Psychology of Human Sexuality

65 sensation thousand thousand race be living with an incurable STI ( familiarly Transmitted Infection) in the f each(prenominal) in conjures. This is an extremely high number which includes homoy different types and forms of dis serenitys. Some atomic number 18 curable and others are not. So this is a huge puzzle in the USA and all over the world that I had no opinion ab go forth or put much mentation into. It is incredible the superior number of people with STIs and the growing rate. This truly is in every(prenominal) sense of the word a pandemic as referred to in the book.I will treat a few occasions from this chapter about STIs that I found most interesting besides the STIs themselves that almost make me hurl due to some of the graphic pictures. Some issues that are associate and need to be learned include the lack of symptoms, lack of dead-on(prenominal) information, unhealthy call downual emotions and attitudes, poor internal communication, and substance abuse and its notification to STIs. All of the above mentioned things I will discuss are most-valuable to me because they are risk factors that I needed to learn and be mindful of.For example, not all STIs pull in symptoms or show signs of visible chores such as rashes or a discharge. Most sexual contagious infections have symptoms that are often absent. That is scary due to the fact people may not fill out they are infected and maintain their general sexual act with no friendship of infecting others. This is a huge problem to me because its not like people carry their results with them of their last STI exam results. In my case I get tested in 3 days due to the fact ignorance is bliss and I go int want to be irresponsible in my actions.I also consider that some people dont get tested for the absolute fact they just dont want to know however if they have been involved in risky sexual behaviors. Asymptomatic performer that symptoms may not be produced at all. Not know if you are infected and affecting others deuce-aces to a bigger problem because most STIs leads to greater health problems down the road. A sexual act of of sack out or lust can turn into a nightmare. Lack of friendship is a huge risk factor because the number of our youth combat-ready in sexual activities is indeed increasing. They partake in oral exam sex and think it is ok because pregnancy cant occur.However, being one of these ignorant kids years ago myself I didnt know that oral sex increases the chances of STIs or what an STI was. Especially, these hormone and sexually driven kids dont care or have the knowledge of knowing the ease at which STIs can spread through sexual activity and oral sex, or even the lack of knowing how severe this problem can occur. Ive heard a dress circle of my friends say oh man I just got tested after I hooked up with that slut and Im clean, guess I dodged a bullet. It is a complete joke and the awkwardness of these issues is not driven home pro perly.Sexual emotions and attitudes are something I have learned to be true. I know a lot of girls who were told sex is bad by their parents and they seemed to take it out on their college exploits. Avoiding the safe sex talk and that sex is not a horrible thing when handled correctly can lead to better reason and decision making by the child. Also, the the fear and stigma of people who have STIs or dont want to be tested for fear they might have one creates more issues for them and may lead to them not telling their married person out of shame and embarrassment.This I thought I knew but this chapter justified that thought. I for sure learned that sexual communication is measurable for a healthy sexual family relationship. It is healthy for my relationship and makes things more comfortable and easy. I learned that not just condoms and knowledge are important in preventing STIs, but communication has an essential persona as well. Parents must discuss safe sex with their children and openly discuss sexual matters due to the fact it is normal eventually inevitable. Talking to your partner about being tested or that you have an STI is the responsible thing to do.I knew that substance abuse had to play a role in increasing the chances for the spread of STIs. it only makes sense due to the fact we all know what it feels like to be under the consumption of alcohol where our ethics and principles go at that point. Things become more in the moment as mentioned in the book and risky sexual behavior is more liable(predicate) to occur. For example, I know a lot about this from attending San Diego State University a big party school in California, but the statistics provided in the book that 1 in 5 teens reports having unprotected sex fleck under the influence of drugs and lcohol just solidifies that theory. I learned a lot and was shocked about the STI pandemic and all the issues related such as the lack of information and health risks associated with it. This rea lly does scare me to know that my preliminary partners could have unknowingly passed an STI to me. I was tested before my girlfriend and I started dating but I will get tested once again in three days just to be sure. It is really important to do so and people should be made aware of the severity and problems related to STIs followed by knowledge and prevention methods. I am thankful for this class and my newfound knowledge.