PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Gonorrhea, Anal Sex

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Sti"s affect an individual"s physical and psychological sexual health. Sti is more encompassing because it includes infections for which people have symptoms as well as those for which they have no symptoms (asymptomatic) Some ways to combat these stis is to re-write our sexual script and inform ourselves. There has been an increase in the incidence of newly acquired stis in canada. Stis mostly affect teens and young adults aged 15-24. For the younger people: hpv, trichomoniasis, and chlamydia account for the great majority (only chlamydia is reportable) 60 million of the people who were infected with hiv: of them became infected between the ages of 15 and 24. Sti-related stigma: awareness that people are judged negatively for contracting and sti. Sti-related shame: the negative feelings people have about themselves as a result of receiving an sti diagnosis. People who are more socially and sexually conservative (old-school) experience greater sti- related stigma and shame.