1st Quarter Health education, Grade 10

2. Holistic Health
◦as a state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.

4. Physical Health
◦It is a state of well-being when all internal
and external body parts can function
properly.
◦It includes being physically fit, eating
nutritiously, and getting adequate rest and
sleep.

5. (Pituitary Gland)
◦small pea-sized gland that plays a major role in
regulating vital body functions and general
wellbeing.
◦It is referred to as the body's “master gland”
because it controls the activity of most other
hormone-secreting glands.

6. Mental or
Intellectual Health
◦A mentally healthy person is open to new ideas and
experiences that can improve personal, family, and
community life.
◦aware of his/her own capabilities, can cope normal
stresses, able to work regularly and productively,
and is also be able to contribute for the
improvement of community

7. Social Health
◦to how well you get along with other
people, how you react to social situations
and how you interact with various social
institutions.

8. Emotional Health
◦how well you meet the demands of daily life and how
you adjust to new situations.
◦It also means expressing your happiness, love, joy
and hope as well as your sadness, anger, and fear in
healthful productive ways.

9. Moral-Spiritual Health
◦being at peace and in harmony with yourself, with
others and with the Creator.
◦What you feel, think and say what you believe in or
value are shown in how you act. It refers to your
personal beliefs, values, and faith.

11. Human Development
◦is a lifelong process of physical, mental,
emotional, social, moral spiritual and
environmental growth and change.
◦This describes eight stages through a healthy
developing human should pass from infancy to
late adulthood.

12. Human Development
Stages
STAGES OF GROWTH AGE
1. INFANCY - stage ranges from birth to 18 months of age.
1. EARLY CHILDHOOD - stage ranges from 18 months to 3 years
1. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD - stage extends from 3-5 years
1. LATE CHILDHOOD - stage ranges from 5-12 years
1. ADOLESCENCE
- stage ranges from 5-12 years
- period of transition from childhood to adulthood
which extends from 12-20 years
1. EARLY ADULTHOOD - stage extends from 20-30 years
1. ADULTHOOD - stage ranges from 30-65 years
1. OLD AGE - stage is the extension after 65 years till death.

13. Developmental Characteristics of
Adolescents
◦Primary Sex Characteristics
◦reproductive system
◦Secondary Sex Characteristics
◦not directly related to the reproductive
system, such as breasts and facial hair.

14. BOYS
Common Changes to both Boys
& Girls
GIRLS
 Start of puberty: Between 9 ½ and
14 years old.
 First puberty change: Enlargement
of the testicles.
 Penis enlargement: Begins about 1
year after the testicles begin
enlarging.
 Pubic hair appears: About 13 ½
years old.
 Wet dreams (nocturnal emissions):
About 14 years old.
 Boys experience their first release
of seminal fluid or ejaculation
from the penis.
 Produced eggs continuously
 Rapid increase in height and
weight.
 Changes in circulatory and
respiratory systems.
 Body composition
 Primary sex characteristics are
changes directly related to
sexual reproduction
 Reproductive organs of both
grow and develop.
 Start of puberty: Between 8 and
13 years old.
 First puberty change: Breast
development.
 Pubic hair appears: Shortly after
breast development.
 Hair under the arms: About 12
years old.
 Menstrual periods: Between 10
and 16 ½ years old.
 Girls experience menarche or the
first release of blood and fluids
from the vagina, later called
menstruation.
 Produced eggs once a month

15.  Searching for identity, influenced by gender, peer group, cultural background and family expectations
 Seeking more independence.
 Seeking more responsibility, both at home and at school
 Looking for new experiences. May engage in more risk-taking behavior.
 Thinking more about 'right' and 'wrong
 Being easily influenced by friends' behavior and peer pressure
 Starting to explore and develop sexual identity
 Communicating in different ways - mobile phones and social media

16. Female Reproductive Parts

17. Moral-Spiritual Changes
◦ Adolescents try to find out who they really are and analyze their
strengths and weaknesses.
◦ They understand themselves better and learn to accept and like
themselves, including their weaknesses.
◦ They learn the different house rules imposed by their parents that
promote order and harmony at home.

18. Emotional Changes
◦More responsive to rewards than punishment
◦More impulsive which makes them prone to being hurt and in
danger.
◦Boys are sexually active and become more aggressive.
◦Girls become more self-conscious because of the changes that are
happening to them that gives them a feeling of insecurity