QUARTER 1:

HUMAN SEXUALITY:
Life Skills, Decision Making
Skills, and Influential Factors
For the learner:

Welcome to the Health Education Grade 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Family Health!

Learning through and about health enriches the experience of studying while at school as
well as preparing students for life after school. The topics on Health gives awareness to
our learners and will give them a well sense of their being and self-identity.

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
This module will give you a good idea about your sexuality.
This will make you be more aware of yourself and others
around you.
Discussed in this module are topics on sexuality, as an
important component of one’s personality, and life skills in
order for you to be equipped in facing the world.
After going through this module, you are expected to:

a. Know the different life skills you will need to develop in order
to make better choices in life;
b. Enumerate the steps in Decision-Making and understand
each step to make good judgement;
c. Identify factors that influences your decision-making skills;
and
d. Analyze own decision-making skills by the situations given.
 What I Know

Answer the questions.

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What is your
dream job?
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What course will
you be taking in
college?
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What motivates
you in reaching
your dream?
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Do you think you
can achieve it?
Why? Why not?
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 What’s In

▪ What are the different life skills one had to have in order to succeed in life?
▪ Why is it important to follow the steps in decision making?
▪ What are the factors that influence your decisions?

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 What’s New

Watch the given video link below before

reading the lesson discussion.
"Life" - A Silent, Smart & Simple Short Film!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWZ6b_I-Djg&t=14s&fbclid=IwAR3gieRUYNZtAd4B-
iArvDjz9zpqy6fO_MyGQe17KHd7Zv_sjfPQ3M0-odw

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THE GIVEN LINK TO WATCH THE VIDEO.
 What is it

Using life skills to

improve sexual
health gives you the
tools to deal with
problems both big
and small.
 ASSESSING YOUR HEALTH
means evaluating your well-being periodically.
This includes your sexuality. Figure out what you
can do to improve your health if it is not as good
as it can be.
MAKING GOOD DECISIONS
means making
choices that are
healthy and
responsible. You
must have the
courage to make
difficult decisions
and stick to them.
COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY
helps you avoid misunderstanding by
expressing your feelings in a healthy
way. This means
if you listen to
what people say,
they will want to
listen to you as
well.
 PRACTICING WELLNESS
can be accomplished through
information about good sexuality.
SETTING GOALS
or aiming for something will give
you a sense of accomplishment.
Just be sure to
be realistic with
your target goal.
REFUSAL SKILL
is a way to say no to something that
you don’t want to do.
This skill requires
practice. But first,
you must feel strongly
about what things you want
to avoid.
 EVALUATING
MEDIA MESSAGES
is being able to
judge the worth of
media messages. It
is a big challenge
knowing that most
media messages
are very convincing.
 Watch the given video link below before
reading the next lesson.

'Choices' - An Interactive Short Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPd8tD_G9ZU&fbclid=IwAR1Fm4FN86wnIfXX0eS08NT
wBMjHjgYgZTRze68Cy-uUGOBv2PhimkMw0BY

