4Q - Health9#1 intentional injuries

Health Lesson Overview

  • Focuses on intentional injuries

Learning Targets

  • Understand the concept of Intentional Injury

  • Identify different types of Intentional Injury

  • Discuss reasons young people engage in intentional injuries

  • Develop solutions or prevention strategies for intentional injuries

Suicide & Parasuicide

Suicide

  • Intentional taking of one's own life

  • Individuals often receive mental and emotional counseling

  • Families may try to hide the problem due to shame

Consequences of Suicide Attempts

  • Recurring suicide attempts if underlying issues are not addressed

  • Increased risk for other family members to attempt suicide

Parasuicide

  • Defined as a suicide attempt where there is no intent to die

  • Often serves as a cry for help to express distress

  • Should be taken seriously, as it could still lead to death

Recognizing Suicidal Tendencies

  • Behavioral and speech clues indicating suicidal thoughts include:

    1. Talking about suicide or death

    2. Writing farewell letters or giving away belongings

    3. Exhibiting changes in behavior, moods, and feelings

Cases in the Philippines

  • Common methods of suicide:

    • Hanging, strangulation, suffocation

  • Other methods include:

    • Drug overdose, self-poisoning, firearms, jumping from heights, drowning

    • Self-cutting observed in youth with major depression

Domestic Violence

Definition

  • Involves physical assault, sexual abuse, or verbal abuse in relationships

  • Can occur in married or unmarried relationships, including same-sex couples

Types of Domestic Violence

  • Examples include:

    • Name-calling or putdowns

    • Keeping partners away from family and friends

    • Withholding financial support

    • Preventing jobs or threatening physical harm

    • Sexual assault and stalking

Bullying

Definition

  • Unwanted aggressive behavior repeated over time

  • Impacts both victims and perpetrators negatively

Classifications of Bullying

  1. Verbal Bullying - Name-calling, mean comments

  2. Social Bullying - Damaging someone's reputation or relationships

  3. Physical Bullying - Inflicting bodily harm or damaging property

  4. Cyberbullying - Using technology and social media to bully

Stalking

Definition

  • Pattern of behavior causing fear, nervousness, or harassment

  • Involves repeated contact against someone's will

Stalking Behaviors

  • Include:

    • Knowing and following schedules

    • Repeated messages and calls

    • Damaging property

    • Sending unwanted gifts

Extortion

Definition

  • Act of using threats to obtain money or property

  • Common in schools, coercing victims to give up allowances

Comparison with Robbery

  • Extortion involves the threat of harm, while robbery involves immediate violence

Gang & Youth Violence

Definition

  • Gangs: groups engaged in criminal activity, often in conflicts

Reasons for Joining Gangs

  • Need to belong, desire for adventure, and need for protection

Illegal Fraternity-Related Violence

Definition

  • Fraternities: Groups offering support but may involve hazing

Hazing and Initiation Rites

  • Often involve harassment or humiliation to maintain exclusivity

Kidnapping & Abduction

Kidnapping

  • Taking or moving a person against their will for ransom or benefit

Abduction

  • Use of force to take a person away, usually involving some relation to the abductor

Acts of Terror

Definition

  • Use of violence for political purposes, instilling public fear

Categories of Terrorism

  1. State Terrorism - Government use of force to terrorize citizens

  2. Bioterrorism - Releasing toxic substances against civilians

  3. Cyberterrorism - Attacking civilian infrastructure using IT

  4. Ecoterrorism - Violence for environmentalism, targeting harmful industries