Year 9 Pdhpe Half Yearly Notes Essay

personal relationship. They share experiences together and are able to have a good relationship that would never exist in society.

An experiment completed in 2002 identified sex related differences in adolescent risky behavior, with a sample size of 9,601 females and 9,165 males. 32% of males, and 31% of females had friends who used substances. 25% of females engaged in delinquent activities and 39% of males engaged in delinquent activities. 22% of females were smokers, and 21% of males were also smokers. 37% of females were or have had sexual intercourse, and 39% of males. 64% of females used contraception during their first sexual intercourse, and 65% of males used contraception. “p≤.001;∗∗p≤.01;∗p≤.05.” (Wilder, I. E, Watt, T. T 2002). The use of contraception has increased since the 1970’s, but studies show that adolescents are still unlikely to use contraception always. 30% of females, and 18% of males did not use contraception the last time they had intercourse. (Wilder, I. E, Watt, T. T 2002). There are still ongoing issues pertaining to the adolescent’s willingness to participate in risky behavior. One-third of adolescents from the study concluded that they did not use contraception during their first sexual intercourse. Parent’s exposing their children to risky behaviors in turn risk having children who participate in negative

Today 's casual sex culture and sexual risk may consist of adverse outcomes, as well as, emotional and psychological harm, sexually transmitted infections, sexual violence, and unintended pregnancy, despite the ubiquity of certain positive feelings.

One risk factor is contextual factors such as socioeconomic status and poverty. Another risk factor is family strengths; the closer the family is to one another, they can prevent against early beginnings of sexual activity and adolescent pregnancy. An additional risk factor is peer pressure. Those who make friends with more deviant peers tend to have more sexual partners at 16. Attention problems and weak self-regulation are two cognitive factors that act as risk factors associated with sexual activity also.

A bond between two human beings who have some sort of a connection is called a relationship. Typically, it would be for deep personal reasons. It could also be a need that your body is asking for and it won’t stop bothering you. Multiple reasons can drive a human being into a relationship, and I think we all jump into it hoping we are making the right decision. The results that could be discovered can completely change someone's life for the better or for the worst. A relationship is something that should be taken seriously and should mean something significant because it could lead to unnecessary and detrimental influences not only for the ones in the relationship but to society as well.

Another way that young people may be influenced or educated about risk taking behaviours is through television programmes. Al-Sayed and Gunter (2012) found that television programmes over a 4 week period presented many opportunities for teenagers to learn lessons about sexual experiences through what is shown on television. Also, it has been found that male characters on television programmes are often proud of their sexual activity, with no conversation or regard for the risk of their behaviour or the consequences (Batchelor, Kitzinger and Burtney, 2004). This is important as Batchelor, Kitzinger and Burtney suggest that males are portrayed as more responsible for their sexual behaviour than women, who are not expected to be proud of their sexual behaviour. This may be influential at a time when young people are starting to become sexually active. It has been found that television is a key source for young people aged 14-18 to obtain their information about alcohol (Atkinson et al, 2011).

In today’s society, we as men and women are burdened with a double standard of how one’s sex life is supposed to go. We hear from our friends and family, from churches and neighbors, that sex is something you do with the person you love and trust, someone who you are going to share the rest of your life with. Sex comes with marriage, and with marriage comes a promise that you will remain with this one person “’til death do us part.”

The Theory of Planned Behavior: The basic assumption of TPB is the fact that beliefs are the fundamental determinants of any behavior and therefore, risk behavior can be changed by modifying the underlying beliefs. According to the TPB, attitudes, social norms and perceived behavioral control influence intention that represents the proximal determinant of behavior (AJZEN - ‎1991). This theory will serve as a guide to assess the beliefs, attitudes and norms that would encourage people to practice a risky sexual behavior and accept the motive of casual sex and hook up on

Scott, M. E., Wildsmith, E., Welti, K., Ryan, S., Schelar, E. and Steward-Streng, N. R. (2011), Risky Adolescent Sexual Behaviors and Reproductive Health in Young Adulthood. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 43: 110–118. doi: 10.1363/4311011

The two risk- taking behaviors I chose are risky sexual activity and regular alcohol use, which are two behaviors that intertwine. When, parents of adolescents do not inform them about sex, they receive the information through other means such as from their peers, television, and online, (Berk, 2010) the source of information is often misdirected, absent, or erroneous, which can lead to risky sexual encounters.

In today’s society, most people determine their sexual involvement based on moral values and personal standards. Of course this is a fair way since on one hand; sex is a personal responsibility which needs to be determined at a personal level. On the other hand, it involves two people therefore it is not just a personal standard matter after all. Increasingly, there are people who think that no one has

“Educators feel apprehensive or unsure in tackling the topics of sex, sexuality, and sexual health. They feel very overawed about where to start or disorderly about what to teach and when to teach it.” (plannedparenthood.org) However, the sex education classes are not for the teachers or the parents; but instead for the children. Adults should not hide behind the bias that states sexual education classes are inappropriate because the objective of the class is to prevent not promote.. Young people should obtain applicable health information to cultivate useful techniques for preserving a flourished lifestyle. Mentors have a duty to not only assist students, but families as well by providing ethical and wide-ranging information in secure and open-minded surroundings so that teenagers can absorb the concept of sexuality in a fit and positive setting.

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

My general knowledge about sex has increased dramatically. Walking into class on the first day, I did not believe there was more to learn about sex that I already didn’t know. Dr. Coombs, with a mischievous smile, told us to turn to page one in our study guide and to begin the “Survey of Sexual Knowledge”. It wasn’t until I completed the questions that I came to the alarming conclusion that I know nothing about sex. The embarrassing low scores from all the students were no surprise to our professor. Dr. Coombs knew there was a great deal to teach us and somehow, he managed to do just that.

I think it is important to not be biased, when it comes to sex as a professional counselor and educator.