INSTRUCTIONS
A review of the scholarly literature will uncover a prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and a high
rate of sexually transmitted infections in individuals over 60 years of age. For this assignment, it is
your responsibility to investigate the phenomenon of increased sexually transmitted infections, and
you must provide at least 3 well-researched reasons why the elderly are at an increased risk of
contracting an STI compared to their younger counterparts. And finally, provide at least 2 possible
solutions to quell this problem.
REQUIRED RESOURCES
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
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Cummings-Clay, D. (n.d.). Child developmentLinks to an external site..
Pressbooks. https://library.achievingthedream.org/hostoschildd…
o Module 8. Prenatal Development
o Module 9: Early Childhood
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Lally, M., & Valentine-French, S. (2019). Lifespan development: A psychological
perspectiveLinks to an external site. (2nd ed.). Open Textbook
Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/lifes…
o Chapter 7. Emerging and Early Adulthood
o Chapter 8. Middle Adulthood
o Chapter 9. Late Adulthood
edapt concepts
Minimum of 2 scholarly sources (in addition to the edapt and ebook resources listed
above).
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