Basic Science JSS1 Second Term

WEEK FIVE

CONSEQUENCES/IMPLICATION OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

CONSEQUENCES/IMPLICATION OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Content

REFERENCE
Precious Seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK  

Depression may arise when a teenager is pregnant. The teen may fall into a depression while trying to handle the emotions a pregnancy creates and all of the possibly negative feedback about the pregnancy from friends and family. The fluctuating hormones that a pregnancy causes may also prompt depression. Uncertainty about the future may arise when a teen is pregnant. A teen may feel she does not have enough knowledge to be a mother. She may also have fears about how having a baby will impact her own life and dreams for the future. A teenager may suffer an emotional crisis if she becomes pregnant and does not want the baby. This crisis may lead to rash behavior such.... View More