WHAT IS

SEXUALITY
?
PRESENTED BY: GROUP 3 (WEEK 4)
What is Sexuality??

SEXUALITY
Sexuality is a term used to describe the way that people
express themselves as a sexual being. Sexuality involves
many aspects of being human. Some may find a visual
or picture of these ideas that is suitable for children and
youth helpful to understand and explain how it all fits
together.
 SELF AWARENESS
SEXUALITY

What is Self Awareness?

Self-awareness is the ability to focus on yourself and
how your actions, thoughts, or emotions do or don't align
with your internal standards. If you're highly self-aware,
you can objectively evaluate yourself, manage your
emotions, align your behavior with your values, and
understand correctly how others perceive you.
 SEXUAL SELF-
AWARENESS

What is Sexual Self-Awareness

Sexual self-awareness is about moving from an outside-
in experience of our sexuality to an inside-out
experience.

SEXUALITY
 SEXUAL SELF

SEXUALITY
What is Sexual Self?
the totality of oneself as a sexual being, including
positive and negative concepts and feelings.
 SEXUAL SELF
Sexual Self Esteem
the feelings you have about your body and your confidence level in
how you relate intimately to someone else

Sexual Depression-

Sexual dysfunction is a common symptom of depression.

Sexual preoccupation

Compulsive sexual behavior.

 SEXUAL
ATTRACTION
What is Sexual Attraction?
Sexual attraction is attraction on the basis of sexual desire or the
quality of arousing such interest.[1] Sexual attractiveness or sex
appeal is an individual's ability to attract other people sexually,
and is a factor in sexual selection or mate choice. The attraction
can be to the physical or other qualities or traits of a person, or
to such qualities in the context where they appear. The
attraction may be to a person's aesthetics, movements, voice, or
smell, among other things. The attraction may be enhanced by a
person's adornments, clothing, perfume or style. It can be
influenced by individual genetic, psychological, or cultural
factors, or to other, more amorphous qualities. Sexual attraction
is also a response to another person that depends on a
combination of the person possessing the traits and on the
criteria of the person who is attracted.
 WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF
ATTRACTTION?

The way you act around You're highly aware of any You both respond to touch
each other physical contact or subtle by leaning in or getting
touching closer.

You always wind up Your hugs last longer than Your voices change when
next to each other when with other people you talk to each other.
you're in group settings.
 DOES SEXUAL ATTRACTION
MEANS LOVE?

CAN SEXUAL ATTRACTION GROW?

 SEXUAL IDENTITY

What is Sexual Identity?

Sexual Identity is how one thinks.of oneself in terms of to
whom one is romantically and/or sexually attracted.

SEXUALITY
 HOW DO I KNOW WHAT MY
SEXUAL IDENTITY IS?

Most people know from very

It is NOT a choice! It is different
young who they want to have
for everyone and is a natural
relationships with. For others, it
part of who you are.
can take until they’re adults or
longer to make sense of their
sexuality.

It’s normal to feel confused or Your sexuality can be the same

curious about whether you’re all your life or you might define
straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, yourself differently as you learn
asexual or queer. more about yourself.

 SEXUAL
ORIENTATION

What is Sexual Orientation?

Sexual orientation is about who you're attracted to and
who you feel drawn to romantically, emotionally, and
sexually

SEXUALITY
 SEXUAL ORIENTATION
GAY
sexually or romantically attracted exclusively to people of
one's own sex or gender (used especially of a man)

LESBIAN
denoting or relating to women who are sexually or romantically attracted exclusively
to other women, or to sexual attraction or activity between women.

STRAIGHT
Heterosexual males are attracted to females, and heterosexual females are attracted
to males. Heterosexuals are sometimes called "straight."

BISEXUALITY
Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to
more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people
regardless of their sex or gender identity, which is also known as pansexuality.
 SEXUAL ORIENTATION
ASEXUALITY
People who identify as asexual experience little or no sexual attraction to others.
Asexual people, or “aces,” often identify somewhere on a spectrum that includes
their emotional, spiritual and romantic attraction to other people.

PANSEXUALITY
Sexually or romantically attracted to people regardless of their sex or gender.
WHY SEXUALITY IS
IMPORTANT?

Your sexuality can play an important role in your

identity and sense of self. Sexuality often refers to a
person's sexual orientation or preference. Your
sexual orientation is who you are emotionally,
mentally, and physically attracted to.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF
SEXUALITY?

The results indicate that sexual health, physical

health, mental health, and overall well-being are all
positively associated with sexual satisfaction, sexual
self-esteem, and sexual pleasure.
 THANK
YOU FOR
LISTENING
GROUP 3
REPORTERS:
Dave I Inocencio Jr.
Leydel L. Vallestero
Leahn Mae O. Laman
Angelica M. Pequit
Anne Carmie M. Madrigal
Lorenz Ros L. Falceso
Dexter John Agudo
Monica Joy E. Malakas
Shanyne Abuan Villas
Xyrhis May B. David