HTH 372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Chronic Condition, Interpersonal Communication, Cardiovascular Disease
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Dr. ruth: sex not just for the young, thin, and attractive, birthright for all of us, we are sexual beings from birth to death regardless of what happens, physical and emotional experience. Impact of relationship: changes on interpersonal communication, expressing emotions, communication ability, self-concept, how feeling about self as sexual being, feelings of dependency, changes in body image, central to sense of self, comparison. Inevitable physical changes: limitations on physical intimacy. Chronic illness: acute vs chronic, duration, temporary, lifetime. Sexuality: pain, fatigue, depression, self-concept, role functions. Cause/effect: heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, diabetes, arthritis, amputations, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, dementia/alzhei(cid:373)er"s, visual/hearing impaired. Heart disease: most likely to cause heart attack or heart failure, coronary artery disease. Plaque build-up in arteries: smoking, unhealthy, not exercising, high cholesterol and bp, born with. Prevent: do(cid:374)"t s(cid:373)oke, prevent and treat other conditions, healthy weight/exercise.
