{"id":1268,"date":"2024-02-27T19:22:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sellaandre.com\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2024-03-06T06:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:31:08","slug":"sexual-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sellaandre.com\/en\/educatie-sexuala\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Psychosexual development of adolescents. The development of human sexuality and the formation of sexual identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LAW on reproductive health, no. 138 of June 15, 2012, published in the Official Gazette no. 205-207 of September 28, 2012 Chapter II. Article 6. Sexual-reproductive health of adolescents&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>(1) Adolescents have the right to information and access to reproductive health protection services adapted to their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;(2) Adolescents have the right to sex education adapted to their age to ensure correct psychosexual development, prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV\/AIDS infection, unwanted pregnancy and for the formation of responsible parenting skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(3) Compulsory sexual education and preparation for family life are carried out in educational institutions and in other institutions where there are teenagers or young people, including those with special needs, according to specially developed programs, which are part of the compulsory curricula of educational institutions, taking into account age, sex and the particularities of psychosexual development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(4) The development of age-appropriate sex education programs for correct psychosexual development, the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV\/AIDS infection, unwanted pregnancy and the formation of responsible parenting skills is ensured by the Ministry of Education, in agreement with the Ministry of Health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(5) Medical services in the field of adolescent sexual-reproductive health are provided by youth-friendly health services and 6 to other services authorized in accordance with the normative acts of the Ministry of Health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(6) In the case of minors under the age of 16, voluntary consent to obtain reproductive health protection services is expressed by both the minor and his legal representative. In the case when it is impossible to obtain the consent of the minor&#039;s legal representative and when medical services are indicated to preserve his life and health, his voluntary consent is sufficient. In this situation, the decision is taken consultatively by the service providers, in the best interest of the minor, in accordance with the normative acts of the Ministry of Health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(7) In case of teenage pregnancy, they are guaranteed and assured the right to continue their studies during the pregnancy and after the termination of the pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sexual identity:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Learning gender roles and gender behavioral stereotypes&nbsp;<br>\u2022 Awareness of belonging to a sex - gender identity&nbsp;<br>\u2022 Clarifying the orientation of sexual attraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gender identity&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Gender identity refers to the gender with which a person identifies. A person&#039;s gender identity can be male, female or pan-gender (ie neither exclusively female nor exclusively male, but a combination of these).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Gender identity is a different concept than biological sex and the two are not always the same. For example, in the case of trans people, the biological sex and gender identity are different (for example, the sex at birth may be male and the gender identity female or even a combination of female and male).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, most people are cisgender, meaning their gender identity is based on the sex they were assigned at birth. The basic gender identity is usually formed at the age of three, after 5-6 years this process usually ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gender identity: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is determined&nbsp;<br>\u2022 prenatal&nbsp;<br>\u2022 environmental factors in early childhood&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is complemented by gender roles&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is damaged by \u2013 chromosomal aberrations (S. Turner (X0), Klinefelter (XXY)) \u2013 other chromosomal aberrations (Hermaphroditism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, androgen resistance syndrome, 5-Alpha-reductase deficient) \u2013 genital abnormalities \u2013 rituals related to sexuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sexual orientation&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sexual orientation is about: <em>who we are attracted to<\/em> and <em>who we want you to have relationships with<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Types of sexual orientation:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>- heterosexuals&nbsp;<br>\u2013 homosexuals (gays and lesbians)&nbsp;<br>\u2013 bisexuals&nbsp;<br>- asexuals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sexual orientation is about who we are romantically, emotionally and sexually attracted to and is different from gender identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sexual development \u2260 DPS Psychosexual development has 2 aspects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. THEORETICAL \u2013 training the ability to experience (thoughts, fantasies, emotions) the state of love and intimate friendship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. PRACTICAL \u2013 experimenting with the loved one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stages of adolescent psychosexual development&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Platonic libido&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Adoration, platonic dreams and fantasies, falling in love, the desire for spiritual communication, the desire to please, the choice of attractive clothing, cosmetics, increases the importance of the mirror, signs of attention to the object of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Training the skills to make acquaintances, to attract attention, to communicate with the object of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Erotic libido&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The interest in erotica, reading romance novels, the need for caresses and bodily contacts, erotic fantasies. Walks as a couple, letters, meetings, courtship, touching and erotic games, masturbation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erotic discussions with peers and preparation for the harmonious and natural transition to intimate contacts. The interest in erotica, reading romance novels, the need for caresses and bodily contacts, erotic fantasies. Walks as a couple, letters, meetings, courtship, touching and erotic games, masturbation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erotic discussions with peers, preparation for the harmonious and natural transition to intimate contacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Correspondence of pubertal and psychosexual development&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stages of pubertal development. