...I try to maintain the view of a skeptic as a constant guard against making poor decisions about sexual activity. I consider this a critical thinking tool that allows me to better analyze the situation from both side of the issue. What will happen if I do this? What will happen if I don't do that? I also try to hold my own center without letting any ones else's views sway my opinion. In out society, peer pressure is always a strong factor in making sexual decisions. It is important to learn how to ignore peer pressure when making decision that are crucial to a decision that involves sexual activity. Getting a sexually transmitted disease is a critical aspect of that decision and having a baby is another one. Asking whether I am putting myself at risk for one of those thing happening is something to consider when making those type of decision. Can I this person be HIV positive? These can be life threatening decision that must and have to be made. The critical thinking process is very appropriate for both male and female when considering sexual decision. Most young people are very impulsive when it comes to making sexual decision. They are inclined to act on the spur of the moment without even thinking about what there impulsive behavior can lead to in the long run. They do not apply critical thinking to this emotionally charged situation. I would not engage in sex with someone who I did not know or someone who I was not familiar with on a long term basis...
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...Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview One’s sexual identity is developed over time and is dependent on various psychological, biological, and social factors. One of the main goals of this course has been to offer the opportunity to reflect on your own sexuality. For your final personal response, address the following course topics as they are, related to your own life. • Describe the value system you most identified with in your sexual decision making before this course. Also describe how you used critical thinking in sexual decision making before this course. How has completing this course altered or not altered your value system related to sexuality? Has there been a change in the role of critical thinking in your sexual decision making? Explain your answer. • Describe how the physical and social aspects of your world, along with prevalent historical and scientific perspectives, have affected life with your sexual orientation. • Analyze the development of your gender identity in relation to the physical and social world around you. Relate yourself to the masculinity-femininity continuum. • Analyze what has characterized your relationships. What aspects of attraction have been important to you? What style or styles of love have pervaded your romantic experiences? • Choose one additional topic from the course not covered above (such as contraception, sexual dysfunctions, paraphilias, and communication techniques that improve...
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...Optimism and Health People face sexual decisions at some point in their lives. Their values may differ from others. It is important to use critical thinking when making sexual decisions in life. My personal value system for making responsible sexual decisions relates to Ethical Relativism. According to Rathus, Nevid, and Fincher-Rathus (2005), Ethical Relativism assumes that diverse values are fundamental to human existence. They reject the idea that there is a single correct moral view. I do not believe that there is a single correct moral view. I believe that each person should follow their own moral view and conscience. I believe that people can determine what is wrong or right when making sexual decisions, but only for themselves. I believe that critical thinking is important when making sexual decisions. Critical thinking involves being skeptical, examining definitions of terms, examining the assumptions or premises of arguments, being cautious in drawing conclusions from evidence, considering alternative interpretations of research evidence, considering the kinds of evidence upon which conclusions are based, and not oversimplifying. When making sexual decisions I am skeptical. I do not accept anything as true until I consider the evidence. One example that I researched was, the statement “if someone has unprotected sex, they will obtain a disease.” Because of being skeptical, I examined this assumption so I could determine if it were factual or not. I did learn that...
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...Susan and Clyde Hendrick (2003) have developed six styles of love that every person goes through, perhaps not all six at once but a few at a time. One scenario would be that Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been married for 15 years now. When they met each other all those years ago, they fell in love with each other through three styles of love; romantic love, friendship and selfless love. They were friends first and learned more about each other before going into a relationship. Critical Thinking and Sexual Decision Making Josefina Diaz Human Sexuality February 21, 2015 One of the principles that I think I use for critical thinking when making my sexual decisions is, “be skeptical”. Although I am married and have been for two years now, I always have to have doubts in my mind about sex with my husband. When I say this I don’t mean in a cheating type of way or anything, I mean when we are going to have oral sex I need to make sure that he has just washed up or nothing will happen. There have been times where he has told me that he has washed up and as I was in the middle of the act I could tell he hadn’t and all the fun for him stopped until he did so. I also am skeptical about myself and taking my birth control. There are a lot of times where I completely forget if I have already taken my birth control and I do not want to get pregnant again, so I will sometimes tell him, “no” until I can find out what I did or did not do. I just feel like being skeptical can ultimately help...
