Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 2

SUBJECT:  BASIC SCIENCE        

CLASS:  JSS2

DATE:

TERM: 3RD TERM

REFERENCE

• Precious Seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 2

WEEK TWO

ABSTINENCE

Abstinence is a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. Most frequently, the term refers to sexual abstinence, or abstinence from alcohol or food. The practice can arise from religious prohibitions and practical considerations. Abstinence may also refer to drugs. For example, one can abstain from smoking. Abstinence has diverse forms. Commonly it refers to a temporary or partial abstinence from food, as in fasting. Abstinence may be voluntary (when an individual chooses not to engage in sexual activity due to moral, religious, philosophical, etc. reasons), an involuntary result of social circumstances (when one

Types of abstinence

1. Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time.
2. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes meat (including game, marine mammals and slaughter by-products), poultry, fowl, fish, shellfish and other sea creatures
3. Smoking cessation is the action leading towards the discontinuation of the consumption of a smoked substance, mainly tobacco, but it may encompass cannabis and other substances as well.
4. Teetotalism is the practice and promotion of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
5. Sexual abstinence or sexual restraint is the practice of refraining from some or all aspects of sexual activity for medical, psychological, legal, social, financial, philosophical,   moral, or religious reasons.
6. Religious orders Lifelong (or at least long-term) abstinence, often associated with philosophical or religious asceticism, is distinguished from chastity before marriage.

EVALUATION

1. Define Abstinence
2. Mention five types of abstinence

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOUR THAT PROMOTES ABSTINENCE

1. Tangible rewards for verifiable abstinence. Students are better able to maintain desirable behaviors when they are rewarded daily or weekly rather than when they are asked to focus solely on the ultimate goal of long-term recovery.
2. Incentives extend abstinence during treatment for addiction. Although the effectiveness of incentives tends to weaken after they are discontinued, some studies have found that benefits persist for 1 to 2 years.
3. Motivational incentives can promote and reinforce multiple healthy behaviors. For example, such interventions have improved drug abusers' adherence to HIV antiviral medication regimens and helped patients maintain regular exercise, job-hunting, and other activities that support a drug-free lifestyle.
4. The longer students are continuously abstinent, the greater their chances of maintaining future abstinence.

REASONS WHY YOUNG PEOPLE MUST ABSTAIN FROM PRE-MARITAL SEX

1. It breaks God’s laws and dishonors Him— a concordance for the word “fornication.”
2. It presents huge physical risk—diseases and illness are rampant among those who engage in this lifestyle.
3. It presents huge emotional risk—a physical and emotional bond without a spiritual             commitment is never a winning experience.
4. It presents huge spiritual risk—grieving the Holy Spirit and offending a holy God means we forfeit God’s best. We never win by dishonoring God.
5. It is awkward, guilt ridden, unfulfilling, and not representative of God’s original intent— hence a culture that continually seeks fulfillment with new partners and relationships.
6. It is disappointing at the physical, emotional, and spiritual levels—the only physical intimacy that exceeds expectations is that founded on long-term commitment and marital growth.
7. It creates a spiritual/emotional bond without commitment—this only breeds resentment, bitterness, and the feeling of being used. It says something like this, “I don’t love you enough to commit to you, but I love me enough to use you.”
8. It destroys trust—the best way to have trust in a marriage is to stay pure before you get married. Learning to be committed to Christ (in purity) is the best way to learn to be committed to a spouse.
9. It creates resentment and frustration—it was designed to happen within a committed marriage of selfless love. Outside of that, fornication just breaks the heart and wounds the soul.
10. It leaves you empty and searching for real love—physical intimacy doesn’t create a loving, committed relationship, it’s the  fruit of one.
11. It devalues the future intimacy of your marriage—intimacy is “just the two of us.” Premarital relationships destroy that before it even happens.
12. It prevents the greatest intimacy in marriage—the purest and most fulfilling marital relationship is that which is forever untouched by previous relationships. (If you have failed morally, don’t lose hope. Claim God’s grace, and begin protecting your future marriage today by abstaining from further fornication.) Jesus doesn’t shame you, but He would say, “Go and sin no more.”
13. It sets a person on a path of unfulfilling sexual experiences—fornication is a downward spiral of perpetually unfulfilling relationships.
14. It attempts to shortcut God’s plan for marriage and family—it turns God’s great gift of family and love into a cheap thrill and self-centered pleasure quest.
15. It prevents you from having the most fulfilling sexual relationship—while a person is sleeping around, they are NOT preparing for the wonderful lifetime relationship that God intended.
16. It enlarges sexual desires and makes them insatiable—thinking with your hormones allows them to become an unruly taskmaster.
17. It puts the flesh and hormones in control of your life—you are more than a chemical reaction that seeks gratification. Don’t allow your life to be directed by physical desires
18. It creates children without strong homes— relationship is to create a family with a             foundation of commitment and lifetime love.
19. It feeds the abortion industry—illicit relationship creates unwanted children which creates “the abortion industry.”
20. It cannot be done safely—no matter what culture says—safe sex is one man, one woman, committed in marriage, for the rest of their lives.

