1. SEXUALITY AND DECISION MAKING

2. Your Sexuality & Health
Sexuality – everything about you as a male or female personally
Sexuality has an impact on total health
Total health = physical + emotional/mental + social

3. Physical Health All parts and systems of the body work well together
Ability to withstand stresses of normal daily life

4. Physical health cont… As related to SEXUALITY –
Practicing good health care of your reproductive system
Regular physical exams
Making decisions that protect your reproductive system (unwanted pregnancy, STDs, vaccines)

5. EMOTIONAL/MENTAL HEALTH
How you accept and feel about yourself
How well you relate to others
Good E/M Health =
In touch with emotions, expresses them in acceptable, healthful ways
Able to deal w/problems & frustrations of life w/out being overwhelmed by them

6. E/M Health cont…. 2 Basic Emotional Needs 1. Need for love & belonging
Social beings = need other people
2. Feel that we have personal value or worth

7. E/M Health cont…
Self-Concept = the mental image you have about yourself
Unique set of perceptions, ideas, and attitudes YOU have about YOURSELF
Began to form as soon as you were born
Most important factor influencing what you do

8. E/M Health cont… AS RELATED TO SEXUALITY:
Learning to communicate effectively and to express, understand, and handle sexual feelings
Healthy sexuality also means learning more about yourself & improving your self concept

9. SOCIAL HEALTH The way you get along with others
Includes ability to make AND keep friends
Work and play in cooperative ways
Seek & lend support when necessary
Communicating is essential to social health

10. Social Health cont… As related to SEXUALITY –
Meeting new people, dating, developing a variety of relationships.

11. How you get along with others
All organ systems working together
How you feel about yourself
Erika repeatedly has unprotected sex. By doing this she increases her risk for unplanned pregnancy and contraction of an STD. Which aspect of the health triangle is Erika neglecting?
SELF CONCEPT TAGS ACTIVITY TOMORROW

12. DECISION MAKING MODEL

13. Decision Making Model
People are continuously faced w/choices that can have positive or negative effects on their total health
When faced with a tough decision  it may help to break down the decision into smaller steps

14. 1. STATE THE SITUATION Be sure you have a firm grasp on the problem
How did it develop? Who else is involved? How much time until a decision HAS to be made?

15. 2. LIST THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS
What are your choices?
How many options are there? Just 1? 2? More than 2?

16. 3. WEIGH THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
Consider the positive & negative outcomes of each option
Is it safe/legal? Are the risks reasonable? How will it effect my total health? How will it effect others? Will it lead to other problems?
Think about your goals!

17. 4. CONSIDER YOUR VALUES What is important to YOU? Hard Work Respect
Sports
Honesty
Education
Loyalty
Family
Financial Stability

18. 5. MAKE A DECISION & ACT
Use all information to decide which course to take – then DO IT!
May need to start over if you find something new or run out of time

19. 6. EVALUATE YOUR DECISION
What was the outcome? How did it differ from what I expected? What have I learned for next time?
(decision – making model activity)

20. ADOLESCENCE a time of change

21. Endocrine system works with nervous system to regulate body functions
Made up of glands that secrete hormones

22. Hormones
Substances that regulate the activities of different body cells and organs
Used in small amounts
Carried by blood

23. PUBERTY The period of growth from childhood to adulthood
Growth spurt depends on genetic inheritance
Not all people go through at the same rate
Not all body parts go through at the same rate
Set in motion by hormones!!!!!
Cause new feelings and sensations
Body responds differently

24. What changes happen to girls?
Get taller and heavier
Bones grow bigger and heavier
Hips get wider and more curvy
Face changes shape
Voice gets a little deeper
Hair grows under the armpits, around the genitals (pubic hair)
Hair on arms and legs grows darker
Breasts get larger
Body sweats more
Internal and external sex organs grow
May have mood swings, sexual thoughts and feelings

25. What changes happen to boys?
Grow taller and heavier
Bones grow bigger and heavier
Nose and jaw get bigger and face gets longer
Get more muscles
Hair and skin can become oily and you may get pimples
Body sweats more
Hair grows on the face, under the armpits, around the genitals (pubic hair).
May get more hair on arms, legs and chest.
Voice gets deeper
Penis and testicles grow
Scrotum changes
May have mood swings, sexual thoughts and feelings

26. HORMONES Have a central role during puberty
Hormones that activate the growth spurt during puberty are controlled by the hypothalamus (nerve center in the brain)

27. PITUITARY GLAND The gland that controls much of the endocrine system
Located at the base of the brain
Nerve impulses from hypothalamus stimulate the pituitary to release growth hormones
2 gonadotropic hormones are responsible for development of the gonads
Gonads – reproductive organs
Male = testes, Female = ovaries

28. PITUITARY GLAND cont…. Leutenizing Hormone (LH)
Males – controls amount of testosterone produced
Females – sudden release causes ovulation
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Controls egg & sperm production

29. SCHEDULE FOR NEXT FEW DAYS…
Rest of today:
Partner up to complete the worksheet
Complete the study guide on your own
Thursday
TEST
FRIDAY
MALE SLANG DAY…

30. TERM ASSESSMENT REVIEW

31. Physical Health related to SEXUALITY –
Practicing good health care of your reproductive system
Regular physical exams
Making decisions that protect your reproductive system (unwanted pregnancy, STDs, vaccines)

32. Mental/Emotional as RELATED TO SEXUALITY:
Learning to communicate effectively and to express, understand, and handle sexual feelings
Healthy sexuality also means learning more about yourself & improving your self concept

33. Social as related to SEXUALITY –
Meeting new people, dating, developing a variety of relationships.
Communication