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...Critical Thinking and Sexual Decision Making Ruth Lees PSY/265 Version 4 05/02/2014 James Ippolito Critical Thinking and Sexual Decision Making When I first started having sex there was no critical thinking involved in my life. I think I was trying to get back at my dad, and the thought was I did not need him for anything, and especially not for sex. I went to comptometer school and met a girl who was very sexual, and she brought to school a long fat candy cane to show what she used when she did not have a guy to satisfy her. She handed it to me, (it was wrapped in plastic) and when I handed it back I dropped it on the floor and it broke. The rage that came from this girl scared me, and I think that is the first critical thinking I ever did to choose my friends wisely. I never wanted to think I needed to depend on a thing other than a person to satisfy me. There was a college bar that I went to every week-end to dance and drink. In my day, they had 3.2 beers that if you were 18-21 you could buy. I did not critically think during those times, I loved to dance, so I did not drink much. But I did end up going home with a couple of different guys, just not every weekend. I am lucky I did not get pregnant, because I do not remember any of the guys wearing a condom. My critical thinking began when my girls were the dating age, and I tried to relate to them that I understood what dilemmas they were facing. But I was mom and they did not want to hear...
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...Critical and Creative Thinking Critical and creative thinking involves logically reasoning that coincides with creating something new or original (Teacher Tap, e.d.). As a society, each person uses critical and creative thinking when making decision pertaining to their well-being or geared toward others. Making a decision involves the process of using comparison, analogies, past experiences, and brainstorming. Rather a individual is finding a resolution to a issue, making a purchase, or deciding on personal endeavors, critical and creative thinking allows to find a better process to reach the best outcome. Using Critical and Creative Thinking Within my last employment, there was a sexual harassment case involving an employee I supervised and the Employee Relation Officer. My involvement in this case was not only being her supervisor, I was witness and included as one of the complainants. I had to manage three different roles within this investigation and maintain the productivity of the working environment, in addition managing the staff. There were two investigations conducted at the same time a sexual harassment case and a workplace harassment complaint. The second case was filed against the director of the department by the same employee under my management. The dual investigations took over two years, in the process this cause a hardship on the employees in the department, low morale and attendance, and less productivity. I had to make a decision on how to...
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...will use throughout the rest of my life. My value system and critical thinking to my sexual decision making before and after this course I can say have stayed the same in most areas. Although I believe myself to have more knowledge in certain areas my value systems of situational ethics and rationalism are the same. “Situational ethics is the decision making should be guided by genuine love for others and not for moral reason” (Rathus). Whereas rationalism is “the use of reason to determine course of action, decisions should be based off of intellect and reasoning, rather then the emotions of strict obedience and religion” (Rathus et al., 2005). I do believe that individuals should make a decision based off of fact, intellect, and genuine love for the other person. Having the sexual knowledge I believe will help many individuals to make informed decisions on sexual intercourse. It educates on sexual transmitted diseases (STD’s), HIV/AIDS, and pregnancy. The goal is to educate so individuals make smart decisions on sexual intercourse. As an adult I do feel the same rules apply but now that I am older I feel age should make a difference. When I made the decision to have intercourse for the first time I was very young. Although my values were the same and I felt like I made a decision based on love and reasoning, However, I was still very young and with no experience. I do not regret my decision that I made...
