
Sexual and Emotional Health and Diversity
Code: 108309Credits: 3
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | OP | 4 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- David Téllez Velasco
- Email :
- david.tellez@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Noemi Obregon Gutierrez
- Luis Lopez Perez
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
This subject doesn't have prerequisites.
Objectives
- To understand the conceptual differences between sex and gender, sexuality, and affectivity.
- To know the social and cultural evolution of sexual and affectivity over time.
- To discuss the social construction of pleasure and eroticism.
- To analyze the impact of gender and sex on the health of individuals and communities.
- To know the pathophysiology, treatment, prevention, and nursing care related to the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections in Catalonia.
- To know the pathophysiology, treatment, prevention, and nursing care related to non-infectious pathologies.
- To know the main preventive programs and community resources for sexual and reproductive health in Catalonia.
- To know the different family planning methods.
- To analyze gender-related violence present in the European context and understand how to manage/promote consent.
- To propose interventions based on activism and social commitment.
- To understand the sexual and emotional needs of vulnerable groups from a biological, psychological, and social perspective.
Learning outcomes
- KM26 (Describe the diseases and health problems of adults, as well as their most frequent causes and clinical manifestations.) Describe the diseases and health problems of adults, as well as their most frequent causes and clinical manifestations.
- KM27 (Identify complications arising from health problems, pathologies, diagnostic tests and treatments applied to adults.) Identify complications arising from health problems, pathologies, diagnostic tests and treatments applied to adults.
- KM28 (Identify the sexual and reproductive health needs of individuals, their families or the community.) Identify the sexual and reproductive health needs of individuals, their families or the community.
- KM36 (Identify the social determinants of health and the axes of social inequality of individuals, their families or the community.) Identify the social determinants of health and the axes of social inequality of individuals, their families or the community.
- SM13 (Assess physical, psychological and sociocultural aspects of individuals, their families or the community.) Assess physical, psychological and sociocultural aspects of individuals, their families or the community.
- SM43 (Analyse the social impact of disease and health problems on people and their environments, recognising changes in social roles, interpersonal relationships and support networks.) Analyse the social impact of disease and health problems on people and their environments, recognising changes in social roles, interpersonal relationships and support networks.
- SM44 (Analyse the impact of sexual violence on people's health from a holistic perspective in order to promote prevention, early detection, care and rehabilitation.) Analyse the impact of sexual violence on people's health from a holistic perspective in order to promote prevention, early detection, care and rehabilitation.
Contents
- Sex, gender and sexual orientation: general concepts.
- Sexual rights and intersectionality.
- Sexoaffectiveness throughout history.
- Anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system from diversity and inclusion.
- Nursing care in sexual health consultation.
- Diagnosis and management of the main sexually transmitted infections.
- Diagnosis and management of other alterations related to sexuality.
- Preventive programmes and community resources in the field of sexual health.
- Affectiveness and relational models.
- Pleasure, desire and eroticism: pornography and myths associated with sexuality.
- Prevention of violence and promotion of consent.
- Sexoafectivity in vulnerable groups: elderly and functional diversity.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-guided work | 50 | 2 | KM27, KM28, KM36, SM13, SM43, SM44 |
| Theory | 13 | 0.52 | KM26, KM27, KM28, KM36, SM13, SM43, SM44 |
| Seminar | 12 | 0.48 | KM26, KM27, KM28, KM36, SM13, SM43, SM44 |
The subject will be taught using two teaching modalities:
- Theory: this modality includes expository master classes, activities and group discussions. In order to encourage class attendance and participation, activities may be proposed that, through their participation, may add up to 1 extra point to the final assessment of the subject.
- Seminars: this modality includes the resolution of cases in small groups, as well as oral presentations by students, review of evidence and discussions. During seminar hours, space and time will be provided to develop the proposed assessment activities. The defense of these activities will take place during the planned seminar sessions.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexuality in media | 20 | 0 | 0 | SM43, SM44 |
| Oral presentation and writen essay | 20 | 0 | 0 | KM26, KM27, KM28 |
| Exam | 40 | 0 | 0 | KM26, KM27, KM28, KM36, SM13, SM43, SM44 |
| Body Mapping Activity | 20 | 0 | 0 | KM28, KM36, SM13, SM43, SM44 |
1.- Exam. It represents 40% of the final grade. It is an exam with test questions and / or short answer questions that includes the contents worked on in all the teaching activities of the subject.
