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.

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.

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

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 Sexual Risky Survey (SRS) was developed to be able to explicitly study risky sexual behavior in a college student population (Fisher et al., 2010). It is able to assess the frequency of sexual behavior within the past six months among college students. The final survey uses 23 questions that were taken from past surveys as well as from literature about sexual risk

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.

It has been found that some adolescents are more at risk of abusing alcohol or drugs than others. For example, adolescents who have been abused are at an increased risk of alcohol use early in their lives due to the trauma (Hamburger, Leeb and Swahn, 2008). It has also been proposed that specific personality traits increase the likelihood of alcohol use and misuse (Hudson, Wekerle and Stewart, 2015; Pihl and Peterson, 1995). An example of the personality traits are anxiety sensitivity (Reiss et al, 1986) and impulsivity (Dawe and Loxton, 2004). Personality traits such as these, as well as certain situations, have been found to increase susceptibility to abusing alcohol, as it may encourage risky motives for drinking. These include coping motives, where young people may drink to numb negative feelings, and to conform to peer behaviour to avoid repercussions (Hudson, Wekerle and Stewart,

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

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 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

“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.

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.

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.