Section 6 4 Choosing Abstinence Objectives Identify some

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Objectives Identify some risks of sexual intimacy. Explain why emotional intimacy is important in close relationships. List some skills that can help you choose abstinence. Slide 1 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Health Stats Who has the most influence on a teen’s decisions about sex? The graph shows how some teens responded to this question. Which influences do you think would help teens to make healthy decisions about sex? Slide 2 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Risks of Sexual Intimacy • Sexual intimacy is not risk free. • The risks include • the effect on your emotional health • the effect on your relationship • the risk of pregnancy • the risk of sexually transmitted infections Slide 3 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Effect on Emotional Health • A decision to become sexually involved may go against a person’s values. • The person may feel guilty or ashamed. Slide 4 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Effect on Your Relationship • Sexual intimacy can affect each partner’s expectations. • One partner may expect to have sex whenever the couple is together, while the other partner may not. Slide 5 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Risk of Pregnancy • A teenage pregnancy can pose serious health problems for the baby and the mother. • Babies born to young mothers are often smaller and less healthy than those born to older women. • Teenage mothers are more likely to have health problems during pregnancy than women in their twenties. • Parents are legally responsible to care for their children. • Young people are aware of the problems teenage parents face, but they often don’t think that pregnancy can happen to them. • One in six teenage girls who engage in sexual intercourse becomes pregnant. Slide 6 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections • Some infections can be passed, or transmitted, from one person to another during sexual activity. • Some STIs can cause infertility, or the inability to have children. • Others shorten a person’s life or require medical treatment throughout a person’s life. Slide 7 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Emotional Intimacy • Millions of young people today choose to postpone sexual activity. • Emotional intimacy refers to the openness, sharing, affection, and trust that can develop in a close relationship. • A couple can have a close relationship without being sexually intimate. • But it is hard for them to keep a relationship close if there is no emotional intimacy. Slide 8 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Skills • Abstinence is the act of refraining from, or not having, sex. • Abstinence skills include • setting clear limits • communicating your limits • avoiding high-pressure situations • asserting yourself Slide 9 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Set Clear Limits • If you set limits before a situation arises, it will be easier to stick to the standards you set. • To help yourself set limits, be sure to consider the important values that you hold and the possible consequences of your actions. Slide 10 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Communicate Your Limits • Once you have decided on your limits, it is important to communicate your feelings to your partner. • Try to talk honestly to your partner about your feelings and values. • For teens who are sexually involved, it doesn’t mean that they have to continue to be sexually involved. Slide 11 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence For: Updates on abstinence Click above to go online. Slide 12 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Avoid High-Pressure Situations • You can make it easier for yourself by avoiding certain situations. • Spend time with friends that share your values. Slide 13 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Assert Yourself • State clearly and directly that you want to stop. • One person may try to pressure another by saying that, at some levels of intimacy, it is impossible to stop without causing physical harm. This isn’t true. • If your partner does not respect the limits you set, the relationship may not be worth continuing. Slide 14 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Vocabulary emotional intimacy abstinence The openness, sharing, affection, and trust that can develop in a close relationship. The act of refraining from, or not having, sex. Slide 15 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Quick. Take Quiz Click to start quiz. Slide 16 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence Assignments Due 1. 2. 3. 4. Warm-up off the 1 st slide Notes from the Power. Point Define vocabulary words from list on page 152 Review questions page 156 #’s 1 -6 Please go to: Online Textbook Access- www. pearsonsuccessnet. com User Name (case sensitive no spaces)- CVHS 2012 Password (case sensitive no spaces)- Chippewa 2012 Slide 17 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence For: Chapter 6 self test Click above to go online. Slide 18 of 17

Section 6. 4 Choosing Abstinence End of Section 6. 4 Click on this slide to end this presentation. Slide 19 of 17