Psychology 2075 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Trichomoniasis, Gonorrhea, Itch

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

Document Summary

Trichomoniasis, and chlamydia are the most common (chlamydia being the only reportable infection) (cid:224) std = infections that only causes symptoms (cid:224) 1997 was thought that sti would gradually decline; was complete opposite (cid:224) 64% of people with sti had it at age 15 24 (cid:224) sti related stigma awareness that people are judged negatively for contracting an sti (cid:224) sti related shame the negative feelings people have about themselves as a result of receiving a sti diagnosis (cid:224) the higher the sti stigma and sti shame (due to lack of sexual education) will result in people getting tested less. Diagnosis: elisa (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) technique used to test donated blood and hiv carriers (cheap, but time consuming, fairly reliable); western blot is also used (more expensive, but more reliable, both only screen for hiv antibodies and will not tell you if you will get symptoms or if it will progress to aids.