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...Decision-Making Philosophy on Health Education Bryan K. Hooper Jr. Principles of Behavioral Science and Health Education 2/20/2013 In attempts to discern what Health Education Philosophy an individual subscribes to, it is imperative to first address the preliminary question, what is philosophy? There are two parts to the word philosophy as it comes to us from the Greek, “Philo” meaning brother or lover and “Sophia” meaning wisdom or wise. Thus, a philosopher is called a “lover of wisdom. ” The true origin of “Sophia” rests in Mdu Ntr, the language of ancient Egypt, where the word “Seba,” meaning “the wise” appears first in 2052 BC in the tomb of Antef I, long before the existence of Greece or Greek. The word became “Sebo” in Coptic and “Sophia” in Greek. As to the philosopher, the lover of wisdom, precisely what is meant by “Seba,” the Wise (Longo, 2011). For the purposes of this paper, the true origin of Philosophy will be referenced. The Ancient Egyptians, serving as predecessors and pedagogues to the “Greek” school of thought, defined philosophy as the centrifugal force of life, around which all steps are to be patterned. Philosophy is further described as a civilized system of behavior, self-control and kindness. Much emphasis was placed on the value and significance of Enlightenment , or education, and how knowledge and understanding led one out of the darkness of ignorance into one’s own being (Obenga, 2009). Philosophy, as defined in modern terms; is the study...
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...bombarded with hormones and new feelings all at once, making responsible decision making harder than it already is. Elderly couples have seemingly passed their prime and may worry about health issues and physical ailments regarding their sexual performance. Those who are paralyzed might be thinking they cannot possibly have a normal sex life because of their disability. These three scenarios are all possibly scenarios that could be taken to a therapist. Consider Anna. She is an adolescent girl who loves her boyfriend. He is three years older than she is and putting quite a bit of pressure on Anna to have sex. She is anxious over her parent’s attitude towards her boyfriend and her mother often warns her about dating an older boy, insinuating he intends to take advantage of Anna. Anna is at the age where her hormones and physical features are all happening very quickly (Rathus, Nevid, Fichner-Rathus, 2005) . Not only is her boyfriend pressuring her but peer pressure is having an effect on what she thinks she wants. It is important for Anna to understand that her hormones WILL even out and she will not feel like this forever. It might be appropriate to mention that Anna’s mother is only thinking of Anna, though she may be displaying her concern in a way that comes out critical instead of worrisome. Anna needs to realize that her mother is only concerned about her well-being, physical and emotional. Rushing into any decision could result in emotional trauma and no mother...
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...“Our value systems—our sexual standards—have many sources: parents, peers, religious training, ethnic subcultures, the larger culture, and our appraisal of all these influences” (Rathus et al., 2005, p. 5-6). Prior to this course, I legalism to form my values on sexual experiences. I was raised to believe that sex before marriage was wrong. I grew to use the situational ethics approach when I became an adult and I still use that value system after the course. Legalism refers to the approach that formulates a value system based on moral law (Rathus et al., 2005, p. 5-6). Situational ethics refers to basing decision-making on the situation at hand. Critical thinking plays a role in my sexual decision making. To be more specific, I used the principles of critical thinking when I lost my virginity at the age of 18. Prior to turning 18, I was taught that it was wrong to have sex before marriage. Even though I was taught that, I did not actually believe it. I was skeptical of what I was taught, so I examined other individuals’ experiences and also examined the assumptions that I would be wrong if I had sex before marriage. I listened to stories of people who waited and listened to stories of people who did not wait until marriage. Then I was cautious in drawing any kind of conclusions that it was wrong or right. I considered the alternative of not having sex before marriage and it did not appeal to me because I wanted to experience sex. After all, everyone else was doing...
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...2013 I am supposed to do a research depicting how different leadership theories apply to your chosen school setting. The school I chose to write about while taking the course studies is Edith Robinson Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I’m currently the owner just as well as the Principal of the school. The grade levels we deal with are from K though 12. There are different theories you can choose from but the problem arise on which one fits your program the best, we are to pick a minimum of three different leadership article from Grand Canyon University elibrary. So the three leadership theories I chose for the school are; Implicit Leadership Theories (ILTs), Social Cognitive Theory and Grounded Theory of Applied Critical Thinking in Leadership. Edith Robinson Christian Academy deal with a diverse group of youth and majority of the students are inner city kids that come from different areas in Broward County. These students have already been rejected by the public school system because of their behavior but the truth be told they are so behind with their education until its mind bogging. Majority of these students are at least four to five grades behind. The different leadership theories I pick hopefully they will help me with an answer to the solution as well as the problem. Implicit Leadership Theories (ITLs) according to Eden and Leviatam. They got the idea from Schneider’s (1973) that the theory was to image that everyone holds about the traits and behavior...
