LESSON 1

Sexuality and Responsible Decision Making

Objectives

Explain how sexuality develops.Identify the physical, mental/emotional and

social changes that occur during adolescence. Identify decision-making skills that promote

individual, family and community health.Summarize the advantages of seeking advice

and feedback when making healthful decisions.

Nothing objectifies like a Victoria’s

Ask yourself…..

What do I know?What do I want to know? How is this relevant to me?

Warm-up

What kinds of product advertising in magazine ads or television commercials promote products by using sexual messages?

Advertisers often try to use sexual messages to help them sell their products.

Sexuality and the Media

During adolescence, a person’s sense of masculinity or femininity develops.

In what ways does this process affect a teens self-image?

So how do people know they have all the facts?

Even though information and promotion of sex seems to be everywhere, some people feel uncomfortable talking about it.

Your Sexuality and Health

Sexuality- Everything that makes you male/female. Example: way you act, look, personality, how you feel about yourself, etc…

Your sexuality is an integral part of your health and well-being (physical, mental/emotional, and social health)

Health and well being Physical Health- Having enough energy to perform activities

of daily life & to cope with everyday stresses and challenges.Getting enough sleepExerciseProper nutritionAvoiding drugs and other substancesEtc…

Your Sexuality and Health

Mental and Emotional Health- Relate to how well you adapt and adjust to your surroundings.

Have a lot of self confidence Relate well with others Cope well with life’s daily demands

• What are ways that you can improve your mental/emotional health?

Self-concept

What is it? The mental image you have about yourself.

There is a strong relationship between good mental health and a good self-concept

Self-concept is probably the single most important factor influencing what you do!

Why do you think that is?Give me examples!Read pg 5, paragraph on self-concept. Self

fulfilling prophesy?

Self-Concept Activity

Students will tape the blank piece of paper to their back and then walk around to five of their peers. Their peers will then write a thoughtful, tangible, comment on the paper. The comment should be something the student likes about the other. An example of an appropriate comment is "I like the way you are always smiling" or "You are a hard worker and I really admire that."

Self-concept

Knowing what self-concept is and it powerful influence what can you do to improve your self-concept?

How can you positively help others with low self-concept?

How do you think bullying affects a persons self-concept?

Self-Concept Writing Activity

Imagine that some day you will have a child. Write a letter for that child to open when he or she reaches the age you are right now. Tell the child how you felt about yourself at this age and how those feelings changed from elementary school through middle school. Tell this child about the kinds of things you experienced that made you feel bad about yourself and about the things that made you feel good about yourself. Finally, offer some advice that will help your child have good self esteem at this age and throughout life.

Thinking Question

How can having a positive self concept help people make good decisions about drugs, sex, and other peer pressures vs. having a negative self concept?

Your Sexuality and Health

Social Health- How well you relate to friends, family, peers, work, etc…

Adolescence is a time of change people often start to evaluate their values and beliefs.

Who molds our values and beliefs?

Social Health

As you progress, your social health also requires an increasing ability to communicate well and share your feelings with others. Meeting new people Dating Creating a variety of relationshipsYour relationships will grow and change as you develop

your personal value system

Making Responsible Decision

A lot of tough choices when in the face of peer pressure (drugs, alcohol, sex, etc…)

When confronted with a tough decision break it down into smaller steps by using The Decision Making Model

Making Responsible Decision

State the situation List the options Weight the possible outcomes

1. H-(healthful) What are the health risks2. E- (Ethical) Does this reflect what I believe in3. L-(Legal) Does it break the law4. P- (parental approval) Do my parents approve

Consider values Make a decision and act Evaluate the decision

Role Play

Get with your group and develop a short skit where a decision has to be made. Use the Decision Making Model to come up with a choice

Goal Setting

When you are faced with decisions affecting your health, dating, relationships, and sexuality having goals for the future will help you make a good decision.

