Intentional Injuries
Activity 1: Ouch!
I’m Hurt!
Directions: In the box are
examples of intentional
and unintentional
injuries. Classify whether
the given examples are
Intentional or
Unintentional injury.
Write your answers on
the box provided.
Guide Question:
Based on your answer
above, construct your
own definition of what
Injury is.
Injury is a general term that refers to
damage caused by accidents, falls,
hits, weapons, and more. It is
commonly classified as intentional
and unintentional. Intentional
injuries occur with purposeful intent
and include homicide, suicide,
domestic violence, sexual assault,
bias related violence and firearms.
On the other hand,
unintentional injuries occur
without purposeful intent,
burns, drowning, falls,
poisoning and road traffic
accidents leading cause of
death and disability.
In the school, there are
different circumstances or
events that lead to injury.
The most common causes
of students’ injury inside
the school are slipping and
falling accidents.
Students can fall due to wet floors in
the corridors, slippery gym floors,
broken or missing stair handrails,
and falling from bleachers. In the
playground, injuries may happen
due to lack of supervision, poor
yard care, and broken playground
equipment.
Activity 2: News Bulletin
Directions: Read the news
headlines then classify them as to
whether they refer to intentional or
unintentional injuries. Write the
headline title according to its
classification in table below.
Guide Questions:
1. Explain how you classified each
news headline.
2. How did you distinguish between
intentional and unintentional
injuries?
Activity 3: The Impact of
Abuse and Violence
Directions: Analyze the
following illustrations. Answer
the guide questions
afterwards.
Guide Questions:
1. What types of intentional injuries are
portrayed in the illustrations?
2. Based on these illustrations, what are the
effects of intentional injuries on their
victims?
3. What are the other impacts of
intentional injuries?
Activity 4: Agree or
Disagree?
Directions: Read the following
statements carefully, then write
AGREE or DISAGREE for each item
in your paper and provide
explanation for your response.
1. If a child misbehaves, it is okay for him/her to
receive a corporal punishment.
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2. Fraternity hazing is acceptable because it is an
initiation rite to the brotherhood.
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3. A woman who acts and dresses provocatively
deserves to be raped.
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Assessment
Direction: Identify the following
situations whether intentional
injury or unintentional injury. Put
a check on the corresponding
column.