PSY 3121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Binge Drinking, Cytopathology
14 Dec 2016
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Loss of bone density and increase of fractures. Prevention using calcium, jogging, vitamin d and other weight baring exercises. Education and work patterns- barriers beyond high school (half as likely as women without one 15% compared to 33% have bachelors), employment rates, education, economic difficulties, disclosing invisible disabilities barriers like non- accessible campus or work place. Similar employment rate for men and women 44% compared to 49% for men. Incomes lower than men with disabilities (68-70% of salary) Symptoms- appear 6-9 months later for most people. Transmission through bodily fluids such as semen, blood, vaginal fluids, breast date and marry. More judged than men about appearance and when disabled considered unattractive by some. Even friendships are difficult sometimes classmates are afraid of them or of addressing touchy subjects. Women 2-8 times more likely to contract hiv, 25% hiv infected are female in america. Ethnicity and aids- in sub saharan african countries up to 60% positive are female.