EVALUATION

1. Mention five skills and behaviour that promotes abstinence
2. State seven reasons why young people must abstain from pre-marital sex.

REASONS WHY YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGE IN PRE-MARITAL SEX

1. Family characteristics.i.e educational status of the parents and their positions.
2. Peer influence I.e. experience of pre-marital sex among the youth by sexual behaviour
3. Smoking and alcohol consumption.
4. Individual characteristics.i.e
5. Socioeconomic development of the parents.
6. Behaviour towards the virginity of male and female

FACTS AND MYTHS ABOUT SEXUAL ABSTINENCE

1. Comprehensive sexuality education  encourages youth to have sex. FACT Research clearly demonstrates that comprehensive sexuality education programs can help young people delay sexual initiation.
2. MYTH Comprehensive sexuality education disregards values and morals.  FACT Comprehensive sexuality education incorporates values and cultural sensitivity.
3. MYTH Comprehensive sexuality education programs undermine parental/family authority. FACT Multiple polls indicate that an overwhelming majority of parents support the provision of comprehensive sexuality education in schools.
4. MYTH Comprehensive sexuality education teaches the mechanics of sex to young children. FACT Comprehensive sexuality education provides age- and developmentally     appropriate information and skills to help young people delay sexual initiation and to protect themselves when they do become sexually active.
5. MYTH Comprehensive sexuality education programs do not promote abstinence.19 FACT Evaluation of 23 comprehensive sexuality education programs showed that were successful at helping young people to delay sexual initiation.
6. MYTH Condoms are not effective.25 FACT According to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, condoms are highly effective in preventing HIV and very effective in preventing  most STIs, when used consistently and correctly.
7. MYTH Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs work FACT A five-year study mandated by the U.S. Congress determined that abstinence only-until-marriage programs were not effective.
8. MYTH Comprehensive sexuality education programs do not promote abstinence FACT Evaluation of 23 comprehensive sexuality education programs showed that were successful at helping young people to delay sexual initiation.
9. MYTH Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs work. FACT A five-year study mandated by the U.S. Congress determined that abstinence only- until-marriage programs were not effective.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 2 page 44-45

GENERAL EVALUATION

1. Mention five skills and behaviour that promotes abstinence

2. State seven reasons why young people must abstain from pre-marital sex.

1. Define Abstinence
2. Mention five types of abstinence
3. State three reasons why young people engage in pre-marital sex.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. ---------extend abstinence during treatment for addiction. A. Incentives B. Deceptive C. Praises D. Encouraging
2. The longer students are continuously abstinent, the greater their chances of maintaining future---------- A.  abstinence B. Deceptive C. Praises D. Encouraging
3. -----------is the practice and promotion of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. A. Teetotalism B. Teetota C. Teeto D. Teetotal
4. -----------is a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities that are widely experienced as giving pleasure. A. Abstinence B. Incentives C. Teetotalism D. none
5. -----------is the practice of a diet that excludes meat (including game, marine mammals and slaughter by-products), poultry, fowl, fish, shellfish and other sea creatures. A. Vegetarianism B. Animalitarianism C. Fishrianism D. None of the above

THEORY

1. State three reasons why young people engage in pre-marital sex.
2. State three types of abstinence.