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NCFE Level 1 Award in Sexual Health Awareness. Sex and Relationships. What is meant by friendship?.
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NCFE Level 1 Award in Sexual Health Awareness Sex and Relationships
What is meant by friendship? • Friendship is a personal relationship shared between each friend for the welfare of others, in other words, it is the relationship of trust, faith and concern for each other’s feelings. It is a relationship of mutual caring and intimacy amongst one another. A friend is one who knows you as a person and regards you for what you are. Friendship is all about how much you care and understand each other. It is a pure relationship, which would make your friend smile. It is all about talking, listening and building up a strong relationship.
What is meant by relationship • A Relationship is aparticular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other: or having a romantic or sexual involvement. An example of relationship is a husband and his wife. Another example would be a relationship between a brother and sister, or boyfriend and girlfriend. It is a connection between variables, such as a correlation, or between people, such as a marriage
What is meant by Intimacy • Intimacy is the closeness shared between two people that are friends either on a personal or private nature. It is a interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy. This can be characterized by romantic attachment or by sexual activity. It is defined as a close or warm friendship with an affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group, a feeling of belonging together and closeness
Why do people want close relationships? • The need to belong • Belonging promotes well-being • Interdependence • Emotional attachment • Fulfils needs – sexual and emotional • Status
Examples of sexual health and relationship concerns • Does sex hurt? • Is masturbation normal? • Can I get pregnant is I have sex without penetration? • I fancy my best friend am I gay? • Will they still fancy me if I don’t have sex? • www.nhs.uk/livewell/talkingaboutsex/pages/talkingtoyourteen.aspx
More concerns… • www.c4urself.org.uk/youth/sexquiz.php
Why may a person want to delay having sex? • They don’t feel ready – emotionally, physically. • They want to make sure the relationship is based on trust etc – not just about sex. • They haven’t found the right person. • Health reasons.
Confidentiality • ‘We worry that the GP will phone our parents.’ • ‘We want to be reassured that it’s confidential. We want to feel that staff can be trusted.’ • ‘We don’t want to be judged but to be treated with respect and with understanding.’
Confidential • It can remain confidential – i.e. information will not be passed to anyone as long as no law is being broken and no-one is at risk. • Is the under-16 competent to make a decision about contraception and having sex? • Are they being pressurised by an older person? • Is there any suspicion / disclosure of abuse? In which case, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed.