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MAPEH (Health)
Quarter 1 – Module 7:
Decision-Making In
Managing Sexuality:
Issues and Concern
MAPEH (Health) – Grade 8
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Quarter 1 – Module 7: Decision-Making in Managing Sexuality: Issues and Concerns
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need To Know

This module was written and designed to make learning easier especially as we are in
the New Normal situation. As an educational tool, this module about, Decision
Making in Managing Sexuality: Issues and Concerns, challenges you as a learner,
to become creative, resourceful and independent. The scope of the module provides a
variety of activities that will stimulate independent and self-guided learning
experience. Lessons in this module are arranged to follow the standard sequence of
the course to ensure effective learning continuity, make the experience more
meaningful, effective and relevant to life situations.

This module will give you ideas on how to handle life’s challenges and to respond
appropriately by understanding the different characteristics of a healthy sexuality and
assessing one’s health attitudes that influence sexual behavior.

The module includes lessons and activities on:

• Decision-making
• The steps of decision-making
• How to make wise decisions
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. discuss the steps of decision-making;
2. know the importance of having a good decision making skills;
3. apply decision-making skills in managing sexually-related issues
4. recognize the possible effects and consequences of one’s decision;
5. evaluate the decisions made and identify how it can affect your life as a whole.

What I Know

A. Fill in the blanks

Directions: How much do you know about decision making? Find out by completing
the statement. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer based on the
given statement. Choose your answer inside the box and write your
answer on the space provided.

Good Problem Second Decide

Skills Values Sexuality
Alternatives Consequences Identify your values

___________1. Exploring your alternatives is the _____ step of decision making.

___________2. _____ is the fourth step in decision making.
___________3. Decision making skills must be practiced and exercised in resolving
issues and concerns about _____.
___________4. The fifth step of decision making is to _____.
___________5. When you need to point out what is needed to be decided, this means
you need to determine the _____.

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 ___________ 6. A _____ decision is a decision in which you have carefully considered
the outcome of each choice.
___________ 7. Decision-making _____ will help you make decisions based on your
needs and desires.
___________ 8. Write down all the possible _____ that can be considered to be the
answer to your problem.
___________ 9. In decision-making, you need to consider the _____ of your
alternatives.
___________10. Identifying your _____ is the choice you are choosing aligned
with your values and beliefs.

B. Matching Type
Directions: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the correct answer
before each number.

Column A Column B

_____11. It is a choice you make or act upon. a. Consider the consequences

_____12. It is the process of identifying and choosing
alternatives based on the values, preferences, b. Decision
and beliefs of the decision-maker.
_____13. It means pointing out what is needed to be c. Determine the problem
decided.
d. Decision- Making
_____14. It refers to writing all the possible alternatives
that can be the answer to your problem. e. Explore your alternatives
_____15. It means weighing your choices which will be
more beneficial for you and for others.

Lesson Decision Making in

1 Managing Sexuality:
Issues and Concerns
We are making decisions in everything we do. After waking up we have to decide what
are we going to do next, some will pray, some will wash their face others look through
their phone and there are some that go back to sleep. This only shows that we control
our life and in able to have a smooth sailing day, we need to make the right choice.
We face a lot of decision-making situations in our everyday life. What we feel for that
day is an outcome of the decisions we made. As an old saying says, we are the captain
of our lives. We choose what will happen next. That is why it is very important to
master the art of wise decision-making.
In this lesson, we will be discussing how to make a wise choice. How decision- making
plays a vital role on our daily lives and how to apply these decision-making skills.

What’s In

Before we proceed to our new lesson, let us see if you can still recall our topic last
week. Encircle the letter of the correct answer

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 1. What is virginity?
a. person who can’t bear a child
b. state of a person who can’t bear a child
c. person who had never engaged in sexual interaction
d. state of a person who has never engaged in sexual interaction
2. Which is not a risk of premarital sex?
a. infertility c. post-partum depression
b. premarital bonding d. emotional manipulation
3. What term refers to the inability of a woman to bear a child?
a. abortion c. pregnancy
b. infertility d. abstinence
4. What do we call a pregnancy occurred under the age of 20?
a. pre- eclampsia c. teenage pregnancy
b. premarital sex d. premature pregnancy
5. Which of the following is a risk of teenage pregnancy?
a. pre-mature birth c. post-partum disorder
b. high blood pressure d. all of the above

What’s New
My Choices, My Future

➢ Write down 3 choices that you would do for the week.

➢ Predict what will happen at the end of the week if you make these choices.
➢ Example: I will work out this week – I will lose some weight.

