that statement and why?
Rubini, M., Roncarati, A., Ravenna, M., Albarello, F., Moscatelli, S., & Semin, G. R. (2017). Denying psychological properties of girls and prostitutes: The role of verbal insults. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 36(2), 226-240.
Pederson, A. C., Stenersen, M. R., & Bridges, S. K. (2019). Toward affirming therapy: What sex workers want and need from mental health providers. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 0022167819867767.
Lecture – contraception/pregnancy
Why should individuals taking hormonal contraceptives to prevent pregnancy combine them with other forms of contraception, particularly if they aren’t in a stable long-term relationship but are still sexually active?
Should just one, or both partners be involved in discussing/using contraception, and why?
Is plan B (the morning after pill) a form of abortion, why or why not?
Do people still feel sexual/horny during pregnancy? If they do have sex what kind of changes to their sex behavior might be necessary?
Wang, T., Lurie, M., Govindasamy, D., & Mathews, C. (2018). The effects of school-based condom availability programs (CAPs) on condom acquisition, use and sexual behavior: A systematic review. AIDS and Behavior, 22(1), 308-320.
Grose, R. G., Grabe, S., & Kohfeldt, D. (2014). Sexual education, gender ideology, and youth sexual empowerment. The Journal of Sex Research, 51(7), 742-753.
Lecture – sexual harassment, aggression, and abuse
List three myths about sexual assault and correct those myths with reality/fact
If rape has a lower false report rate than theft and burglary, why do you think people so often doubt the claims of rape victims/survivors? (hint, knowing the myths helps to answer this question)
What can you do to help someone who is a survivor of sexual abuse/assault?
Mendes, K., Ringrose, J., & Keller, J. (2018). # MeToo and the promise and pitfalls of challenging rape culture through digital feminist activism. European Journal of Women’s Studies, 25(2), 236-246.
Mitchell, K. J., Ybarra, M. L., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2014). Sexual harassment among adolescents of different sexual orientations and gender identities. Child abuse & neglect, 38(2), 280-295.
Lecture – HIV
What was the original name for HIV, and did it lead to any negative consequences?
How are outcomes for women who have HIV different than outcomes for men, and why might that be?
What is PrEP, and how can it help to prevent HIV infection?
Nyblade, L., Stangl, A., Weiss, E., & Ashburn, K. (2009). Combating HIV stigma in health care settings: what works?. Journal of the international AIDS Society, 12(1), 1-7.