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DECISION MAKING
A decision is a choice you make or act upon. A
good decision is a decision in which you have
carefully considered the outcomes of each
choice. To accept personal responsibility is to
accept how your decisions may affect you and
other people.
Decision-making skills will help you
make decisions based on your
needs and desires. At the same
time, it helps you resist peer
pressure.
The SIX Steps of DECISION MAKING
Determine the Problem
Explore the Alternatives
Consider the Consequences
Identify your values
Decide
Evaluate
Determine the Problem
Explore the Alternatives
Consider the Consequences
Identify your values
Decide
Evaluate
 Your decisions related to your
sexual behaviors affect yourself
and others now or later in your
life. These sexual behaviors
may be toward yourself, your
family, your friends, or other
people.
 Thus, what you choose to do, and
how you behave, should be guided by
family, social, and spiritual
standards, and should be based on
decision making steps or procedures.
We all encounter people in our
lives.
Here are some descriptions of
people.
 SHOW OFF
– people who would like to be
the center of attraction
whenever possible.
WORRIERS
– people who
worry about
everything.
GOSSIPMONGERS
– people who
spread rumors
and often
exaggerate
information.
 BULLIES
– people who use threats, fear, and cruelty
to control others.
WHINERS
– people who
grumble and
complain about
everything.
 Do you possess any of this
personality traits?
What will you do to turn this trait
positively in order to improve your
personality and sexuality?
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 FAMILY
– family values oftentimes determine
your own values.
 CULTURE
– Filipinos living in different
regions have diverse
cultures and beliefs. Your
cultural background can
affect your values
regarding sexuality, along
with the norms and
standards set by society.
 PEERS
– your friends can also have a
significant impact on your views
on human sexuality.
 MEDIA
– plays a significant
role in our lives as
we regularly watch
tv, listen to radio,
browse the
internet, etc.
Double standard of morality gives the
impression of men being superior to
women. In as much as we would like
to practice gender equality, the rules
for human conduct and human
appropriateness are not alike for both
sexes as practiced in most areas in
the Philippines.
 Double standard of morality
gives the impression of men
EXAMPLES OF
being superior to women. In as
much as we would like to
DOUBLE
practice gender equality, the
rules for human conduct and
STANDARDS
human appropriateness are not
alike for both sexes as
practiced in most areas in the
Philippines.
Boys and men
are permitted
to stay out
more and up to
a later time
than girls and
women.
A philandering or immoral man is considered
as demonstrating his manliness or
pagkalalaki. A philandering or immoral
woman is considered as cheap, bad, or
masamang babae.
Women are expected to remain virginal
until they marry, while it is generally
acceptable for men to have sexual
experience before marriage.
 Women are
socially judged
and legally
penalized for
adultery and for
having children
out of wedlock.
 Men who stay at
home to do
household chores
instead of having
jobs to earn money
for the family are
considered by some
as under’d saya.
Your values will always be a
special trademark of your
personality.
It will reflect your characteristics,
traits, and beliefs.
Through your
values, people may
also see how you
handle situations,
how you deal with
your family and how
other people
influence you.
Your stand and affirmation will also be
reflected especially on the maturity of
your sexual health and life.
 As an effect
of this, some
people
experience
crisis with
themselves.
This is commonly
known as IDENTITY
CRISIS, where
someone encounters
confusion or
questions in one’s
sexuality and
personality.
FACTORS WHY WE
ENCOUNTER
IDENTITY CRISIS
STRESSORS
TRANSITION IN LIFE
PEOPLE’S TREATMENT
and OPINION
SIGNS and SYMPTOMS of
IDENTITY CRISIS
 You question
yourself and
your overall
decision in an
aspect of your
life
 You start being confused with your
spirituality, interests, beliefs, and/or anything
that will create a major impact in your life.
 You suddenly
experience
internal conflict
and ask yourself
about your role
in the society.
You are searching for new passion in
life and you lost interest in things you
enjoyed doing before.
A sudden feeling of depression,
hopelessness, or worthlessness.
FACTORS that CAUSE
IDENTITY CRISIS
Health Issues
Loss of loved one, separation
from friends or relationships.
Traumatic Experience
Transfer from one place to
another
 Failing
grades
or losing a
job
Not Getting Wants or Needs
 SUGGESTIONS on how you
can handle IDENTITY CRISIS
Reflect on your strengths rather
than dwelling on your
weaknesses
Try to explore and
do something that
will make you feel
fulfilled as a
person.
Look for your support group
such as family, friends, and
counselling services.
 Do not always think on how
other people will judge you and
avoid self judgement as well.
VIRGIN – refers to a person who
has not had sexual intercourse
VIRGINITY – is the quality/state
of being chaste
 ABSTINENCE
It is the best decision one can make
in safeguarding sexual health.
Values are strong beliefs held
by persons, families, and
group of people about
important issues. It is
essential to know one’s own
values, beliefs, and attitudes,
how they influence the rights
of others and how to stand up
for them.
 As you mature, you
develop your own
values which may be
different from one
another. Social norms
and standards can
affect your sexual
decision making and
influence your values
and behavior.
 Your sex should not limit your
interests. You can be masculine
and feminine and participate in
events and professions that are
usually chosen by persons of
only one sex. Healthful sexuality
is being comfortable and
contented with your attitudes
about your sex role.
 Human sexuality is the
totality of being man or
being woman. It includes
everything that makes you a
male or female – your ideas,
behavior, feelings, and
judgements.
Watch the provided video links below:

