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Gender and Human Sexuality 2. It helps you appreciate your sexual identity.
Sexuality as an Important Component of One’s Personality
Sex
 Is major aspect of personality
 Biological being basis of being male or female
Sexuality
 is a natural and healthy part of life.
 Integral part of what we do and who we are; it is the way in which we
experience and express ourselves as sexual beings
 Total expression of an individual’s self-concept.
 Involves the physical, mental, social, emotional, and ethical dimensions of
one’s personality.
 Means you have to be aware of yourself better.
Healthy sexuality means taking high sense of responsibility for all your actions since
this can affect self-esteem, decision making, and behavior.
Sexuality is best understood through the help of the people around you. Sexuality
refers to your perceptions, feelings, and behaviors towards others.
The way you see yourself is influenced by many people. It is important to maintain
good relationships with others. They will support you and give you confidence,
provide companionship, and keep you from being lonely.
Health sexuality encompasses the following characteristics:
1. SELF-LOVE-Your acceptance of yourself
2. SELF-KNOWLEDGE-Your understanding of your feelings and your
character
3. SELF-CONFIDENCE -your awareness of the things that you can do well
4. SELF-RESPECT- your regard for yourself as a worthwhile person
5. SELF-EXPRESSION -your way of showing your individuality in expressing
yourself as a man or a woman
Bear in mind that human sexuality is important because of the following:
1. It teaches you that giving and receiving love is a human need.
3. It makes you respect your own and other person’s body.
4. It makes you experience body changes and learn how to properly manage
these changes.
5. It helps you appreciate how life began.
6. It provides you with information on how to be disease-free and how to live a
healthy lifestyle.
Gender and Human Sexuality
Gender
 is a social concept on how men and women should think, feel, and act.
 It refers to femininity or masculinity of a person’s role and behavior as
defined by society.
Gender Equality
 Permits man and woman equal enjoyment of human rights.
Gender Role
 Refers to a set of roles, characteristics and expectations of how a man or
woman should feel, think and act as influenced by parents, peers and society.
Human Sexuality is the quality of being a male or female. It is the way in which we
experience and express ourselves of sexual beings.
HEALTHY ATTITUDES
SELF
 Appreciates own body
 Takes responsibility for own behaviors
 Is knowledgeable about sexuality issues
FAMILY
 Communicates effectively with family
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 Is able to express love to family members  Identify your values
 Performs duties and responsibilities at home  Decide
 Evaluate
PEERS
Dealing with People
 Express love and intimacy in appropriate ways
 Have the skills to evaluate readiness for mature relationship  Show-off- center of attraction
 Interact with both genders in appropriate and respectful ways  Worriers
 Respect both genders in all aspect  Gossipmongers
 Bullies
Using Life Skills to Improve Sexual health
 Whiners- complain about everything
 Assessing your health-evaluating well-being
Influential Factors
 Making good decisions-choices that are healthy and responsible
 Communicating effectively –helps avoid misunderstanding 1. Family
 Practicing wellness-good sexuality 2. Culture
 Setting goals-target goal 3. Peers
 Refusal skills –something you cannot do 4. Media
 Evaluating media messages- judge worth media messages

Virgin- refers to a person who has not had sexual intercourse

Virginity – is the quality / state of being chaste
Decision Making
Staying a virgin until marriage keeps you:
A decision is a choice you make or act upon. A good decision is a decision in which
you have carefully considered the outcome of each choice. 1. Physically
Free from pregnancy and venereal disease
Decision-making skills will help you make decisions based on your needs and Free from having to choose a hurry-up and an illegitimate child
desired.
Six steps of Decision Making 2. Emotionally
Free from exploitation by others
 Determine the problem Free from guilt, doubt, disappointment, and loss of reputation
 Explore the alternatives
 Consider the consequences 3. Socially
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Free to develop appropriate relationship with others  Human Immunodeficiency Virus
How does one stay a virgin? Early Symptoms
Know – your attitudes and standards  Rash
Value – your virginity for your own good and your future spouse  Sore throat
 Fever
Act – choose friends with high standards. Stay away from dangers and temptations.  tiredness
Be kind, firm and proud of your values.
Issues and Problems Related to Human Sexuality
STIs- Sexually Transmitted Infections
 Communicable disease that is spread from person to person through sexual
contact.
 Commonly known as SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE (STD)

Symptoms of STIs
 Discharge from genital
 Warts
 Blisters
 Sores in genital area
 Rash
 Painful urination
 Flu-like symptoms
AIDS
 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
 Fatal communicable disease
 Final stage of infection caused by HIV
HIV