19.1 Building Responsible Relationships – Review

• Why are teen relationships important?

• Teens are forming their own identity • Developing relationships with others of the same age is part of forming your own identity.

What are the positive characteristics to look for in a dating partner?

• Is unselfish • Treats others well • Is tolerant & respectful • Has similar morals & values • Is fun to be with • Respects himself or herself

What Is Appropriate Dating Behavior?

Do • Find out some things that he/she likes to do – even if they are not your favorite activities • Focus on getting to know your date • Be respectful of your date’s wishes & independence • Observe parents’ rules for dating.

Don’t • Always insist on being the one to decide what to do • Focus only on having a good-looking or popular date • Be manipulative or arrogant • Cause difficulty by going against parents’ wishes

How Can You Maintain A Healthy Relationship?

• Treat the other person the way you want to be treated • Be prompt – Being late makes you seem unreliable or uninterested in the date • Be courteous & polite • Think of activities you will both like to do • Don’t break a date because something better comes along • Say “Thanks” You don’t owe anything else

Key Terms - Vocabulary

• What is any activity that includes intentional sexual contact for the purpose of sexual arousal?

• Sexual Activity

19.2 - Benefits of Abstinence - Review

What Are The Health Benefits Of Teen Sexual Abstinence?

• Don’t have to worry about becoming pregnant • Don’t have to worry about STDs – STI’s.

• Don’t have to worry about the consequences of STD’s - STI’s: social stigma, incurable, cancer, restricted or inability to have children, & death • The younger you are when you become sexually active, the more sexual partners you are likely to have, increasing risks of pregnancy &/or STDs – STI’s.

What Are The Consequences Of Being An Adolescent Parent?

• Being sexually active distracts from other important things, such as friends, school & good jobs.

• Adolescent mothers have difficulty finishing school & often don’t.

• Adolescent fathers legally must support their child financially & may have to work.

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What is Abstinence?

• The conscious decision to not participate in sexual activity.

What is a Responsible Relationship?

• • One that has physical & emotional intimacy, i.e., trust, mutual respect, & love

What is a Sexually Transmitted Infection/Disease?

• An infectious disease spread by sexual contact.

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What is Sexual Intimacy?

• Sharing sexual feelings & sexual contact •

What is Emotional Intimacy?

• Sharing thoughts & feelings, caring for each other, & learning to trust each other

19.3 Coping With Pressures Review

19.3 Coping With Pressures – Review

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What is Internal Pressure?

Pressure from within yourself

What is External Pressure?

Pressure from another person or group

What is a Protective Factor?

Anything that keeps a person from engaging in harmful behavior

What Are The Two Types Of Pressures To Be Sexually Active?

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Internal Pressures

Your body’s desire for sexual intimacy Your mind’s desire for emotional intimacy • • •

External pressures

Boyfriend/Girlfriend The Media Peers

How Can You Nonverbally Refuse Sexual Advances?

• • Stand straight up & look the person in the eyes while talking Don’t send mixed messages – Body language should match what your saying • Avoid nervous behaviors – – Laughter Fidgeting

What Are Verbal Ways To Refuse Sexual Advances?

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Clearly identify the problem in your mind.

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Your partner is trying to convince you to have sex.

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State your thoughts & feelings.

“I’ve decided not to have sex until marriage.”

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State what you would like to do instead.

“Let’s go to a movie or do something else.”

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State what will happen.

“ I really like you, but if you don’t stop pressuring me, I’m leaving.”

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What Are The Top 5 Protective Factors?

A close relationship w/ parents or guardians Being involved in school activities Good performance in school Practicing religious beliefs Being committed to being sexually abstinent

What Are Four Risk Factors That Cause Teens To Become Sexually Active?

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Alcohol & Drugs

Reduces your inhibitions & make you more likely to engage in sexual activity

Dating Older People -

sex w/younger teens Resisting sexual pressure is harder when it comes from an older person. Most states have laws stopping adults & older teens from having

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Having Sexually Active Friends -

Can influence you into becoming sexually active. Hang around people who share your same values

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Being Previously Sexually Active -

Increases the chance of becoming sexually active again.

What Are Four Nonsexual Ways To Show Someone You Care?

• • • • Make or buy inexpensive gifts Spend time talking w/each other Spend time together Be there for them in good times & bad