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HEALTH
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
To be or not to be?

CO_Q1_Health 8_ Module 4
Health – Grade 8
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Quarter 1 – Module 4: To be or not to be?
First Edition, 2020

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HEALTH
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
To be or not to be?
Introductory Message

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners,
can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions,
directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to
understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-
by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master the Personal Health Attitudes: It’s Influences to Sexual
Behavior. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different
learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence
of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module consists of one lesson, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Personal Health Attitudes: Its Influence in Sexual Behavior

After going through this module, you are expected to

1. assess personal health attitudes that may influence sexual
behavior (H8FH- Ic-d-20).
a. identify personal health attitudes that may influence sexual
behaviors; and
b. distinguish personal health attitudes as guiding principles
which influence sexual behaviors.

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 What I Know

Directions: Read each questions carefully and choose the correct answer
from the given choices, write your answer on your activity
notebook.

1. Group of people who have the skills to evaluate readiness for mature
relationship.
A. family
B. peers
C. self

2. They are knowledgeable about sexuality issues.

A. community
B. peers
C. self

3. One can communicate effectively with his/her family.

A. media
B. family
C. peers

4. An individual can freely express love to his/her family members.

A. family
B. media
C. self

5. They interact with both genders in the most appropriate and respectful
manners.
A. family
B. peers
C. self

6. Symond has been very open to his parents about his relationships.
A. culture
B. family
C. media

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7. The man is fully aware of what he likes to do and become.
A. culture
B. peers
C. self

8. Odessa gives encouragement to her friends about becoming good

examples to the youth.
A. family
B. media
C. peers

9. Carlo is busy with school activities but never miss his task of cleaning
their front yard every day.
A. culture
B. family
C. peers

10. Althea is conscious of how she looks when she goes out.
A. media
B. peers
C. self

Directions. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the

statement is incorrect. Write your answer on your activity
notebook.

_____11. Communication skills help you avoid misunderstanding by

expressing your feelings in a healthy way.

_____12. In double standard of morality, boys and girls are given the
impression of men being superior to women.

_____13. Standards for appropriate sexual behavior are not important in the
society.

_____14. An individual must have knowledge about sexuality issues.

_____15. Double standard of morality contradicts gender equality.

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Lesson Personal Health Attitudes:
1 Its Influence to Sexual
Behavior
In this module, you will learn about Sexual Behavior Standards,
behaviors that have come to be accepted by society. Social and cultural
norms are some of the factors which influence gender roles. The aim of
education for human sexuality is to develop in a boy the characteristics of
the personality belonging to his sex, and in a girl the characteristics of her
own sex, thus turning a boy into a mature man and a girl into a mature
woman.

What’s In

In the previous module, you have already learned and analyzed the
factors that affect one’s attitudes and practices related to sexuality and
sexual behavior.

Through the graphic organizer, describe the influence of each factor

when it comes to determining your human sexuality. Give at least three
descriptions.

Family Media Peer Culture

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 What’s New

Activity 1. Male versus Female

Directions: In your activity notebook, copy the Venn diagram and write in
each circle the roles played by boy and girl. In the space where
the two circles met, write the common roles played by both.
Choose your answers from the box below, Write this on your
activity notebook.

MALE FEMALE

Cook kiss mom back out of a fight play with doll

ride a bike baby- sit sing in public play baseball

dance have long-hair wear an earring have tattoo

wash dishes cry wear jewelry take ballet lessons

join rock band clean the house change diaper

invite person on a date fixing a broken faucet

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 What is It

In this activity, you will learn and understand the Personal Health
Attitude and its Influence to Sexual Behavior.

Attitudes are established way of thinking or feeling that are typically

reflected in a person’s behavior, for example, a positive attitude towards
employing people with a disability. Attitudes involve the interaction of
beliefs, feelings and values, and a disposition to act in particular ways. Our
attitudes help us to define how situations are seen, as well as define what is
expected in behavior towards a situation, person or object
Source: National Practice Standards for Mental Health Workforce, 2013

Aging naturally involves huge changes in physical, cognitive, and

social dimensions. Many of these changes, such as declining strength,
difficulty remembering, or bereavement from the death of friends and loved
ones, are experienced as a kind of loss. Experiences of loss can affect one's
health negatively, but some people maintain a positive health attitude
despite these unwelcome events, which gives rise to a variety of positive
health-related consequences. Like any attitude, which comprises a
summary evaluation, favorable or unfavorable, of a concept, object, or
situation, one's health attitude is the overall evaluation of one's own health
as excellent, good, fair, or poor.
Source: Encyclopedia, 2020

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 Below is a diagram showing health attitudes that can influence sexual
behavior.

