PS285 Lecture Notes - Observational Learning, Transtheoretical Model, Motivational Interviewing
Document Summary
Chapter six: theories, models and interventions applied to sexual health. Sexual behaviour: any activity that arouses sexual arousal for pleasure or procreation. Leads to an exchange in bodily fluids. Can have serious consequences: pregnancy, hiv and sexually transmitted infections. Incidence and prevalence of stis, hiv and aids. Common stis are chlamydia, genital warts and gonorrhea. Most severe are syphilis and hiv but they are more rare. Greatest affected age group is 16-24 years. In the uk, the incidence of stis has been steadily rising since the 1990s. 399,738 new cases of stis were reported in 2008. Until 2009, over 102,000 people in britain have been diagnosed with hiv. Prevalence of hiv across the globe has been rising steadily with the majority (67%) in sub-saharan africa. Us stats: center for disease control reported teenage pregnancies and syphilis rose sharply among us school girls under the bush administration.
