When Is It Recommended That a Female Should Have Her

question 56

Multiple Choice

When is it recommended that a female should have her first pelvic exam?

• A)when she is comfortable
• B)when she reaches her early twenties
• C)when she experiences her first period
• D)when she becomes sexually active

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Definitions:

Preventative Facework

Efforts to maintain and enhance one’s positive self-perceptions.

Aggressive Facework

Communication strategies used to assert one's identity, often at the expense of others, through forceful or dominant behaviors.

Self-disclosure

The act of revealing personal, private, or sensitive information about oneself to others, an integral part of developing intimacy in relationships.

Self-knowledge

The understanding and awareness one has of their own character, feelings, motives, and desires.