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Why this material?
Help you make the healthiest choices about sexual behavior.
Provide you with insights and facts, as well as practical ideas for remaining sexually abstinent and avoiding the risks of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
"What Teens Think About Sex"
What reasons do some of these teens give for being sexually active?
it feels good, it's fun, everybody's doing it if you can use protection, why not?
what are some of the risks of having sex?
teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, low self-esteem, loss of reputation, feelings of being used
Why do you think the majority of teens today are not sexually active?
53% have not had sex. Many teens are realizing the risks of being sexually active and the benefits of abstaining.
"why do i hurt inside?"
did any of the risks that the teens mentioned surprise you?
what are some of the possible negative emotional consequences of having sex?
guilt, feeling scared, ruined relationships, broken emotional bonds
How does being sexually active as a teenager affect how a person feels about himself/herself?
can feel sad about losing virginity, loss of self-respect, blames self for getting pregnant or for contracting an STD
one study found that sexually active teen girls were more than 3 times more likely to be depressed than those who were virgins. Sexually active boys were found to be more than twice as likely to be depressed as those who were virgins.
Remember what different teenagers said about emotional bonding and how difficult that became as they grew more sexually active?
Bonding Experience
Emotional Consequences -
Unscramble the following words to discover some of the possible negative emotional consequences of sexual involvement before marriage.
Write each word in your journals and skip 3 -4 lines in-between each word for details.
1. litgu
2. yrowr
3. topnapsinmited
4. slso of fels - preects
5. sprisdeneo
The Emotional Consequences:
Guilt - a strong sense of having done something wrong. Guilt indicates that the person has values and boundaries that have been violated.
Worry - the fear of pregnancy, STDs or HIV can cause a lot of worry and stress.
Disappointment - one of the reasons teens become involved sexually is curiosity. When they try sex out of curiosity, they often come away feeling disappointed.
Loss of self-respect - a temporary sexual relationship can lower both people's self-respect, sometimes resulting in a cycle of casual sex. This cycle becomes hard to break and makes sex less special, which can produce a loss of dignity and self-worth.
Depression - sometimes the negative emotional consequences just mentioned - guilt, worry, disappointment, loss of self-respect - can lead to depression.
Self-Respect: means treating yourself as a valuable person.
How does being sexually active affect self-respect?
How do activities that make Maria feel uncomfortable lower her self-respect?
What other negative emotional consequences could Maria experience?
If you were in Maria's place, what would you do?
Quiz
Answer each question in your journals