Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Prostate Cancer, Radical Mastectomy, Cervical Cancer

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Genital self-image: our attitudes and feelings about our genitals. Vaginal enhancement surgery includes vaginoplasty (tightening of the vagina), hoosectomy (removing the clitoral hood), labia minora reduction, labia minora remodelling, and pubis tuck (removing excess skin above the pubic area to elevate the pubis) Marketing of genital surgery promises better sex and fails to mention the potential risks and complications. Consist of the clitoris, the mons pubis, the inner lips, the outer lips, and the vaginal opening. Clitoris: a sensitive organ important in female sexual response. Consists of the tip (a knob of tissue situated externally in front of the vaginal opening), the urethral opening (a shaft consisting of two corpora cavernosa, and two crura. It"s the o(cid:374)l(cid:455) part of the se(cid:454)ual a(cid:374)ato(cid:373)(cid:455) (cid:449)ith (cid:374)o k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) reproductive function. Mons pubis: the fatty pad of tissue under the pubic hair. Outer lips: rounded pads of fatty tissue lying along both sides of the vaginal opening; they are covered with pubic hair.