Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Genital Wart, Aids

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Prof

Document Summary

Sti-related stigma: awareness that people are judged negatively for contracting and sti. Sti-related shame: the negative feelings that people have about themselves as a result of receiving an sti diagnosis. Treatment: it is treated with azithromycin, if not treated in a women it can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, pid: an infection and inflammation of the pelvic organs such as the fallopian tubes and the uterus. Hpv: human papillomavirus the organism that causes genital warts. There are many different strands that often are asymptomatic and is not a reportable disease. Genital warts: a sexually transmitted infection causing warts on the gentials and cervical cancer: whit cauliflower like and can be found most likely on the shaft of the penis, the urethral opening and the vulva. Hpv 16 and 18 account for 70% of cervical cancer. Diagnosis: can be simply inspected by the warts or by abnormal cells on a pap test.