UNDERSTANDING SELF

REFLECTION:
WEEK 9
YLADE, ERICCA ANDREA S.
MEDTECH 1-Y2-8
DATE PASSED: MARCH 23, 2021
 I N S T R UC T I O NS :
Take a few minutes to
think and write your
thoughts about the lecture
on Sexual Self. Answer the
discussion question.
 1 . DO YO U T HI N K T H A T PEOPLE’S ATTITUDES T OWARD SEXUAL
B E H AVI O R S A R E A F F E C TED BY WHETHER THE Y ARE MALE OR FEMALE?
WHY O R W H Y N O T ?
The sexual behavior of a person is influenced by the state of mind. So my answer to that question is a big NO. It is not
about gender. I think we should not discriminate and judge people based on gender. We should not ponder like,
"Males are always aggressive than us females because that is what the survey shows us." For me, these are the factors
that can affect one's sexual behavior:
Lack of education
- Parents will always be our first teachers, and education always starts at home. At an early age, we should teach our
children how those things happened to prevent them from happening in the future.
Personal or sexual experiences
Norms and culture of the family and friends
- Family and friends can affect one's sexual behavior by targeting their self-esteem and social competence, explaining
sexual terms, and molding their children for the better or worse.
How they perceive or see things in their end or what we called as inner thinking.
- This affects your sexual behavior. It is not about your surroundings or the culture of your family and friends. It is
about how you give consent on how they think and apply it as your thinking, too.
Peer pressure
- Friends can also be a bad influence on us. If they treat you as a friend, they will not pressure you to do things you do
not want to do.
Exposure to sexual behaviors
-Sometimes, we are influenced by the things we always see. Especially when we see them at your home.
State of being open-mindedness
- In our time, we should normalize it talking about sexual terms, especially when we are studying in school. People
who are open-minded tend to be more knowledgeable about sexual relations, have a more unbiased opinion toward
sex, and have more personal experiences.
Religion
- The outcome of one's social behavior is also influenced by religion through the quality of the relationships,
assistance from other members, norms, and tradition.
 1 . 1 DO YOU T H I N K T H I S I N F L U E NCES HOW THEY
J U D GE OT H E R S ’ S E X U A L B E H A V IORS? WHY OR
W H Y NO T ?
No, as I was saying above. Gender is not the one who
thinks inside you. It is your brain that creates the
perspective on how you act in front of other people.
Also, as I was saying above, there are many factors that
affect sexual behaviours and that is not gender. These
fectors includes lack of education, personal or sexual
experiences, religion, state of being open-mindedness,
peer pressure, norms and exposure to sexual behaviors.
 2. WHAT ARE THE COMMON BELIEFS AND MISCONCEPTIONS
ABOUT THE BODY, SEX, AND SEXUALITY? DISCUSS BRIEFLY
CONFUSE WITH SEXUALITY IS JUST A PHASE.
- Calling this period as a phase is very disrespectful. We should learn how to respect other people's life, so
they can respect ours.
VAGINAS CAN BE LOOSE AFTER A LARGE AMOUNT OF SEX
- This is a common misconception, especially in boys, because it is not true at all. The vaginas of females
will always turn right back even after birth or sex.
CANNOT GET PREGNANT FIVE DAYS OR ONE WEEK BEFORE THEIR PERIOD.
- This is a big misconception in sex. You can always get pregnant before five days or a week before your
period because the sperm stays for five days inside the fallopian tube of the female.
SIZE ALWAYS MATTERS.
- This being true or not depends on the person you are asking, but for me it is not true.
GENDER AND SEX ARE THE SAME THING
- One of the most common misconception, especially in medicinal field. Sex is about the natural and
biological attributes that a person have, and gender is socially formulated and how you perceive yourself as
a person.
WHEN YOU GO OUT IN THE RAIN, YOU WILL CATCH A COLD.
-You can only catch a cold when you came in contact with a virus.
APPENDICES HAVE NO FUNCTION IN HUMAN BODY.
- This is a common misconception about human body that appendices are useless because it only functions
when you eat raw foods. However, it is not the only function of the appendix. It is also a storage or known as
the "House for the good bacteria."
READING IN THE DARK WILL RUIN YOUR EYES.
- My mom always say this to me when I am reading in the dark or there is no enough light, but I read this
somewhere that reading in the dark will not ruin your eyes but it will only strain it.