2.- Seminar activities: it represents 60% of the final grade. In the seminars, 3 different activities will be carried out and evaluated:
2.1.- Completion and oral defense of works: It represents 20% of the final grade. Resolution of a practical case through the group presentation of a theoretical work. It will be evaluated using a rubric designed for this purpose. The ability to identify and prioritize problems, literature review, intervention-evaluation proposal and academic writing will be evaluated fundamentally. Jobs will not be accepted outside the established period.
2.2.- Body mapping activity: it represents 20% of the final grade grade. Preparation of a plastic work where the students will have to illustrate the contents worked in the theoretical classes applied to the practical case worked previously.
2.3.- Sexuality activity in audiovisual media: it represents 20% of the final grade. Exhibition of 3-4 images related to the case worked, and that allow to explain key aspects of it. The images will be accompanied by a summary explanatory text.
At the discretion of the teacher responsible for the subject in each teaching unit, activities will be carried out to promote attendance and participation in the theoretical classes. These activities will not be scheduled on the calendar and will not require prior preparation. Those students who participate in these activities can obtain up to 1 extra point in the final evaluation of the subject.
Any sign of academic dishonesty, such as plagiarism or manipulation of assessment documents, etc., or any discriminatory, violent or disrespectful attitude towards classmates and/or teachers, may mean the immediate suspension of the subject. In case of suspicion and/or confirmation, the degree coordinator will be informed.
OBTAINING THE FINAL GRADE:
The requirement for obtaining the final grade is to have been presented to all the evaluative parts and to have obtained in each of them a grade greater than or equal to 5.
The evaluation of the activities proposed in the seminar sessions will be evaluated within the same sessions. In case of absence of one of the members of the group, it will be this person who will have to recover the evaluated activity lost in the recovery session. If it is a justified absence, the mark obtained in the recovery test will be maintained. In case of unjustified absence, the maximum grade obtained will be 5. If it is the whole group that does not evaluate an activity, you can do this activity on the day of the exam without prejudice to the final grade.
The final grade of the subject will be the sum of the different parts that make it up. According to agreement 4.4 of the Governing Council 17/11/2010 of the evaluation regulations, the qualifications will be:
From 0 to 4.9 Suspended
From 5.0 to 6.9 Approved
From 7.0 to 8.9 Notable
From 9.0 to 10 · Excellent
From 9.0 to 10 ' Distinction
Students have the right to review the assessment tests. For this purpose, the date will be specified in Moodle.
It will be understood as non-evaluable that student who has not submitted to any or any of the evaluation activities.
Students who have not passed the subject through continuous assessment may take a recovery test. The reassessment test will be only of that suspended part (not of the total of the subject). To participate in the recovery, the students must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities whose weight equals to a minimum of two thirds of the total grade of the subject (article 112 ter. UAB evaluation regulations). The maximum grade that will be obtained from the recovery test will be a 5, which will average with the rest of the evaluation activities.
Special and particular situations will be assessed by the subject coordinator and the group tutor.
All evaluation tools will be available in Moodle at the beginning of the course.
To be eligible for honors, you must have attended/participated in the proposed extracurricular activities linked to the subject during the semester. If there are no activities of this type, attendance and participation in class will be valued.
Absences:
The following situations are considered justified absences:
Official exam
Acute disease
Specialized medical visit
Competition of elite athletes (not training)
Death of a relative or close person
The performance of any irregularity in an evaluation act (academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless this use is expressly authorized by the teaching guide), which may lead to a significant variation in the grade, assumes that this act will be graded with a 0. In the event that the teaching guide foresees that in order to pass the subject it is an essential requirement to have obtained a minimum grade in this evaluation act or that there are several irregularities in the evaluation acts of the same subject, the final grade of this subject is 0. Apart from this, a disciplinary process may be instructed to the student that incurs any of these irregularities.
Note: This subject does not provide the system for single assessment
USE OF AI
For this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in translation and / or improvement of the quality of the text of the seminar work, as well as to improve the quality of the presentations. The student will have to clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The non-transparency of the use of AI in this evaluable activity will be considered lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater penalties in cases of severity.
Bibliography
Books:
- Beltrán Gámir, P. (2022). Historia de la Sexualidad. Editorial Circulo Rojo.
- Segarra NM & Bastarós M (2021). Sexbook. Una historia ilustrada de la sexualidad. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial.
- Checa C, Elvira N & Moreno A. (2019). Tot el que necessites saber sobre sexualitat. Rosa dels vents.
- Ballester Brage Ll, Rosón Varela C & Facal Fondo T. (2020). Pornografía y educación afectivosexual. Octaedro Editorial.
- Morales Rodríguez FM, Rodríguez-Quiles y García JA & Álvarez Bernardo G. (2021). Educación transversal para la diversidad afectivo-sexual, corporal y de género. Colección Enseñar y APrender. Comares Editorial.
