SEXUALITY AND DECISION MAKING

DEFINE SEXUALITY

SEXUALITY  Refers to everything about you as a male or female person  The way you act  Personality  Feelings  Personal experiences, feelings, and observations, contribute to your sexuality.  Refers to everything about you as a male or female person  The way you act  Personality  Feelings  Personal experiences, feelings, and observations, contribute to your sexuality.

DEFINE SEXUAL ORIENTATION

SEXUAL ORIENTATION  Refers to the gender that one has feelings towards (an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes)  3 common sexual orientations  Heterosexual  Homosexual  Bisexual  Refers to the gender that one has feelings towards (an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes)  3 common sexual orientations  Heterosexual  Homosexual  Bisexual

 Females: Complete this sentence: “ A real man is one who ____________”  Males: Complete this sentence: “ A real woman is one who __________”  Females: Complete this sentence: “ A real man is one who ____________”  Males: Complete this sentence: “ A real woman is one who __________”

VIDEO  Thomas Beattie Thomas Beattie  Thomas Beattie Thomas Beattie

TOTAL HEALTH  PHYSICAL  MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL  SOCIAL  PHYSICAL  MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL  SOCIAL

PHYSICAL HEALTH  All parts and systems of the body work well together  You can withstand the stresses of normal everyday life  You have the strength and energy to pursue any challenges you face  Practice good health care: exercise, diet, sleep, physical exams, making healthy decisions  All parts and systems of the body work well together  You can withstand the stresses of normal everyday life  You have the strength and energy to pursue any challenges you face  Practice good health care: exercise, diet, sleep, physical exams, making healthy decisions

Mental and Emotional Health  How you accept and feel about yourself, how well you relate to others, and how you meet the demands of daily life.  Good mental and emotional health is being able to express your emotions in a healthy way.  Requires people to use his or her mind to develop thinking skills  2 basic emotional needs-Love/Belonging and Personal Value/Worth  How you accept and feel about yourself, how well you relate to others, and how you meet the demands of daily life.  Good mental and emotional health is being able to express your emotions in a healthy way.  Requires people to use his or her mind to develop thinking skills  2 basic emotional needs-Love/Belonging and Personal Value/Worth

Self-Concept  The mental image you have about yourself  Perceptions, ideas, and attitudes you hold about yourself.  Begins to form as soon as you are born  The mental image you have about yourself  Perceptions, ideas, and attitudes you hold about yourself.  Begins to form as soon as you are born

SOCIAL HEALTH  The way you get along with others  Ability to make and keep friends  Ability to work and play in cooperative ways  Communicate and share your feelings with others  The way you get along with others  Ability to make and keep friends  Ability to work and play in cooperative ways  Communicate and share your feelings with others

DECISION MAKING MODEL 1.State the situation 2.List the possible options 3.Weigh the outcomes 4.Consider your values 5.Make decision and act 6.Evaluate your decision 1.State the situation 2.List the possible options 3.Weigh the outcomes 4.Consider your values 5.Make decision and act 6.Evaluate your decision

GOAL SETTING AND HEALTH DECISIONS 1.Select a goal to work on 2.List what you will do to reach your goal 3.Identify sources of help and support 4.Set a time to reach your goal 5.Set checkpoints of progress 6.Reward yourself when you achieve your goal 1.Select a goal to work on 2.List what you will do to reach your goal 3.Identify sources of help and support 4.Set a time to reach your goal 5.Set checkpoints of progress 6.Reward yourself when you achieve your goal

Questions  I incorporate physical health in my life by participating/ doing………….  I could improve my physical health by……  I incorporate mental health in my life by…………  I incorporate physical health in my life by participating/ doing………….  I could improve my physical health by……  I incorporate mental health in my life by…………

Questions Cont.  I could improve my mental health by…………..  I incorporate social health into my life by……  I could improve my social health by………  I could improve my mental health by…………..  I incorporate social health into my life by……  I could improve my social health by………