I am a thinker, writer, traveler, translator and a perpetual psychology student. I am not the one

Having taken time out of education I can now see what path I must take in order to advance my skills. Time spent traveling away from home has allowed me to

Drilling into teens’ heads that sex is inherently bad will do no justice in the long run. Notwithstanding, abstinence-only programs do nothing but this, for they hold the opinion that making teenagers fear the consequences of precarious sex will prevent them from engaging in it. Advocates of both abstinence-only and comprehensive programs are worried that premature sex, even when wholly safe, will psychologically damage teenagers, but “there are no scientific data suggesting that consensual sex between adolescents is harmful”, yet abstinence-only education by itself continues to mandate the teaching that sex out of wedlock will do harm (Santelli et al. “Abstinence and abstinence-only education” 74). Unlike abstinence-only education, comprehensive sex-education attempts to focus on developing healthy mentalities for the benefit of their students. Promotion of healthy relationships between oneself and others will help make teenagers find trust between themselves and their sexual partners before participating in the act, furthermore causing them to make sure their partner does not have any STIs and is using contraception. Conversely, abstinence-only programs’ persistence with enthusiastically promoting abstinence leaves teenagers with little clue about their mental health. “Even those few individuals who remain abstinent until marriage are left

As stated in our syllabus, research is essential to the science of psychology. This course was an introduction to the basic concepts and instruments needed to assess and conduct research. Through understanding the research process, as well as the ideas such as validity and reliability, we become better acute consumers and producers of research. I have also learned that research comes in many different tests and observation, but each method is just as important as the last one.

Dr. V. Chandra-Mouli, a leading World Health Organization (W.H.O) expert and representative, in a video posted on You Tube (2015) explained the numerous challenges towards educating the youth on how to achieve a happy sexual and reproductive life. Martinez, (2009) was of a similar opinion as Dr. V. Chandra-Mouli that the teenage sexual life needs to be enjoyed; however as it is, too much focus is paid on how to educate the youths about reproduction, sex or how to avoid problems. Schalet et al. (2014) identified that societal norms and values were to blame for not creating a platform for the youth to be educated on how to enjoy their sexual life.

This past year, I had the opportunity to attend the Southwestern Ontario Industrial/ Organizational Psychology & Organizational Behaviour Graduate Student Conference and one thing stood out to me: the need to bridge the gap between I/O Psychology research and its application in the business world. My participation in the conference led me to understand that gaining personal experience working in the field before applying to graduate school would benefit me immensely.

Comparatively, college students are not actually having sex like the media has made them out to be. In fact, many college students do not even engage in sexual intercourse for the reason that they are not that interested in having a high number of hook ups while in school. Interestingly, the baby boomers generation feels that the committed relationships have been replaced with the “friends with benefits.” aIn the same fashion, the media has also been confusing older adults about the way the young people are living their love lives. The authors say that the young people are balancing fun and risk through sexual experimentation. Even though society has been more acceptable to women’s sexual liberation, they are still double standard issues that remain unchanged. For instance, one of the interviewees stated in the article that men can have sex with many women without being judged, while women are judged harshly for their high sexual body count. Another double standard situation is that men tend to care more for their girlfriend’s sexual satisfaction than their hook up

My decision to study Psychology BSc (HONS) has been a relatively easy decision having looked in more depth at the course content. Without exception, every element interests me and I look forward to the analysis, research and exploration of these in greater depth. I particularly find the humanistic approach intriguing and look forward to studying the works of Maslow and Rogers in more detail. I have a definite interest in educational psychology or within a social work setting.

Numerous individuals believe abstinence education is the essential key to “reducing out-of –wedlock childbearing, preventing sexually transmitted disease, and improving emotional and physical well-being among the nation’s youth” (Rector). In addition, 2010 study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that over 60% of teens believe sex should be reserved for marriage. Because of these numbers, abstinence education supporters believe it should be the go to sex education curriculum. Given that, abstinence

Teenage sexual activity has sparked an outcry within the nation. With such activity comes a high price. Studies have shown that there has been a significant rise in the number of children with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), emotional and psychological problems, and out-of-wedlock childbearing. Sex has always been discussed publically by the media, television shows, music and occasionally by parents and teachers in educational context. Teens hear them, and as the saying goes, “monkey see, monkey do”, they are tempted to experiment with it. Therefore, it is important for every teenager to be aware of the outcome associated with premature-sex. If students are educated about the impact of

One of the best ways to stay safe is to wait until after marriage before being sexually active, this will also decrease the rate of disease. According to the Center of Disease Control in 2010 “about 65 % of STD’s contracted this year will occur in people under the age of 24”. Abstinence-Only Education focuses on the risks to avoid and help youth so that they would not be vulnerable to harm. The program teaches teenagers to wait before having sex until after marriage and remaining faithful afterward is the best choice for physical health and a healthy, happier relationship. Abstinence-Only Education educates us about the realities of STD’s and the best way to prevent them.

The infamous ideal of waiting until marriage, no matter if it’s ‘right’ or not, is claimed as the set standard of youth:"Nationally, rates of teen sexual activity have declined over the past fifteen years, yet even so, about half of all high school youth report having sex and more than one in five report having had four or more partners by the time they graduate from high school” (Dailard 73). Some teens, in fact “about half” are able to abstain from sex, meaning no pregnancy, and no STDs and the number is only growing. "There is no question...that increased abstinence meaning delayed vaginal intercourse among young people- has played a role in reducing both teen pregnancy rates in the United States and HIV rates in at least one developing country." Logic will tell that not having sex leads to not getting pregnant and not transmitting sexual diseases. "... while some teens promising to abstain from sex until

Nowdays, Free Sex become a common issues in my country even under ages students also involved in this issues. Free sex is undrisciminating casual sex with any partner that they like. Some of the teenagers or adolescents like to do Free Sex because nowdays, this activities become a trend in Malaysia. Without a strong commitment to marriage as a life goal, today’s teenagers find it much harder to come up with good reason to say “no” to sex. For them, people that do this activities will become a hero or heroin in their eyes.

At the beginning of this subterm, I had a limited understanding of the proper research methods used within psychology. Despite having previously completed several psychology courses, two being upper level courses, there was still much I needed to learn pertaining to psychology research methods. While this research class has been on only an introductory

Over many years, the views of premarital sex have been becoming increasingly more tolerant. The whole reasoning behind why sex was created is lost in the minds of society and used for pleasure and own physical satisfaction. There are negative consequences for these actions leading to guilt, depression, and numbness to intimate relationships. Having strong parental influence can also strongly affect the outcomes of adolescence and causal sex. Additionally, marriage can be

7. How will the students contribute in spreading the knowledge about the effects of premarital sex?