CPSY 4303 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Gonorrhea, Comprehensive Sex Education, Human Papillomavirus Infection
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Sexual activity during adolescence: autoerotic behavior: sexual behavior that is experienced alone, such as masturbation or sexual fantasizing, important changes in attitudes toward adolescent premarital sex occurred during the. Adolescents how have been sexually abused show high-than-average rates of academic difficulties, anxiety, fear, and depression; are more likely to engage in risky behavior; and are more likely to become pregnant as teenagers. Risky sex and its prevention: sexually transmitted disease (std): any group of infections-including hpv, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, herpes, chlamydia, and aids-passed on through sexual contact. Herpes: a std caused by a virus. Human papillomavirus (hpv): one of several viruses that causes a std. Aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome): a disease, caused by a virus transmitted by means of bodily fluids, that devastates the immune system. Cases of hiv infection, the most serious sexually transmitted disease, have been increasing among adolescents and young adults: the us has the highest rate of teen childbearing in the industrialized world.
