Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8-12: Genital Wart, Aids, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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

Document Summary

Sti is more encompassing because it includes infections for which people have symptoms as well as those that don"t (asymptomatic) Sti & hiv epidemic in canada disproportionately affects teens and young adults. Hpv, trichomoniasis and chlamydia account for majority of cases. Bacterial infections can be cured with antibiotics; viral infections can"t be cured but symptoms can be treated. Sti-related stigma: individual"s awareness that people will judge them negatively for having an sti. Sti-related shame: the negative feelings people have about themselves when they receive an sti diagnosis. Chlamydia: bacterium spread through sexual contact that infects the genital organs: most prevalent bacterial sti in canada with rates rising, adolescent girls have particularly high rate of infection (more than. C-sections usually done with women in outbreak: psychological aspects: coping with herpes, spectrum of responses, difficulties aggravated by frequency of outbreaks and no predictableness.