Exam 12: Sexual Development Throughout Life

Mike is taking a health class his senior year.Mike found out that ________ of 14-17- year-olds reported not using a condom during their last 10 instances of intercourse.

The rise in oral sex among teens appears to be related to all of the following except an ________.

Our ability to enjoy life as sexual beings continues late into adulthood and throughout the aging process.

Alcohol interferes with a person's ability to think clearly and make rational decisions.

If things are similar at Public University to other college campuses, we know that the number of students who seek STI testing is far lower than the number who are at risk and should seek testing.

Many teens believe they are safe from STI infection if they refrain from vaginal or anal sex, and limit their activities to oral sex.

Denise knows that alcohol plays a crucial role in some of the biggest problems with sex among college students, including all of the following except ________.

Why the gap between what parents feel they should do and what they actually do when it comes to talking to their children about sex?

Research relying on mothers' observations has shown that among children between 2 and 10 years old, ________ of boys and ________ of girls engage in hand-to-genital masturbation.

Outward signs of puberty normally unfold between the ages of ________ for boys and between ________ for girls.

Discuss what is known about the alcohol-sex connection in college students.

No evidence exists that early normal sex play produces negative consequences on later sexual development.

Like so many children, by age ________ Suzie understands that genital self-stimulation is pleasurable and by this age she is capable of experiencing orgasm through masturbation.

When social scientists study ________, their goal is to examine the changes that unfold in all of us, under normal circumstances, in a somewhat predictable way.

Two of the most important reasons STIs like chlamydia, herpes, and HPV spread so easily among the college population are that the infections are often asymptomatic and many students resist being tested.

Like so many teen girls, Carrie sees oral sex as a way of remaining a ________while satisfying the demands of her boyfriend to be sexually active.

During her first year of having her menstrual period, Emily had irregular periods, in terms of frequency and amount of fluid.These are a sign that something is wrong and she should seek medical attention.

Negative factors identified as influencing a college student's decision about STI testing include all of the following except ________.

Sexual behaviors in children have been shown to ________ as age increases.

Approximately ________ of all U.S.children will live in a cohabitating household at some point in their lives.