Goal Setting

Steps to help reach your goal

1. Select a goal and write it down- Make it specific and realistic

2. List steps to reach the goal and any obstacles- Make short term mini goals.

3. Identify sources of help and support- parents, friends, co-workers, etc…

4. Select reasonable time frame- Check progress periodically5. Reward yourself after achieving your goal.

Review

Define sexuality and discuss how it develops.Identify & appraise three areas of health that

are affected by changes during adolescence.Define self-concept and explain what

influences a teen’s self-concept.How can you apply the decision-making

process to make responsible decisions?

Homework

Select 3 goals that you want to achieve. The first goal you want to reach within the next 5 yrs. The second goal within the next 10 and the third within the next 20. Use the goal setting steps that we talked about.

LESSON 2

Adolescence and Development

You’ll learn to

Identify the developmental tasks of adolescence.

Demonstrate strategies for communicating needs, wants, and emotions that lead to responsible behaviors

Analyze how changes during adolescence lead to an increased ability to have respect and empathy towards other people.

Warm-Up

How does a child react to a difficult situation?

How would you react to a difficult situation?

Would an adult react differently?

Tasks of Adolescence

There are developmental tasks adolescents must accomplish during their teens and into their twenties.

A developmental task is an event that needs to occur during a particular age period for a person to continue his or her growth toward becoming a healthy, mature adult.

Intellectual Development

Until the age of 12 children think in concrete terms. They believe in only what they see.

When you reach adolescence you have bridged the gap between concrete and abstract thinking

Intellectual Development

Abstract thinking- You analyze and evaluate information and begin to draw your own conclusions.

Logical thinking- You are able to go through steps from point A and to point B

Other Higher-Level thinking- Begin to be more open minded and start seeing the finer points in an issue. You also begin to remember much more

Developing Responsibility and Relationships

As you get older its important to realize the decisions you make are the responsibility of only one person “YOU”

Another part of your development is the ability to feel empathy

Empathy

The ability to feel what others feel, to put yourself in someone else’s place.

Discuss

Suggest situations in which feeling empathy might help a person?

Review

Define developmental task.Name four developmental tasks.What process is crucial to forming more

mature peer relationships and the ability to demonstrate empathy?

LESSON 3

Adolescence- A Time of Change

You’ll learn to…

Identify and appraise the cause and significance of the physical changes that occur during adolescence.

Explain the role of hormones during puberty.Relate the development of secondary sex

characteristics to chemical changes that occur within the body.

What are some of the physical changes that take place during adolescence

During adolescence, individuals go through puberty.

During puberty, hormones released by the pituitary gland and the gonads cause adolescence to grow and to develop secondary sex characteristics

Puberty

Physical, mental, and emotional change is brought about by hormones which regulate cells and organs in your body.

Puberty- Period where an individual goes from physical childhood to physical adulthood

Changes occur at different times for each individual.

Hormones and the Pituitary Gland

Hormones produce structural changes including bone development, maturation of reproductive organs, and development of secondary sex characteristics

Hormones and the Pituitary Gland

The hormones responsible for changes in your body during puberty are released by the pituitary gland.

Responsible for releasing HGH and other hormones that affect brain, glands, skin, bones, muscles, and other sex organs.

The pituitary glad secretes luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormones (FSH)

Male Female

LH- Controls the amount of testosterone.

FSH- Controls sperm production

Both control the levels of estrogen and progesterone

FSH- Causes maturation of eggs

LH- stimulates ovulation

Hormones and the Pituitary Gland

Males Females

Testosterone causes shoulders to broaden, facial, underarm, and pubic hair grow. The voice deepens and muscles develop

Estrogen and progesterone cause breast development, growth of underarm and pubic hair, and the hips widen.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Increased activity of the oil and sweat glands. Acne becomes a problem and body odor. Good hygiene is important during this

time!

Review

What is the endocrine system?What role do hormones play during puberty?Name the organ that release hormones that

cause development of secondary sex characteristics.