Learning

Objectives

Developing intimate relationships:

start by believing in your self, self esteem
develops in infancy and your childhood
gender role aect how we relate to others
attachment in childhood may aect style

Challenges of forming and maintaining

intimate relationships:

honesty and openness

unequal and premature commitment
unrealistic expectations
competitiveness
balancing time spent together and apart
Jealousy
Supportiveness

Healthy and Productive communication:

Self disclosure- revealing personal
information about themselves which moves
relationship to deeper level
Listening- spend time and energy to
understand another persons story, rather
than judge, blame, advise, or control.
Feedback- constructive response to
acknowledged the persons feelings are valid

Successful families:
commitment to each other
appreciation to one another
communication
time spent together
spiritual wellness
copying with stress and wellness

MALE SEX ORGAN

FEMALE SEX ORGAN

-clitoris
-anus
-perinium
-vagina
-uterus
-cervix
-fallopian tubes
-ovary
-bladder
-pubic bone
-rectum

-scrotum
-testis
-anus
-prostate
-rectum
-glans
-urethra
-penis
-bladder
-pubis bone
corpus spongiosum

Responsible Sexual Behavior:

open, honest communication
agreed on sexual activities
sexual privacy
using contraception
safer sex
sober sex

Changes of pregnant women:

a missed menstrual cycle
slight bleeding
nausea
breast tenderness
increased urination
sleepiness, fatigue, and emotional upset

Good Prenatal Care:

prenatal vitamins
NO drugs, alcohol, smoking
protect against radiation, infections
physical activity
prenatal classes
regular doctor exams

TYPES OF CONTRACEPTIVES

The Pill

Advantage- decrease
incidence of bening breast
cancer, ovarian cancer,
ectopic pregnancy.
Disadvantages- do not
protect against STDs.
Eectiveness- varies
because it depends on
individual factors.

Male Condoms

Advantage- easy to
purchase and are available
without perscription, help
protect against STDs.
Disadvantages- diminish
sensation and interfere
with spontaneity.
Eectiveness- failure rate
of condoms varies
considerably.

Natural Method: Abstinence

Best protection against pregnancy and STDs

100% eective
0% failure rate

HISTORY

Opposition to abortion
attracted little attention
until the mid-1800s.
By the 1900s abortion was
illegal in every state.
Anti-abortion laws stayed
in eect until the 1960s.

CURRENT LEGAL STATUS

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court

made abortion legal in the
landmark case of Roe v. Wade
Between 1995 and 2006, the
number of state laws restricting
abortion more than quadrupled.
Currently, 36 states have laws
prohibiting abortion after a
certain point in pregnancy, with
exceptions, and 17 states provide
nonfederal public money assist
some poor women seeking
medically necessary abortions.

Methods of Abortion in the U.S:

Surgical: the most common, accounting for

about 87% of all abortions performed in the

U.S.
Medical: one or mode drugs are used to
induce abortion, accounted for 13% of all U.S.

TYPES OF PATHOGENS &

DISEASES

Bacteria- tuberculosis,
ulcers, skin infections,
typhus
Viruses- hepatitis, genital
herpes, HIV/AIDS, chicken
pox, measles
Fungi- yeast infections,
meningitis, nail infections
Protozoa- malaria, Africa
sleeping sickness

Parasitic worms-
tapeworm infection,
hookworm infection
Prions- Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease

HIV infection:

Transmitted- from specic kinds of sexual contact,

from direct exposure to infected blood, and from an
HIV infected woman to her fetus during pregnancy.
Diagnosed- the HIV antibody tests because hey are
accurate and inexpensive.
Treatment- there is no known cure for HIV infection
but medications can alter the course of the disease
and extend life.

Infection Preventions:
Be honest about your concerns and stress
Find out about your partners sexual history
and practices
Use a condoms every time you have sex
Think and talk about responsible sexual
behavior