Department of Education

REGION VIII
DIVISION of EASTERN SAMAR
District of San Julian

EAST VISAYAN INSTITUTE, INC.

Mabini. St. Cor. Plaredil St.
Bry. 05, San Julian, Eastern Samar
Government Recognition No. 009 s. 2016
School ID No. 452509

Learning Activity Sheet (LAS)

 HEALTH 8 – 1st Quarter
Week 5-8

Name:__________________________________________________________ Date:___________________
Grade & Section: ______________________________________________

TOPIC: Identifying the Issues and Concerns of Teenagers and the Need for
Support and Understanding of the Family

MELCS: - Identifies the different issues/concerns of teenagers (i.e., identity crisis)

and the need for support and understanding of the family (H8FH-Ie-g-22)
- Applies decision-making skills in managing sexuality related issues
(H8FH-Ih-23)

EXPLORE
Am I Aware of These?
Directions: Write issues and concerns about health that you experience as teenagers inside the
arrows.

LEARN
Parents’ and teenagers’ morals, future aspirations, and self-control are typically quite
similar. Your issues and concerns about sexuality should be shared and talk about. Ask your
parents or any members of the family to have a conversation, communicate clearly and
interactively about the issue.

Different Issues/Concerns of Teenagers and the Need for Support and

Understanding of the Family
1. Bullying. It is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and
repeatedly causes another person injury or discomfort. Bullying can be verbal, social,
physical or done online in form of cyber bullying and most commonly occurs at school.

2. Identity Crisis. It is questioning your sense of self or identity, unsure of your role in life
or you feel like you don't know the 'real you. This can often occur due to big changes or
 stressors in life, or due to factors such as age or advancement from a certain stage (for
example, school, work, or childhood).

3. Suicide. It is the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally
due to loneliness, depression, family problems, and substance abuse.

4. Premarital Sex. It is a risky sexual activity practiced by persons who are unmarried. The
health consequences of teen sex namely pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections
can have lifelong impacts.

5. Teenage Pregnancy. As defined by the American Pregnancy Association, is a pregnancy

that occurs for a woman under the age of 20. Although technically not a teenager, a
young woman 12 or under who is pregnant falls into this definition of teenage pregnancy
as well.

6. Sexually Transmitted Infections. Also known as sexually-transmitted disease (STD) is a

communicable disease that is spread by a pathogen (disease-causing organism) or an
infection that can be transferred from one person to another through sexual contact.
Teens are at an increased risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection than older
adults.
7. Substance Use and Abuse: Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs. Substance abuse is when you
take illegal. It’s also when you use alcohol, prescription medicine, tobacco and other legal
substances too much or in the wrong way.

8. Eating Disorder. Eating disorders are serious conditions related to persistent eating
behaviors that negatively impact your health, your emotions and your ability to function
in important areas of life. Most eating disorders involve focusing too much on your weight,
body shape and food, leading to dangerous eating behaviors. Eating disorders often
develop in the teen and young adult years, although they can develop at other ages
(MayoClinic).

All of these issues and concerns can be addressed and solved through the help and guidance
of your parents and other older family members who are armed with facts about these teen
health issues. There will be no difficult conversations if you listen to them so that you will be
guided on making smart choices about health and safety.

A decision is the act of choosing between two or more courses of action. It involves choosing
possible solutions to a problem through intuition or reasoning process or the combination of
both.

Decisions need to be capable of being implemented, whether on a personal or organizational

level. Always bear in mind that in every decision you make should be partnered with
responsibilities. Good decision-making skills help you to resist peer pressure and must be
practiced and exercised in resolving issues and concerns about sexuality.
ENGAGE
Activity 1: Let’s Check Your Presumptions?
Directions: Read the situations carefully and make your presumptions about what has
happened and identify the issues and concerns stated. Write your answers on the space provided
before each number.
________________________ 1. Dingding comes home with unexplained cuts, bruises, or scratches.
He starts to lose interest in schoolwork and appearing sad, moody, teary, anxious, or depressed.
________________________2. Saisai is persistently worrying or complaining about being fat and
talks of losing weight. She also uses dietary supplements, laxatives or herbal products for weight
loss.
________________________3. Boonyang wakes up having fever and unusual vaginal bleeding. She
also experiences burning urination and her vaginal discharge smells odd.
________________________4. Chikang has a blurred sense of identity and has a distorted and
unreal perception of people around her.
________________________5. Angkeel has excessive mood swings and decreased sleep. He also
appears to be unusually energetic but poor in decision-making.
________________________6. Girlie is preoccupied with death and dying and frequently heard
saying goodbye to people as if they won't be seen again.
________________________7. Caicay missed her period and she’s moody in the past days. She is
also sensitive to certain odors and experiences fatigue.
________________________8. Bugoi experiences emotional imbalances and guilt feelings after doing
risky sexual behavior despite of being a teenager.

Activity 2: Stop Being Bullied and Speak Up!

Directions: Write your answers on the space provided below. (2 Points)

1. If you are bullied at school, are you willing to let your parents know about your problem?
Why?
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ASSESSMENT
Multiple Choice
Directions: Read and answer the questions below. Encircle the letter of your answer from the
given choices.
1. What is the term “choosing possible solutions to the problem” means?
a. problem solving b. intuition c. decision d. gut feeling

2. Why politics affects our sexual behavior?

a. influence feelings about morality
b. help shapes public attitudes
c. it creates policies that recognizes our human rights
d. it grants awareness of the existing problems in the society

3. Which factor of sexuality that involves questioning on the way we treat ourselves and other
people?
a. ethics c. politics b. media d. religion

4. Which statement that best describe “identity crisis”?

a. act of taking one’s own life b. form of aggressive behavior
c. serious condition related to eating d. unsure of your role in life
5. Which life skill that requires practice in learning to say “no” to something that you don’t want
to do.?
a. refusal skill c. practicing wellness
b. setting goals d. evaluating media messages

6. How “ethical self” is viewed in human sexuality?

a. the way you look as a man or a woman b. the way you value relationships
c. the way you feel about yourself and others d. the way you interact with others

7. Which term refers to individual differences in terms of thinking feeling and behaving?
a. gender c. sex b. behaviors d. personality

8. Which of the following are the dimensions of sexuality?

a. biological, socio-cultural and psychological dimensions
b. physical, social, and moral dimensions
c. mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions
d. emotional, biological and social dimensions

9. Which statement refers to psychological dimension of human sexuality?

a. our growth and development in general
b. skills and values from people around us
c. our attitudes and feelings towards ourselves and other people
d. our ability to reproduce or control fertility

10. What term refers to social or cultural distinctions associated with being male, female or
intersex?
a. sex c. sexuality b. gender d. primary sex characteristics

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Directions: Read the problems carefully, make and present at least 3 solutions to the problem.
Write your answers on the space provided in each column.
Problem
You are invited by your classmates to go swimming on Saturday, but then you discern that your
parents will not approve it and it is the first time that you are invited by a friend to go to the
beach. You don’t want to make your friends disappointed by not going, but you also don’t want
to get in trouble with your parents. Find solutions to your problems.

Solution 1 Solution 2 Solution 3

Sharmaine M. Lingan
Subject Teacher