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Key takeaways for this Chapter
- Social wellness is an important part of overall wellness.
- Love is difficult to define.
- Sternberg defines love as including varying levels of intimacy, passion, and commitment.
- A person own “love story” may impact their own relationships.
- It is important to understand the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships.
- Effective communication includes being assertive and using “I” statements.
- Sex and Gender mean two different things.
- Pregnancy occurs when a females egg is fertilized by a males sperm, this is called conception.
- Various contraceptive methods are available that can help to reduce the chances of pregnancy and STD transmission.
- Abortion is the act of ending a pregnancy.
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