Health 8 Lesson 1 and 2

Health
Unit I: Family
Health
Gender and Human Sexuality
Introduction
As you continue to grow and develop, it is
important that you know how to manage the
crucial aspect of your personality, your sexual
health. This module will help you understand
the concept of gender and human sexuality. It
will also enhance your decision-making skills
to help you manage sexuality-related concerns.
Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections
(STIs) like Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) as link to gender and human
sexuality issues is particularly significant for
one’s sexuality as significant factor to the
optimum development of family health.
Prevailing norms and standards of society
relative to gender and human sexuality have
greatly influenced the important growing
implications for the HIV and AIDS challenge.
As a final point, education for
human sexuality will help you
make intelligent decisions
concerning sexual behaviors and
will help you grow into a mature
man or a mature woman.
CONCEPTS TO LEARN
  Sexuality is a vital component

of one’s personality.
  Sexuality is the totality of one’s
attitudes toward one’s self and
toward others.
  Knowledge of gender and
human sexuality is significant in
enhancing the quality of one’s
relationships.
  Good decision-making skill is
essential in managing gender and
sexuality issues.
  Understanding sexuality is
essential to family health.
Objectives:
At the end of the quarter, you should be able to:
1. discuss sexuality as an important

component of one’s personality.
2. explain the importance and dimensions
of human sexuality.
3. analyze the factors that affect one’s
attitudes and practices related to sexuality.
4. assess personal health attitudes that may
influence sexual behavior.
5. relates the importance of sexuality to
family health.
6. discuss the signs, symptoms, and effects
of sexually transmitted infections (STIs),
such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV) Infection and Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
7. enumerate steps in the prevention and
control of STIs.
8. analyze why abstinence is the most
effective method for the prevention of
HIV and AIDS and other STIs.
9. follow government policies in the
prevention and control of HIV and AIDS
(RA 8504 or Philippine AIDS Prevention
and Control Act).
10. explain other government efforts in
ensuring a clean blood supply to
prevent issues and problems related
to sexuality (RA 7719 or Blood
Services Act of 1994).
11. apply decision-making skills in
managing sexually-related issues
Are you ready?
You may first consider doing some
activities that will brighten you up
while expressing your knowledge
about sexuality as an important
component of one’s personality.
Pre-Assessment
A. How much do you know about gender and human
sexuality? Find out by answering the following
questions. Write your answers in your activity
notebook.
1. What term defines a man or a woman based on biological

characteristics?
a. sex
b. gender
c. sexuality
d. androgyny
2. Which of the following illustrates gender?
a. Miguel loves to cook.
b. Marco does not cry in public.
c. Hazel has a positive body image.
d. Ahmed is attracted to Felicity.
3. What do you call the sets of activities that
society considers as appropriate for men and
women?
a. gender role
b. gender identity
c. gender equality
d. gender sensitivity
4. Why is it important to understand human sexuality?
a. We will all be mature adults.
b. We have similar sexuality issues.
c. There is a specific age for developing one’s sexuality.
d. It will help us build a better relationship with
ourselves and others.
5. Which characterizes a good decision?
a. Easy to make
b. Makes your friends happy
c. One that your teacher told you to make
d. Arrived at after a thoughtful consideration of
consequence/s
Do you think you got the correct answers?
When you finish this lesson, you will have

the opportunity to change your answers
based on what you have learned.
B. Read the following statements. Analyze your
personal stand on each item. Write a short
explanation why you agree or disagree with it.
1. Teaching is a job for women.

2. Men have no right to cry in public.
3. Both men and women can be police officers.
4. It is the responsibility of both parents to
take care of their children.
5. Both the father and the mother should share
in meeting the financial needs of the famil y.
Check Up!
Take a minute to review your conclusion.
 Did it reflect your views regarding
gender and human sexuality?
 Why did you agree with some
statements?
 Why did you not agree with some
statements?
 What did you realize from the Activity?
C. Before you start studying
the next lesson on human
sexuality, you are going to
answer the self-inventory test
about STI and HIV/AIDS.
How familiar are you with STIs HIV
AIDS?
1. I have never heard of them or I have heard of
them but don't know what they are.
2. I have some idea what they are, but don't
know why or how they happen.
3. I have a clear idea what they are, but haven't
discussed them.
4. I can explain what they are and how do they
occur what they do that may affect family life.
Have you made a personal health plan on how to
protect yourself from risky sexual behavior?
1. I have neither planned nor thought about

it.
2. I have planned but not thought about it.
3. I have planned but not practiced it.
4. I have both planned and practiced it.
D. For each of the following topic, place a check mark in the
cell if it describes your experience.
Topic/Concept Have read it Have heard it Have seen a Have written a

