1. Development of the
self in society

2. Sexual behaviour and sexual health
Sexual behaviour- behaviour that relates to how people express their involvement or interest in sexual activity
Sexual health- your physical, social and emotional well-being

3. Risk factors leading to unhealthy sexual behaviour…
Substance abuse

4. 2. Low self esteem

5. 3. A sexually active peer group

6. 4. Media portrayals of sex

7. Unwanted results of unhealthy sexual behaviour…
Teenage Pregnancy…
STI’s…

8. HIV/AIDS HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Weakens immune system
AIDS- Acquired-Immune Deficiency Syndrome
When your immune system is so weak that other illnesses take over…
SYMPTOMS
Weight loss
Diarrhea
Problems of the nervous system
Night sweats

9. Low self-image
Feelings of isolation and low self-image, after having sexual intercourse, result from:
Inability to communicate their experiences to their families
Feelings of guilt and shame for having acted out against their morals and values
Rejection by their peers if they have acted against the norms of their peer group

10. Emotional scars Long term consequences of unhealthy sexual activity:
Become overwhelmed
Anxious
Depressed
Alone
Fear
Guilt

11. Factors that influence personal behaviour
FAMILY
Plays an important role
Make more + decisions
when we have close
family and support
Family offers advise and guidance
When these things are not in place it could cause teenagers to rebel and make negative decisions

12. 2. Friends and peers
Friends play a major role in influencing your personal choices
This can be either POSITIVE or NEGATIVE
They can influence what you wear, whether to use alcohol or drugs, when to have sex and influence your academic performance negatively
They can convince you to do something you want to but you doubt yourself or you are too scared. Eg. To enter a music competition

13. 3. Community norms Cultural and religious beliefs
that influence our morals
and values
Determine what we believe
to be right and wrong

14. Strategies to deal with unhealthy sexual behaviour…
ABSTINENCE AND CHANGE OF BEHAVIOUR
DO ACTIVITY 3.3 ON PAGE 29 IN YOUR WORKBOOKS

15. Adverse consequences and implications of teenage pregnancy
Summarise the adverse consequences for teenage parents (p 31 and 32).
You may complete it in the form of a mind map.
Summarise the adverse consequences for the child born to teenage parents (p 32 and 33).