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...|Course Code: JUST 20025 |[pic] | | |Course Outlines | |Course Name (Long): | | | | | |Diversity, Values and Ethics in Public Safety | | Section I: Administrative Information |Course Name (Short): Diversity, Values and Ethics |Credit Value: 3.0 | |Program(s): Police Foundations |Credit Value Notes: | |Program Coordinator(s): Michael Lloyd |Effective Term: Jan 2011 | |Course Leader or Contact: Stephanie Dimech |Prerequisites: None | | |Corequisites: None | | ...
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...dilemmas of sexual harassment. The case called “The Mysterious Roses.” Rob Arnold, the Director of Sales, I must have the ability to make decision that can will affect the company’s image that I am employed by, also the individuals of the company. In the simulation they are several ethical decisions that are made through several repeatable models that can provide a desirable outcome of the dilemmas. The ethical lens uses different perspectives from each different dilemma. I am able to arrive at this by a range of perspectives with favored outcome providing an appropriate ethical position for the appropriate situation. In the first dilemma I have learned that one of the employee’s Bill Witherspoons actions is perceived as sexual harassment toward another employee of the company, Gail Domier, roses are left at the employees desk with no notes stating who they are from. Mr. Witherspoon has approached you informally explaining to you what has been going on (The Mysterious Roses and Cold Feet, 2002-2007). Now Ms. Domier has requested a confidential meeting with Mr. Arnold the dilemma that the supervisor needs to concentrate on is he can maintain a level of confidentiality of Ms. Domier meeting and how to resolve it without exposing any of the participants’ involved. I also advised Gayle that I would be able to keep the meeting confidential between us but advised to review the company handbook before the meeting. The major issues that need avoiding are a possible sexual harassment...
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...Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Shanna M. Rodriguez ALC 167-16 Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention In the scenario, SPC Andrews did not appear to be an offender in the sense that he was preying on PFC Nolan. They are talking all night and gradually move into physical affection. As they are walking, SPC Andrews offers an arm when noticing PFC Nolan’s instability. Our image of an offender can sometimes be that of a person who is seeking to take something from someone regardless of opposition. However, it is not our responsibility as a leader to evaluate the evidence and form a conclusion. As leaders we are to support the system of justice and protect our Soldiers. We are to ensure that guidelines and regulations are enforced and adhered to. This rational is what I had in mind when I wrote this paper. I did not go into the specificity of the case or the right or wrong of each Soldier. I used critical thinking to see all the possible avenues of approach. The final outcome is to place my Soldier’s needs before my own. As a leader in today’s Army it is vital to have a clear understanding of the Sexual Harassment and Response Program (SHARP). This will empower us to be an effective Army leader by properly training our superiors and subordinates. Situations like the scenario given have to be handled with extreme tact and understanding. The ideal mindset is that we have effectively trained our Soldiers for these types of scenarios. The best case...
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...distinctive aspects that affect one’s sexual development and behavior (i.e. upbringing, religion, or even culture). In the paper there are three scenarios, all of them experiencing a different phase of life, which will ultimately bring forth different stages of sexuality, and I will then give viewpoints from a therapist perspective; this will in turn hopefully aid the individuals in making choices, as well as ways to overcome obstacles that are currently disturbing the individuals with expressing their own sexuality. Our first scenario involves Anna, an adolescent girl who is very much in love with her boyfriend; three years older than she is. He is putting a lot of pressure on her to have sex; and at the same time she is anxious about her parents’ attitude towards her boyfriend. Her mother constantly warns her about dating an older boy and assumes that he plans on taking advantage of her. As a professional I would begin educating Anna on the changes that her body is going through and how they effect her perceptions and emotional status. Anna is assumed to be in the adolescent stage which is filled with signals of raging hormones and the desire to fit in socially. This is her first love and her desire to please her boyfriend is direct conflict with her parents’ desires and her upbringing. I would recommend that Anna explore her options by making available the basics of the sexual decision making process which includes critical thinking, situational and individual assessment...
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