Health Flashcards
biological and physical characteristics that make a person either male or female
Sex
person’s sense of being male and female
Gender
refers to physical attributes or body characteristics, notably sex organs
Sex
biologically determined by genes and hormones
Sex
relatively fixed or constant
Sex
composite of attitudes and behaviour of men and women
Gender
learned and perpetuated through the family, education and religion; acquired identity
Gender
socialised and varies through time and cultures
Gender
person’s orientation with regard to his/her intimate behaviour with another person
Sexuality
someone who behaves like that of the opposite sex
transgender
man behaves like a woman
gay
woman behaves like a man
lesbian
someone who takes steps to change his/her physical or sexual characteristics to that of the opposite sex
Transsexual
subjective or mental image of what his/her body looks like
body image
various social factors affect a person’s sexuality
Sociocultural Dimension
every society has its own standard of beauty, person is usually judged to be physically attractive according to the standard
Physical/Biological Dimension
basically comparing his/her physical attributes to the standards of physical attractiveness existing in society
Psychological Dimension
3 dimensions of Human Sexuality
Physical or Biological
Psychological
Sociocultural
when an adolescent did not explore any other option but is already commited to a role imposed by either the family or the community
Foreclosure
adolescent is not exploring or experimenting with any option and is not committed to anything
Diffusion
adolescent is actively exploring and experimenting but has not yet made any commitment
Moratorium
adolescent has explored and studied all the options and has arrived at a conclusion that he/she is ready to commit to it
Achievement
sexual attraction to the opposite sex
Heterosexuality
sexual attraction to the same sex
Homosexuality
sexual activity before they’re legally married
Premarital sex
pregnancy before the age of 20
teenage pregnancy
termination of pregnancy by the removal of the foetus or embryo
Abortion
intentional abortion, crime in the Philippines
Induced abortion
miscarriage, legal abortion
Spontaneous abortion
questioning assumptions as well as examining alternative explanations and narratives
Critical Thinking
analysis of facts to form a judgement
Critical Thinking
2 factors of decision making
Personal and Family values
Recognising the issues involved
Recognition
4 steps of decision making
Recognition
Evaluation
Implementation
Review
Person learns the gals and deficiencies in his/her knowledge
Evaluation
person decides and plans a course of action
Implementation
part of evaluation the situation again with new information
Review
