The nurse is providing care to a patient who is diagnosed with a manic personality. Which of the following should the nurse instruct this patient regarding sexual behavior?
a. risk of contracting sexually transmitted dis-eases
b. ways to gain pleasure from having sex
c. how to avoid female genital mutilation
d. ways to increase the libido
A
Persons with manic or personality disorders may have increased risks to sexual health. Persons with manic disorders may have the tendency to engage in high-risk sexual behaviors that increase the risk for contracting sexually transmitted infections. Highly anxious people may avoid sexual activity because the anxious state inhibits the ability to gain pleasure from sexual activity. Female genital mutilation is the ritual of female circumcision that is done is some areas of Africa.
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