Subject Code Health 3 The Adolescent: Promoting Healthful Sexuality and Public Health

Module Code 1.0 Sexuality and Family Health

Lesson Code 1.1 Human Sexuality
Time Frame 30 minutes/ 1 session

TA ATA
Components Tasks
(min)a (min)b
Target By the end of this learning guide, the students should be able to: 1

1. recognize and understand Human Sexuality, its definition, terminologies

and the dimensions that affect it; and
2. discuss sexuality as an important component of one’s personality.

Hook YOUnique 2

Directions: List at least 3 descriptions of yourself on the MIND MAP that

makes you unique.

What do you like most about

yourself?
1.
2.
3.

Describe your
physical appearance
1.
2. What are your
3. values and skills
as a teenager?
1.
2.
3.

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Ignite Lesson 1: Human Sexuality 13

When we talk about people’s sexual interest and attraction to others, we

usually talk about Human Sexuality. It primarily molds through emotional
and sexual attraction to certain genders or sexes. People experience so many
different things like desires, fantasies, values, behaviors, beliefs, roles,
attitudes and relationships; all these are a part of understanding human
sexuality. Sexuality plays an important role in masculine and feminine
identification, because it is natural and a healthy part of life of being a male
or a female.

The name given at birth, the toys you played with growing up, the peers you
interact with, the choices of clothes and your responsibilities at home; all
these are included in your sexuality. Your totality is influenced by your
family, friends, environment and the society you live with. As you grow
older, having self-confidence and understanding of yourself helps mold your
personality.

Basic Terms in Sexuality According to The World Health Organization

Sex- refers to as the biological characteristics that define humans as female or

male. While these sets of biological characteristics are not mutually exclusive,
as there are individuals who possess both, they tend to differentiate humans as
males and females. In general use in many languages, the term sex is often
used to mean “sexual activity”, but for technical purposes in the context of
sexuality and sexual health discussions, the above definition is preferred.

Sexuality- refers to sexuality as a central aspect of being human throughout

life and encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation,
eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction. Sexuality is experienced and
expressed in thoughts, fantasies, desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors,
practices, roles and relationships. While sexuality can include all of these
dimensions, not all of them are always experienced or expressed. Sexuality is
influenced by the interaction of biological, psychological, social, economic,
political, cultural, ethical, legal, historical, religious and spiritual factors.

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Gender- , refers to gender as roles, behaviors, activities, attributes, and
opportunities that any society considers appropriate for girls and boys, and
women and men. Gender interacts with, but is different from, the binary
categories of biological sex .

Key Points:
The biological basis of being a male or female is sex and the way you act and
behave in the society is what you call gender. For example, if you are born
with female sex characteristics (sex) you are assigned as a girl (gender); if
you are born with male sex characteristics (sex) you are assigned as a boy
(gender). There are few instances when babies are born with both the male
and female characteristics and it is called an intersex. As you grow older, you
experience and express yourself as a sexual being and what you do and who
you are refers to your sexuality.

Dimensions of Human Sexuality

The totality of an individual is determined by the interactive relationship of
the different dimensions of human sexuality. There are three dimensions of
human sexuality; biological, psychological, and socio-cultural. These three
dimensions are a natural part of human sexuality and understanding this
concept is necessary.

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Three Dimensions of Human Sexuality
According to Greenberg, Bruess and Oswalt (2017) in their book Exploring
The Dimensions of Human Sexuality, there are three dimensions of human
sexuality and these are:

The physical appearance, especially the development of physical sexual

characteristics; your responses to sexual stimulation; your ability to
reproduce or control fertility; and your growth and development in general,
all refers to your Biological Dimension.

The attitudes, feelings towards yourself and others, and your sense of being,
all refer to your Psychological Dimension.

The sum of the cultural and social influences that affect your thoughts and
actions; sexual identities and experiences acquired from, influenced, and
modified by an ever-changing social environment; meanings, skills, and
values from the people around you, all refers to your Socio-cultural
Dimension.

BIOLOGICAL
(Physical
Appearance)

SOCIO-
CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGI-
(Values and DIMENSIONS CAL (Attitudes
Skills) OF and Feelings)
SEXUALITY

Sexuality as an Important Component of One’s Personality

● According to the American Psychological Association, personality

refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking,
feeling and behaving. It is how the various parts of a person come
together as a whole.

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● As a developing individual, different aspects of your life constantly
interact with each other to help you develop your self-concept. Your
sex (biological dimension) strongly influences your perceptions of
sexual behavior which helps you develop your body image
(psychological dimension) that is influenced by the experiences you
acquire and learn (sociocultural dimension) from your ever-
changing social environment that leads you to your sense of being.
All these aspects of your life come together to help you understand
your sexuality which in the end help you develop your personality.
After all if your sexuality confuses you, then your personality
becomes obscure.

Sexuality refers to your total self.

Physical Self
The way you look as a man, woman or non-binary.

Mental Self
The way you think as a man, woman or non-binary.

Social Self
The way you interact with others.
Emotional Self
The way you feel about yourself and
others.
Ethical Self
The way you value your relationships.

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Navigate Activity - Generalization 12
Directions: Write your answers on the Concept Map containing questions on
how you perceived yourself and on how others perceived you.

How do you express yourself? How do you see yourself?

ME
How much do you know How much do others know
yourself? you?

Activity - My Own Personality

Directions: Create a personal brand of your personality. Presume that you are
the silhouette man. Label it with positive words on attitudes, feelings, values,
and skills. Write your answers inside the arrows.

Write your answers on a sheet of paper. Scan it or take a clear photo. You
may email your answer to: ______________ or send it via Moodle. If you
have some questions or clarifications, feel free to send them too.

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 Knot In summary, 2

There are different aspects that affect your sexuality. There is your
biological dimension, which is the basis of being a male or a female. Another
is your psychological dimension, which gives you the sense of being; that is
influenced by your experiences, culture, and social influences you acquire
from your socio-cultural dimension. All these dimensions constantly interact
to help you understand your sexuality, mold your personality, and help you
develop your total self.

a
TA – time allocation suggested by the teacher
b
ATA- actual time allocation spent by the student (for information purposes only)

References:
1. World Health Organization, (2011). Glossary of terms and tools. Retrieved from Gender
mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approach. https://www.who.int/gender-
equity-rights/knowledge/glossary/en/
2. Greenberg, Jerrold S., Clint E. Bruess, and Sara B. Oswalt. Exploring the Dimensions of
Human Sexuality. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
3. Sabit, Lady Ann S.. Department of Education Health Quarter 1- Module 1 Family Health.
Printed and published by Department of Education-Division of Gingoog City, Brgy. 23,
National Highway, Gingoog City. gingoog.city@deped.gov.ph
4. Sexuality Icons and Dimensions of Sexuality Icons by Flaticon.com
5. Personality Image by ivanovgood from Pixabay
6. THINK icons and blue car images by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay

Prepared by: Paul Vincent A. Prado Reviewed by: Jennifer Joy P. Balangue

Position: SST I Position: SST III

Campus: PSHS-CLC Campus: Main Campus

Acknowledgement: This sample LG is based on the original Bridging Program module of Mr. Ronn
Marr M. Perez, SST-II of PSHS-Central Mindanao Campus. It was revised to follow the General
Guidelines for Writing Learning Guides for the Curriculum under COVID-19, SY 2020-2021

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