SELF

 appreciates own body

 takes responsibility for own behaviors PEERS
 knowledgeable about sexuality issues  express love and
intimacy in
appropriate ways
 have the skills to
FAMILY evaluate
 communicated readiness for
effectively with mature
family relationship
 able to express  interact with
love to your both genders in
family members appropriate and
 perform your respectful ways
duties and  respect both
responsibilities gender in all
at home

Questions:

1. In three words, describe what you think about young people

today?
2. In one or two sentences, describe the role of parents in
today’s society.
3. How do your peers/ friends help you in shaping your values as a
person?

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Study the following terms.

Sex – is the biological basis of being male or female.

Gender – refers to femininity or masculinity of a person’s role and
behavior. It is a social concept on how men and women
should think, feel and act.
Gender Equality – permits man and woman equal enjoyment of human
rights.
Gender Role – refers to set of roles, characteristics, and expectations of
how a man or a woman should feel, think, and act as
influenced by parents, peer, and society.
Sexuality – an integral part of what we do and who we are; it is the
way in which we experience and express ourselves as
sexual beings. It is the total expression of an individual’s
self-concept.

Sexual Behavior Standards are behaviors that have come to be

accepted by society.

Gender and sexuality are two issues that affect your life as a teenager.
These two concepts have some of the greatest impact on how you view
yourself and deal with other people especially with the opposite sex. Sexual
feelings are normal and healthy. As a teen, you will experience a heightened
desire to explore your sexuality. This is completely normal and healthy. Just
keep in mind that sexuality encompasses our whole being. Managing
sexuality-related issues should be founded on values particularly self-
respect and respect for others.
(Source: https://www.slideshare.net/iamcarloluna/mapeh-8-health-1st-quarter-gender-human-

DOUBLE STANDARD OF MORALITY

Boys and girls are given the impression of men being superior to women.
In as much as we would like to practice gender equality, the roles for
human conduct and human appropriateness are not alike for both sexes as
practiced in most areas in the Philippines. This is likely shown in the
examples below:

A. Boys and men are permitted to stay out more and up to a later time
than the girls and women.
B. 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.”
C. Women are expected to remain virginal until they marry, while it is

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 generally acceptable for men to have sexual experience before
marriage.
D. Women are socially judged and legally penalized for adultery and for
having children out of wedlock.
E. 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.”
F. Men showing weakness are considered girly.
G. Men are always be the last to say and decide on situation in the
family.
H. Women are not allowed to display their breasts in public when
nursing a baby.
I. Cooking foods is always delegated to women than men.
J. Engineering courses are seldom taken by the women.

Activity 1.1: Give your Thoughts!

In your activity notebook, answer the following questions:
1. What is your stand on double standard of morality?
2. How can we possibly eliminate the double standard of morality?

Let’s Talk!
Virgin – is a person who has not had sexual interaction.
Virginity – clean, spotless
never been having experience of sexual intercourse

Staying virgin until marriage keeps you…

PHYSICALLY

EMOTIONALLY  free from

pregnancy &
 free from venereal disease
SOCIALLY exploitation of  free from having to
others choose a hurry-up
 free to develop  free from guilt, wedding and an
many doubt, illegitimate child
relationships disappointment,
and loss of
reputation

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 VALUE

Your virginity for

your own good and ACT
your future spouse  Choose friends with
KNOW high standards
 Stay away from
dangers and
Your attitudes & temptations
standards  Be kind, firm and
proud of your values

How does one

stay virgin?

Activity 1.2

Directions. In your activity notebook, answer the following questions:

1. Do you believe that virginity is important for both boys and girls?
Why?
2. What are your attitudes and standards towards virginity?
Compare it with the norms and standards set by society. Does it
conform?
3. How do you value virginity? Why?

What’s More

In this activity, you will share your learnings about significant gender
roles of a teenager in shaping your values and decisions in life.

Activity 1.3 Tree of Values

It is said that yourself, your family and peers have significant role in
shaping your values and decisions in life. As a teenager, write the values

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that you developed in yourself and gained from your family and peers as
you journey in your teenage life.

Directions: Draw this tree of values in your activity notebook and write the
values on the leaves of the tree.

Activity 1.4: Society Says

In your activity notebook, copy the table as shown below and write
words or phrases that you associate with the word’s masculine and
feminine in real scenario.

GENDER ROLES
MASCULINE FEMININE

Example: breadwinner Example: babysitter

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

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Activity 1.5: My Abstinence Bucket List

Abstinence is the best decision one can make in safeguarding sexual

health.

