PSY 4122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Transsexual, Condom, Seroconversion
March 29, 2018
Sexual Minorities and Sexual Health
Maya Seguin, Mckenzie Snyder, Sabrina Diana Kachi, Alexandra Hartie (Group 12)
Methods
Concept 1: sexual minority groups
-LGBTQ+
Concept 2: mental health
Concept 3: sexual health
-Contraception
-STIs
-Sexual knowledge
Inclusion:
-2007 to 2017
-Canada and US
-Quantitative studies
Exclusion criteria:
-Key term: transexual
Final article count: 17 articles
Four main themes:
-Childhood trauma
-Sexual risk behaviour
-Delayed HIV diagnosis
-Ethnic groups
Final RQ: what is the impact of childhood trauma on adult sexual risk behaviours of sexual minority groups and their
likelihood of an HIV diagnosis?
Definitions
Sexual risk behaviour: behaviours that increase one’s risk of contracting STIs and experiencing unintended
pregnancies
-Includes unprotected sex, sex with multiple partners
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA): form of child abuse that includes sexual activity with a minor
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Document Summary
Maya seguin, mckenzie snyder, sabrina diana kachi, alexandra hartie (group 12) Sexual risk behaviour: behaviours that increase one"s risk of contracting stis and experiencing unintended pregnancies. Includes unprotected sex, sex with multiple partners. Childhood sexual abuse (csa): form of child abuse that includes sexual activity with a minor. Childhood trauma: traumatic experiences that occur to children aged 0-6. Can be the result of intentional violence, such as child physical or sexual abuse, or domestic violence. Syndemic: set of linked health problems involving two or more af iction interacting together and contributing ato excess burden of disease in a population. Seroconversion: the development of detectable antivozies in the blood that are directed against an infectious agent. Have hvi but won"t test as positive yet. Homognegativity: refers to negative attitudes that gay men have towards homosexuality in general, and towards their own sexual orientation. Sexual minorities report childhood sexual abuse occurring more frequently than do heterosexuals.