TV or movie report paper
production on it
STIs
HIV/AIDS
Abstinence
Refusal Skill
Blood
donation/transf
usion
E. Fact or Fiction: Are the following statements
true or false? Write true or false on the space
before the number in order to find out your
knowledge in sexually transmitted infections
particularly HIV/AIDS. When you finish this
module, you will have the opportunity to plan
for yourself on how to avoid being infected
with HIV/AIDS and live a healthy lifestyle in
order to have a healthy relationship with your
family.
1. A person can acquire HIV/AIDS from
using intravenous syringe used by the
infected person
2. Most sexually transmitted infections can
be treated and cured without medical
attention.
3. If an HIV/AIDS woman gives a normal
birth to a child, her child may have a
greater chance of being infected too.
4. A person always knows when he or
she has a sexually transmitted
infection.
5. People who get sexually transmitted
infections have a lot of sex partners.
6. All types of sexually transmitted
disease can be cured.
7. Parental consent is needed before you are
treated for a sexually transmitted disease
if you are under 18 years of age
8. You can have no symptoms, yet be
infected with a sexually transmitted
disease and be able to pass it on to
someone else.
9. You can get several sexually
transmitted diseases at one time.
Lesson 1: Gender and Human Sexuality
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to
do the following:
1. discuss sexuality as an important component
of one’s personality.
2. explain the importance and dimensions of
human sexuality.
3. analyze the factors that affect one’s attitudes
and practices related to sexuality.
4. assess personal health attitudes that may
influence sexual behavior.
5. relates the importance of sexuality to
family health.
Learning Goals and Targets
Write your targets on what you expect to
learn after reading and accomplishing this
learning material.
Sexuality as an Important
Component of One’s Personality
Sexuality is a natural and healthy part of life. It
is everything about being a male or female. It’s
the most important aspect is masculine or
feminine identification. Sexuality involves the
name given at birth, the toys played with, the
clothes worn, the friends played with, the roles
and responsibilities at home, and it provides a
sense of self – worth when sexual
understanding is positive.
What to Know
Sex is a major aspect of personality. It is closely

related to emotional and social development
and can be best understood by connecting it to
the total adjustment of the individual in the
family and society. The process of sexual
development begins from birth to adulthood
thus it is a continuous developmental process
throughout life.
The purpose of gender and human sexuality
education is to promote wholesome family
and interpersonal relationships. It aims to
provide you with the knowledge and skills
needed to establish and practice healthful
behaviors. Finally, it aims to produce
students like you who can take
responsibility for sexual health.
Effective sexuality education can
provide you with culturally relevant
and scientifically accurate
information that includes opportunity
to explore attitudes, values, and life
skills to be able to make informed
choices about sexuality.
Sexuality refers to your total self
 It is important to have a clear outlook of
yourself. Then you will be able to focus on
your good points and develop your
weaknesses. If you know yourself well,
you will know what you must do to stay
healthy.
Activity 1
Here is someone who wrote about

herself in a poem. Read and analyze
how the author wanted to express
herself.
Answer the following questions:
 How do you express yourself?
 How do you see yourself?
 How much do you know yourself?
 How much do others know you?
Write your answers in your Activity
notebook
Sexuality means you have to be aware
of yourself better. As you grow older,
you will experience a range of social,
emotional, and physical changes. As
these occur, you need an intensive
knowledge on how to deal with your
attitudes and behavior.
Sexuality refers to your attitudes and
behavior toward yourself
Healthy sexuality means taking high
sense of responsibility for all your
actions since this can affect self-
esteem, decision-making, and
behavior.

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1. discuss sexuality as an important

1. What term defines a man or a woman based on biological

When you finish this lesson, you will have

1. Teaching is a job for women.

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