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DPS stages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 9-13 Formation of secondary sexual signs <br>\u2022 Platonic 12-15 (menstruation, ejaculation)<br>\u2022 Erotica 15-18 (Girls \u2013 stop growth, stabilization of menstrual cycle, Boys \u2013 expression of secondary sexual signs, continuation of growth) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forms of sexual behavior in adolescents:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>o Masturbation&nbsp;<br>o Petting&nbsp;<br>o Transient homosexual behavior&nbsp;<br>o Sexual relations&nbsp;<br>o Sublimation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Types of psychosexual development (PSD)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Normal psychosexual development&nbsp;<br>Accelerated psychosexual development (platonic libido at 7.5 years, sexual libido \u2013 at 12-14 years)&nbsp;<br>Slowed psychosexual development (platonic libido \u2013 14 years)&nbsp;<br>Repressed psychosexual development (family problems, hypersocialization \u2013 sublimation)<br>Psychosexual development with repression of libido (denies sex, represses any thought about sexual relations - psychosomatic)&nbsp;<br>Disharmonious psychosexual development (sexual activity anticipates psychosexual development)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&quot;Sexual rights - human rights already recognized by national laws, international human rights documents and other consensus statements. They include the rights of all persons, free from coercion, discrimination and violence to: \u2013 the highest attainable standards of sexual health, including access to sexual and reproductive health services; \u2013 searching, obtaining and sharing information about sexuality; \u2013 sexual education; \u2013 respect for bodily integrity; \u2013 choosing the partner; \u2013 the decision to be or not to be sexually active; \u2013 consensual sexual relations; \u2013 consensual marriages; \u2013 the decision to have children or not and when to have them; and \u2013 the desire to have a satisfying, safe and enjoyable sex life.\u201d (WHO, 2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manifestations of the child 0-3 years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curiosity about one&#039;s own body, including intimate areas<br>Curiosity about the body of adults<br>Interest in the activities in the bathroom: they look at the bodies of adults, examine the bodies of other children when they go to the toilet<br>He explores his body and discovers that touching the genitals gives a pleasant sensation, a completely normal fact<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manifestations of the child 3 \u2013 6 years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are concerned about the birth of babies and the phenomenon of magical thinking appears<br>Games in which children explore the intimate areas of others&nbsp;<br>Questions related to sex<br>They are interested in the differences between men and women<br>They learn words with sexual connotations and use them to capture the reaction of adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manifestations of the child 6 \u2013 12\/14 years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The children begin to discuss among themselves about the conception and birth of children<br>Interest in the opposite sex and the differences between the sexes increases<br>Increases interest in the practical aspects of sexual intercourse<br>They begin to feel shame towards the opposite sex<br>The body begins to change: pubic hair appears, girls&#039; breasts and hips develop, and boys&#039; testicles and penis and their voice thickens<br>Menstruation occurs in girls and nocturnal ejaculations in boys, which is absolutely normal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics to address with teenagers:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The differences that appear in the body between girls and boys<br>Aspects related to intimate hygiene and the reproductive system<br>Bodily hygiene and social and intimate relationships<br>Nocturnal pollution in boys is something normal and natural and not shameful (their body is preparing for when they become adults)<br>Menstruation in girls and additional hygiene measures<br>Composition of the female reproductive system (vagina, uterus and ovaries that produce eggs) and male (penis, prostate and testicles that produce sperm)<br>Sex means love, intimidation, trust, reciprocity, respect for yourself and your partner<br>Sexual health is as important as other aspects of body health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sex education does not mean teaching children to have sex and does not force them to start their sex life, but shows them that they have a body that they must take care of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions related to pregnancy, contraception and abortion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Contraception:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Short-acting hormonal methods <\/strong>(pill, mini-pill, patch, injections, vaginal ring) \u2013 depending on the method, it is administered daily, every 3 weeks or 3 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Barrier methods<\/strong> (condoms, diaphragm, vaginal cover, sponge) - must be used every time you have sexual contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natural methods<\/strong> - do not use a certain type of contraception, but avoid sexual activity on the fertile days of the menstrual cycle (when it is very likely to get pregnant).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psychosexual development of adolescents. Development of human sexuality and formation of sexual identity. LAW on reproductive health, no. 138 of June 15, 2012, published in the Official Gazette no. 205-207 of September 28, 2012 Chapter II. Article 6. 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