"Life" - A Silent, Smart & Simple Short Film!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWZ6b_I-Djg
'Choices' - An Interactive Short Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPd8tD_G9ZU
 What’s more
HEALTH ACTIVITY:

List 3 IDENTITY CRISIS you are

going through right now and a possible
solution for each.

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 What I have learned
✓ One should be equipped with life skills which will be needed to face issues and problems in
life that one will encounter.

✓ Following the steps in decision making will help us make better decisions in life.

✓ We deal with different kinds of people everyday, we just need to have a good outlook in
order to make ourselves adaptable to them.

✓ There are different factors that may influence our personality, we need to be wise in
choosing which to grab and which ones to let go.

✓ We don’t need to adjust ourselves with double standards, we should do whatever we think
is good and live with that.

✓ Our identity is our personality. We need to create a good one in order for ourselves to be
happy.

✓ Human sexuality is the totality of our personality, characteristics, attitudes, beliefs, and
principles.
 What I can do
HEALTH ACTIVITY #2: WHAT WILL YOU DO?

There are situations given on the next

slides. Read each situation and decide
on how you will act on these situations
using your life skills and the decision-
making skills discussed in this module.
 Your output will be graded using the following rubric:
10 points per question.
Features Excellent Good Needs
Improvement

Completeness. Does your response directly

answer each part of the situation? 3 2 1
Knowledge. Does your response clearly
show that you have used the Decision- 3 2 1
making skills discussed?
Analysis. Have you clearly state analysis and
gave examples to back them up? 3 2 1
Writing Skills. Do you write clearly, in
complete sentences with minimal errors in 1 0.5 0
grammar and spelling?
SITUATION # 1
Your classmate is turning 15. She
invited you along with most of
your classmates to attend her
birthday party this Saturday. For
some unknown reason, you best
friend was left out on purpose.
What will you do?
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SITUATION # 2
You often do your homework at your
classmate’s house. Today, you are all
preparing for the PT. Then, one of your
classmates brought out a bottle of The
Bar Pink Gin and tells you that you will
be more relaxed and less stressed if you
drink. What will you do?
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SITUATION # 3
Some of your classmates, including
your best friend, start smoking. They
think that they look and feel more
mature when they smoke. One day,
they told you to try one puff. What
will you do?
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SITUATION # 4
You forgot that you will be taking the long
test on MAPEH today. After a few attempts,
you decided that you would not pass the
exam at all. Seeing that you are having a
hard time, your seatmate (who is good in
the subject) is telling you to copy his
answers. Your teacher is not paying
attention to your class and is busy doing
something on her laptop. What will you do?
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 Assessment
Health Quiz # 1: TRUE or FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if the statement is not correct.

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 Additional Activity
Letter of Encouragement
Write a letter of encouragement to YOURSELF,
reflecting on the issues and problems YOU are going
through right now.
Post it on your FB wall with the hashtag #dearself and
#youcandoit.

NOTE: Make sure to screenshot your “Letter of Encouragement” post and

comment it on the ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY post on the class Facebook Group for
checking.
References:
Benavinte, Renato P. et.al, 2013. Physical Education and
Health, Learner’s Module. Department of Education