The body's way of responding to a demand and/or threat.
Stress
Kiana noticed her moods have a specific pattern, changing about every two weeks. She gets very depressed and doesn’t want to do much for two weeks and then the next two weeks she has a lot of energy and wants to accomplish all she can without much sleep.
Bipolar
Linda is a high school senior. She has one of the highest GPA’s in her school, which shows how hard she studies. Along with studying she plays three sports and has a weekend job to help support her family. When she feels stressed out, she plays sports and/or works out. She says that playing sports is her stress reliever and when there isn’t anything going on with her team, she loves to workout at the gym.
Does she/he cope with stress positively or negatively? _____________________
What leads you to believe this? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If it is negative, what suggestion can you give her/him to try to deal with her stress positively? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Positive
Sports, working out
Sex can be defined which TWO ways
Biology; penis or vagina
AND
Intercourse
Condoms come in multiple forms and have many options... these include an option for both _____ and ______.
Male and female (BUT only one at a time)
Half credit for answers such as latex free.
A stressor can best be defined as
Causes discomfort, stress and/or worry.
Also will take examples: homework, tests, etc.
Joe has the same routine every single day that must be followed or he doesn’t feel right. Every day he must start his day by put his pants on (leftleg first) before his shirt. Then he must brush his teeth for exactly nine minutes ensuring each tooth is clean. Other things he must do before he leaves for work every day include chewing his food on each side exactly three times, making sure the door is locked twice and cleaning his dish for exactly four minutes. He cannot leave the house until all of these things are done.
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Joey grew up in an abusive household and often sees his family doing drugs and alcohol. His family often says mean and hurtful things to him while they are under the influence. He started sneaking out of the house late at night and smoking outside to attempt to cope with the stress and he is starting to be late for school every day because of this.
Does she/he cope with stress positively or negatively? _____________________
What leads you to believe this? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If it is negative, what suggestion can you give her/him to try to deal with her stress positively? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative
Sneaking out, doing drugs/alcohol
What you say/ think you are ...
Gender
Why is it important to check the expiration date on a condom?
More likely to break!
Why is it important to express our emotions and not hold them in?
Development of defense mechanisms, psychological issues, uncontrollable anger
Kia worries all the time about what is going to happen throughout the day. Often times she is too worried about her family that she can’t complete her work. Playing basketball by herself often calms her down from not being able to breathe. Most people just see Kia as a hard worker who always looks like she’s doing her work.
Anxiety
Fixed
"Too hard"
Try harder!
The expression of the overall person is ..
Sexuality
The "pull out" method does not work because .....
Pre-ejaculation can get a female pregnant.
What does it mean to be resilient?
Recover, keep going, bounce back
James lost his father when he was younger and just hasn’t been “right” since. He often cries himself to sleep and doesn’t like to talk about his feelings. Some days are better than others; some days he can function but some days he doesn’t want to get out of the bed.
Depression
Growth
Constantly trying to get better!
Abstinence is ...
Only 100% way to not contract an STI or pregancy
Plan B / emergency contraceptive has some rules for use. What is its purpose and how often can someone use it?
Stops egg from fertilizing, only once in a while
Tell me a story (real person) who needed to be resilient. How and why?
2X time
Multiple answers
Example response: Oprah growing up because she was very poor and being raised by an uncle who would rape her every night and require dinner to be cooked for him. This went on for many years. Today she is one of the richest, successful woman who even have her own TV network. She inspires people like us everyday.
Tim often jokes about killing himself to his friends (or at least his friends think it’s a joke).
Suicide
Fixed
Doesn't want any feedback, just mad, no point
List at least four of the general rules for checking yourself (think reproductive systems and STI's)
Check once a week, in the shower, no hard bumps or lumps, bleeding is an issue, any changes in size/shape/texture is an issue, when in doubt ask a doctor, if not clear or almost clear there is an issue
Why is it important to know if you or someone who you want to be sexually active with has an STI (such as HIV)?
Many are lifelong, some can kill you, some do serious damage