HEALTH 1 - gender and sexuality

• adolescence or adolescent period

  • the stage in life when many physical and emotional hanges take place in a young person's life.
• adolescence

  • is a period when a person undergoes a lot of changes.
• human sexuality

  • is the quality of being male or female. it is the way in which we experience and express ourselves as sexual beings.
• sexuality

  • is something that is biological and natural. ( male or female )
• gender

  • refers to the behavior and attitudes that are expected to be shown based on a person's sex.
• gender role

  • is often an outward expression of gender identity that is manifested within society.
• gender equality

  • permits man ad woman equal enjoyments of human rights.
• healthy sexuality encompasses:

  • self-love
  • self-confidence
  • self-respect
  • self-knowledge
  • self-expression
• self

  • appreciates own body.
  • takes responsibility for own behaviors.
  • knowledgable about sexuality issues.
• gender

  • is a social concept on how men and women should think, feel and act. refers to the masculinity or feminity of a person,
• sexuality

  • refers to your perceptions, feelings, and behaviors towards others.