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NU-116: Final Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Sexuality - Ans:✔✔-central aspect of being human throughout life and encompasses sex, gender
identities/roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy, and reproduction
Sexual identity - Ans:✔✔-a person's perception of his/her identity, gender role, and sexual orientation
Androgyny - Ans:✔✔-blending of masculine and feminine roles
Gender identity - Ans:✔✔-an image we have about ourselves
Transgender - Ans:✔✔-people who identify with a gender that is different than their biological one
Sexual orientation - Ans:✔✔-general tendency of a person to feel sexually attracted to people of a
certain gender
Heterosexual - Ans:✔✔-sexually and emotionally attracted to the opposite sex
Homosexual - Ans:✔✔-sexually and emotionally attracted to the same sex
Bisexuality - Ans:✔✔-sexually and emotionally attracted to both males and females
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parent infant attachment - Ans:✔✔-(sexuality development) Birth - preschool
same sex identification - Ans:✔✔-(sexuality development) School age - puberty
increase interest in sex and activity - Ans:✔✔-(sexuality development) Adolescents
serial monogamy, define sexual identity, and resolve sexual orientation issues - Ans:✔✔-(sexuality
development) Young adults
experiences may enhance or diminish physical and emotional intimacy - Ans:✔✔-(sexuality
development) Middle adults
sexually active and sexuality is important - Ans:✔✔-(sexuality development) Aging adults
it gets rid of bad/good bacteria - Ans:✔✔-why is douching bad?
Breast Self-Examination - Ans:✔✔-(female health screening) female manual examination of breasts to
check for masses and other changes
Mammogram - Ans:✔✔-(female health screening) soft tissue radiograph to detect for lesions
Pap smear - Ans:✔✔-(female health screening) procedure to detect the presence of cancer
Testicular self-examination - Ans:✔✔-(male health screening) male manual examination to check for
masses and other changes
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Prostate specific to Antigen - Ans:✔✔-(male health screening) prostate cancer screening to test those
with an increased risk for prostate cancer
Rectal examination - Ans:✔✔-(male health screening) this digital examination assesses for prostate
enlargement
Amenorrhea - Ans:✔✔-absence of menses
Primary amenorrhea - Ans:✔✔-no menstrual period by the age of 16 years old
Secondary amenorrhea - Ans:✔✔-menses stops after having an established menses cycle
Dysmenorrhea - Ans:✔✔-painful menstruation
Primary dysmenorrhea - Ans:✔✔-menses cramps without underlying disease
Secondary dysmenorrhea - Ans:✔✔-menses associated with pathology of reproductive tract
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) - Ans:✔✔-symptoms characterized by behavioral and physical changes
that occur in luteal phase of menstrual cycle
Perimenopause - Ans:✔✔-the period before menopause
Menopause - Ans:✔✔-the absence of menstruation for 1 full year which marks the end of the
reproductive years
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Menopausal hormone therapy - Ans:✔✔-the administration of specific hormones to alleviate symptoms
associated with menopausal changes
estrogen + progesterone or just estrogen
by pill, cream, patch, or gel
Family planning - Ans:✔✔-actions a couple takes to avoid pregnancy
Barrier - Ans:✔✔-(contraception) prevents transport of sperm up the reproductive tract of the woman to
the ovum
- Male condom
- Female condom
- Diaphragm
- Cervical caps
- Vaginal sponge - Ans:✔✔-what are types of barrier contraceptives (5)
IUD - Ans:✔✔-(long-active reversible contraceptive) device inside uterus that is in place for long time
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