- López Sánchez. (2012). Sexualidad y afectos en la vejez / Félix López Sánchez (Catedrático de Psicología de la Sexualidad de la Universidad de Salamanca). Ediciones Pirámide.
- Martínez Ortega, & León González, S. (2019). Atención y cuidados profesionales a mujeres víctimas de violencia de género / autora: Rosa Ma Martínez Ortega; coordinadora: Sara León González. Fuden.
- Pitarch Centelles. (2019). Les invisibles: educació afectivosexual des de les ciències socials (Vol. 23). Universitat Jaume I.
- Venegas Medina. (2018). El romance adolescente: un análisis sociológico de la política afectivosexual en la adolescencia.
- Alonso Martinez L & Armas Junco L. (2025). Manual de educación para la salud: promoción de hábitos saludables, sexualidad y atención a la diversidad. Manuales y prácticas. Universidad de Burgos. https://libros.ubu.es/servpubu-acceso-abierto/catalog/book/80
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Publications:
- Leyva-Moral JM, Bernabeu-Tamayo MD. Nursing students’ representations of sexual diversity: A qualitative analysis of reflective narratives. J Transcult Nurs. 2025 Mar;36(2):197–204. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596251337068.
- Leyva-Moral, J.M., Feijoo-Cid, M., Moriña, D. et al. Gay Circuit Parties in Barcelona and Their Impact on Gonorrhea Incidence. Arch Sex Behav 47, 2027–2034 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-018-1220-9
- Leyva-Moral JM, Aguayo-Gonzalez M, Palmieri PA, Guevara-Vasquez G, Granel-Grimenez N, Dalfó-Pibernat A. Attitudes and beliefs of nurses and physicians about managing sexual health in primary care: Multi-site cross-sectional comparative study. Nursing Open. 2020; 8: 404–414. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.641
- Santander-Morillas, K., Leyva-Moral, J. M., Villar-Salgueiro, M., Aguayo-González, M., Téllez-Velasco, D., Granel-Giménez, N., & Gómez-Ibáñez, R. (2022). TRANSALUD: A qualitative study of the healthcare experiences of transgender people in Barcelona (Spain). PloS one, 17(8), e0271484. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271484
- Lirio Castro et al. La sexualidad de las personas con diversidad funcional. Opción, Año 34, No. 87 (2018): 747-769
- Rodríguez Morales, Z. (2019). La sexualidad en La vejez. Espiral Estudios Sobre Estado Y Sociedad, 27(77), 273-282. https://doi.org/10.32870/eees.v27i77.7129
Other documents
- Collignon Simó J, Giménez Azagra F. Diversex: Guia d’educació sexual i prevenció de violències masclistes per a professionals de l’àmbit socioeducatiu. Manresa: Edicions Bellaterra (Cultura21, SCCL); 2021 [citado el año mes día]. Disponible en: http://www.bellaterra.coop ISBN: 978-84-18684-82-1.
- Ministerio de Sanidad. Documento de consenso sobre diagnóstico y tratamiento de las infecciones de transmisión sexual en adultos, niños y adolescentes. Madrid: Ministerio de Sanidad; 2024 [citado 2025 Jun 8]. Disponible en: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/ciudadanos/enfLesiones/enfTransmisibles/sida/vigilancia/docs/Enfermedades-ITS-interactivo-v7.pdf
- Alonso Martínez L, Armas Junco L. Manual de Educación para la Salud: Promoción de hábitos saludables, sexualidad y atención a la diversidad [Internet]. Burgos: Universidad de Burgos; 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36443/9791387585051.
- EQUALA. Informe “Envejecer con Orgullo”. Primer estudio sobre las situaciones de las personas mayores LGTBI+ en Navarra. Instituto Navarro de Igualdad. 2023. Disponible en: https://www.igualdadnavarra.es/imagenes/documentos/-499-f-es.pdf
- Garvía Peñuelas B. Síndrome de Down: Relaciones afectivas y sexualidad. Fundació Catalana Síndrome de Down. Barcelona. 2011. Disponible en: https://www.sindromedown.org/storage/2014/09/87L_relaciones.pdf
Software
Kahoot! or similar software could be used to energize some activities in the classroom. It could also be useful the utilisation of a reference management software as well as an office suite programme.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 301 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 301 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | afternoon |
| (SEM) Seminars | 302 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | afternoon |
| (TE) Theory | 501 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 501 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 502 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 601 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 621 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |
| (SEM) Seminars | 622 | Catalan | annual | morning-mixed |