1. _______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

2. _______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

3. _______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________

What is it

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Decision-making is the process of identifying and choosing alternatives based on the
values, preferences, and beliefs of the decision-maker. A wise decision can be made by
following these simple steps. First is to determine the problem. You need to point out
what’s needed to be decided. Next is to explore your alternatives. Write down all the
possible alternatives that can be considered to be the answer to your problem. Third
step is to consider the consequences of your alternatives. Weigh your choices which
will be more beneficial for you and for others. Next step is to identify your values. Is
the choice you’re choosing aligned with your values and beliefs? If not, is there any
choice that is both beneficial and aligned with your values? After answering these
questions, you can now proceed in deciding which alternative are you going to choose.
Once you made your decision, it is time to evaluate. Is it worth it? If not, do you have a
chance to change your decision? What could be the better alternative? These are the
things you need to evaluate after you made your decision.

What’s More

Activity: Making Good Decisions

Read the following statements and decide using the 6 steps of decision making.

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 1. Your classmates are going to a party this weekend, this is the first time that
you are asked to attend by a friend but then you discern that your parents
will not approve it. You don’t want to make your friends angry by not going,
but you also don’t want to get in trouble with your parents. Determine what
decision you should make.

2. One of your closest friends tells his/her problem and asks for your support. He got
his girlfriend pregnant/ she is pregnant. How can you show your support and stand
firm with the morals that having children shoud be the choice of matured individual
under the blessing of marriage?
The following guide questions may help you decide.
a. Is it safe?
b. Is it legal?
c. Is it healthful?
d. Does it show respect for mr and others?
e. Does it follow the norms and standards of society?

What I Have Learned

• Decision-making is the process of identifying and choosing
alternatives based on the values, preferences, and beliefs of the
decision-maker.
• A good decision is a decision in which you have carefully
considered the outcome of each choice.
• Decision-making skills must be practiced and exercised in
resolving issues and concerns about sexuality.

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 • Six Steps of Decision-Making
- Determine the problem
- Explore the alternatives
- Consider the consequences
- Identify your values
- Decide
- Evaluate

What I Can Do

Make a slogan or saying that shows a healthy family. This activity shall be
graded based on the criteria given below.

For
example:

“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”

- George Bernard Shaw

Assessment

Fill in the blanks

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct answer based on the given
statement. Choose your answer inside the box and write your answer
on the space provided.

Six Decide Problem

Skills Beliefs Consequences
Second Evaluate Decision-making
Sexuality Decision Identify your values
Alternatives Decision-maker Determine the problem

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1. ____________________ is a choice you make or act upon.
2. Exploring your alternatives is the ____________________ step of decision making.
3. There are ____________________ steps in decision making.
4. The last step in decision making is to ____________________.
5. ____________________ is the fourth step in decision making.
6. Decision making skills must be practiced and exercised in resolving issues and
concerns about ____________________.
7. The fifth step of decision making is to ____________________.
8. When you need to point out what is needed to be decided, this means you need
to determine the ____________________.
9. A ____________________ decision is a decision in which you have carefully
considered the outcome of each choice.
10. Decision-making ____________________ will help you make decisions based on
your needs and desires.
11. Write down all the possible ____________________ that can be considered to
be the answer to your problem.
12. In decision-making, you need to consider the ____________________ of your
alternatives.
13. Identifying your values is the choice you are choosing aligned with your values
and ____________________.
14-15. ____________________ is the process of identifying and choosing alternatives

based on the values, preferences, and beliefs of the ____________________.

Additional Activities

Given the scenarios below, right down the possible negative consequences if you
give in to peer pressure and the positive choice you may do when this situation
arises. Don’t forget to look at the rubrics below before answering.

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 Criteria Proficient Emerging Beginning
(5pts) (4 pts) (2 pts)
Negative Wrote down at Wrote down at least Wrote down 1
consequence least 3 2 consequences of consequence of the
consequences of the action. action.
the action.
Positive Choice Wrote down 2 or Wrote down 1 Didn’t write any
more positive positive choice to positive choice to
choices to flip the flip the situation. flip the situation.
situation.
Use of words There are few to There are some There are too many
no grammar or grammar or grammar or
spelling mistakes. spelling mistakes, spelling mistakes,
but understanding and understanding
of content is clear. of content is
unclear.

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References
What’s In What I Know Assessment
1. D 1. Second 1. Decision
2. C 2. Identify your values 2. Second
3. Sexuality 3. 6
3. B 4. Decide 4. Evaluate
4. C 5. Problem 5. Identify your values
5. B 6. Good 6. Sexuality
7. Skills 7. Decide
8. Alternatives 8. Problem
9. Consequences 9. Good
10. Values 10. Skills
11. B 11. Alternatives
12. D 12. Consequences
13. C 13. Beliefs
14. E 14. Decision-making
15. A 15. Decision-maker
Answer Key