Category: Life skills

Sharing of needles by substance abusers can lead to HIV infection and AIDS Substance abusers stand a high risk of spreading HIV &AIDS through sexual intercourse Substance use is known to impair a person’s judgment and for this reason the Read More …

A drug abuser undergoes several stages Stage one: Tolerance  A person starts abusing drugs for the first time and more into habitual use where the drug takes the central stage of his/her life. This repeated use leads to changes in Read More …

 These signs include: Withdraw from the family members and friends. Being involved with other company and that is of suspicious behavior Mood swings. Victims may sometimes become violent, excessively excited or argumentative Confused conversation, impaired judgment and lack of proper Read More …

Physical Signs These include: Slurred speech, staggering walk due to lack of co-ordination body movement, blurred and double vision, bloodshot eyes, watery eyes and drowsiness, unusual rashes and sores around the mouth and nose Sudden change in eating habits such Read More …

The following are some of the common causes of drug and substance abuse Pressure to perform well in examination Work / academic overload Family problems like rejection and a shaky family background Poverty Peer pressure Curiosity To escape from problem Read More …

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS A substance is considered abused if it is deliberately used to induce physiological or psychological effects or both, for the purposes other than therapeutic ones, and when its use contributes to health risks, the disruption of psychological Read More …

1. Define Life skills education. (3 marks) 2. You have been admitted to a Technical Training Institute. The Head of Department has informed you that part of your course will include the study of life skills. using your own words Read More …

Tolerance Simplicity Respect Love Unity Humility Honesty

To treat individuals equally irrespective of their gender Creating gender-friendly environment Providing gender friendly facilities career Learners should be encouraged to work hard in all subjects and to pursue any Encourage games and leisure for all learners without discrimination Assigning Read More …

Violence when women refuse to be submissive or take decisions Resentment when a woman is earning and the man is not or when a woman is earning more than the man Rape Discrimination in the workplace Harassment