In this activity, you will you understand on how you value your
personal sexual health.

In your activity notebook, copy the table as shown below, list three (3)
items that you value most in life and will help you say no to unhealthful
practices. Explain how this item can encourage you to make right decisions.

My Abstinence Bucket List

This picture will remind me of

how I value my loved ones and
Example: Family picture
how I would like to make them
proud of my achievements.

1.

2.

3.

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 What I Have Learned

In this activity, you are going to assess yourself about your Personal
Health Attitude and its influence on sexual behavior.

Share your insights by supplying additional statement/information

below. What can you say about: Write this in your activity notebook.

1. Maintaining positive Personal Health Attitude will help me

2. Being knowledgeable about Personal Health Attitude and its

influence on sexual behavior will help me

3. Valuing Sexual Behavior Standards will help me

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 What I Can Do

In this activity, you are going to share your learnings in real life
situations about the valuing yourself.

Activity 1.3: What Do You Value?

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 on the rights of others and how to stand up
for them. As you mature in life, you shape your own values, which may be
different from one another. Social norms and standards can affect your
sexual decision-making and behavior as it influences values and behavior.
Source: Physical Education & Health Learner’s Material

Values are qualities or conditions that are important to a person.

Complete this survey by determining what you value in yourself. In your
activity notebook, tick on the appropriate box based on the importance you
assign to each attribute.

Not Very
Important
Important Important

1. To be respected by my parents

2. To be respected by my friends

3. To have a positive image of

myself

4. To have lots of friends

5. To do well in school

6. To give and receive love

7. To stay virgin until marriage

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 Not Very
Important
Important Important
8. To build healthy relationships
with members of both sexes
9. To appreciate sexuality as factor
of personality
10. To make intelligent decisions
concerning sexual behavior

 After completing this survey, what value/values you have observed is most
important. Why?
 Write your answer on your activity notebook.

Assessment

Directions: Read each questions carefully and choose the correct answer
from the given choices, write your answer on your activity
notebook.

1. Group of people who have the skills to evaluate readiness for mature
relationship.
A. family
B. peers
C. self

2. They are knowledgeable about sexuality issues.

A. community
B. peers
C. self

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3. One can communicate effectively with his/her family.
A. media
B. family
C. peers

4. An individual can freely express love to his/her family members.

A. family
B. media
C. self

5. They interact with both genders in the most appropriate and respectful
manners.
A. family
B. peers
C. self

6. Symond has been very open to his parents about his relationships.
A. culture
B. family
C. media

7. The man is fully aware of what he likes to do and become.

A. culture
B. peers
C. self

8. Odessa gives encouragement to her friends about becoming good

examples to the youth.
A. family
B. media
C. peers

9. Carlo is busy with school activities but never miss his task of cleaning
their front yard every day.
A. culture
B. family
C. peers

10. Althea is conscious of how she looks when she goes out.
A. media
B. peers
C. self

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Directions. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the
statement is incorrect. Write your answer on your activity
notebook.

_____11. Communication skills help you avoid misunderstanding by

expressing your feelings in a healthy way.

_____12. In double standard of morality, boys and girls are given the
impression of men being superior to women.

_____13. Standards for appropriate sexual behavior are not important in the
society.

_____14. An individual must have knowledge about sexuality issues.

_____15. Double standard of morality contradicts gender equality.

Additional Activities

It’s time for enrichment exercise!

In an A4-sized bond paper, create your own sexual behavior
standards checklist/tool. After creating a new one, have your peers
answer your checklist/tool and compare his/her response to yours.

My sexual Behavior Standards

checklist

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Assessment What I Know
1. family 1. family
2. self 2. self
3. family 3. family
4. family 4. family
5. peers 5. peers
6. family 6. family
7. self 7. self
8. peers 8. peers
9. family 9. family
10. self 10. self
11. True 11. True
12. True 12. True
13. False 13. False
14. True 14. True
15. True 15. True
Answer Key
References

Book

Department of Education. 2013. Physical Education and Health 8 Leaners

Module. Philippines: Vicarish Publication and Trading Inc.
Encyclopedia, 2020
National Practice Standards for Mental Health Workforce. 2013.

Online Article

"Department Of Health | Part 2: Values And Attitudes". 2020.

Www1.Health.Gov.Au.
https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content
/mental-pubs- n-wkstd13-toc~mental-pubs-n-wkstd13-2.
"Department Of Health | Part 2: Values And Attitudes". 2020.
Www1.Health.Gov.Au.
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/mental-pubs- n-wkstd13-toc~mental-pubs-n-wkstd13-2. (Education 2013)

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