pptx._health_INTENTIONAL_-_INJURIES.pptx

Grade 9 - Health (INTENTIONAL INJURIES)

1. INTENTIONAL INJURIES

2. INTENTIONAL INJURIES – are injuries resulting from violence. It can be divided into two: Self-inflected and assault. These are injuries resulting from violence. It can be: Self-inflected – when a person harms himself/herself on purpose Assault – when a person/persons harm another on purpose

3. It is a deliberate act of taking one’s own life. People who have tried taking suicide in the past may have not been given mental and emotional support. At times, when the root cause of the suicide attempt is not addressed, the attempt to commit suicide may occur repeatedly. SUICIDE

4. PARASUICIDE It is an attempt to commit an act similar to suicide, but a person does not intend to die. Often, it signals the need for help by letting others know what he/she feels. However, parasuicide must be able to taken seriously for it may also lead to death.

5. How will you recognize a person who has suicidal tendencies? Oftentimes, the person gives clues through his/her behavior and speech. Some of these clues may be: Talking about suicide or death Writing farewell letters or giving away valuable things to their friends and siblings Showing changes in behavior, moods and feelings

6. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE It is any abusive or intimidating behavior to gain power and control over a current or former intimate partner. These couples may be heterosexual or homosexual, married, separated, living together or dating. It may include physical, sexual, emotional, social, verbal, spiritual, and economic maltreatment

7. Domestic violence includes abuse used and actions such as: Name-calling or putdowns Keeping a partner from contacting his/her family or friends Withholding money/allowance or denying financial support Stopping a partner from getting or keeping job Actual or threatened physical harm Sexual assault Stalking Intimidation

8. Anyone can be a victim, or it at risk of it, specially if his/her partner: Is a very jealous and/or spies on him/her Will not let him/her break off the relationship Hurts him/her in anyway, is violent, or brags about hurting other people Puts him/her down or makes him/her feel bad Forces him/her to have sex or makes him/her afraid to say no to sex Abuses drugs or alcohol; pressures him/her to use drugs or alcohol Has a history of bad relationship and blames it on others

9. STALKING Is a pattern of behavior that makes you feel afraid, nervous, harassed, or in danger. It is when someone repeatedly, contacts you, follows you, sends you things, and talks you, even when you don’t want them to. It is very threatening to the person being stalked, because the behaviors and actions of the stalker often invade his/her privacy.

10. Stalking behaviors involve actions such as: Knowing your schedule Showing up at places you go to Sending mail, e-mail, and pictures Calling or texting repeatedly Contacting you or posting about you on social networking sites ( facebook , twitter, etc ) Writing letters Damaging your property Creating web site about you Sending gifts Stealing things that belong to you

11. EXTORTION Is the act of using force of threats to force people to hand over their money or properties, on favor. Extortion can happen outside or near schools wherein children are victimized to give up their allowances, in exchange for the promise that they will not be beaten up.

12. GANG AND YOUTH VIOLENCE A gang is defined as a relatively tough, mostly street-based group of young people who regard themselves and may be seen by others as a group that engages in a range of criminal activity and violence. Often times, they are in conflict with other similar gangs. Most of the time they are involved in pretty crime or violence which may also include extortion, theft, robbery, and drugs

13. Fraternity – similar to a gang, a fraternity is a group of people with similar backgrounds, occupations, interests and tastes, that the youth may consider as a way to gain power and protection from its members. In contrast to a gang, a fraternity (usually for male) or sorority (usually for female), as our law states, is required to be registered with the proper school authorities before it conducts activities whether on or off-campus. If it is not registered, then it becomes illegal, as its initiation rites, the way to become part of the group, becomes unmonitored and may lead to violence caused by hazing. ILLEGAL FRATERNITY-RELATED VIOLENCE

14. KIDNAPPING It is seizing and detaining a person against his or her will with an intent to hold that person away for a length of time. The purpose of kidnapping includes gaining a ransom or reward in exchange of the victim’s freedom. kidnapping also takes place when a kidnapper has strange sexual thoughts or behaviors directed towards the victim. Other cases include holding victims captive on the basis of their nationality, ethnicity, religion, social status or organization affiliation, to attract public attention, or to make a statement.

15. ABDUCTION It is the unlawful detention or physical movement of a person or child away from their homes or relatives. Usually, this is not done for profit or money, but may happen out of revenge, periods of anger, or deep loss. For instance, abduction happens to children with separated parents, wherein the child may be tricked by one parent to come with him or her and take the child away from the other parents who has sole custody of the child. Another example is when people take hostages due to extreme emotions, or when ex-lover abducts a child in a hope that the relationship will be back to how it used to be.

16. ACTS OF TERROR It is the use of violence and intimidation to create climate of fear in population about a particular political objective. It has been practiced by political organizations with both rightist and leftist objectives, by nationalistic and religious group, by revolutionaries, and even by state of institutions such as armies, intelligence service, and police.

17. VERBAL ABUSE It is the repeated, improper, and excessive use of words or language to humiliate, fight, control, and cause emotional harm on another person. It consists of behaviors that are non-physical, but which can still be rather damaging, such as being threatening, insulting, or humiliating toward someone. Those who are abusive tend to be so because they believe it will give them more power and control in the relationship.

18. INCEST Is a sexual intercourse between persons so closely related by blood or affinity that their marriage and activity are prohibited by law.

19. MOLESTATION Is the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure to genitalia, taking pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with molester or with other children, and variations of these acts by pedophiles. Molestation also applies to incest by a relative with a minor family member, and any unwanted sexual acts of adult.

20. RAPE Is an unlawful sexual intercourse with someone against the victim’s will. This includes vaginal, anal and oral penetration. Penetration may be a body part of an object.