Category: S

An organization dedicated to improving sex education in the United States.  

A bias introduced into the results of a study due to either the participants’ desire to appear normal or memory lapses.  

An acronym for Sex Education and Information Council of the United States.  

Luring a person into sexual intercourse without the use of force.  

Fine particles of soil that are washed into a body of water, become suspended, and eventually settle to the bottom. Solid particles, usually insoluble, which fall to the bottom of a liquid. The substance settling at the bottom of a liquid.  

A chemical dependence on sedative- hypnotic drugs, particularly barbiturates, minor tranquilizers, and ethyl alcohol.  

According to Sullivan, behavior that one exhibits in order to remain safe in the opinions of others.  

Maslow’s second set of human needs reflecting the human desire to keep free from physical harm.  

One of the basic needs.  

In epidemiology, the trend over a period of time.