How frequently do you engage in the following behaviors? 1 = never 2 = occasionally 3 = most of the time 4 = all of the time Chapter 2: Self Assessment - DO NOW! • I review all of my choices before I make a decision. • I think about the outcome for each possible choice. • I make decisions that support my beliefs. • I think about the decisions I make afterward, so that I can learn from them. • I stop to think about who might be affected by the decisions I make. • I usually ask for advice when I have a tough decision to make. • If I make a bad decision, I try to correct any problem my decision caused.

Chapter 2: Skills for a Healthy Life TOTAL YOUR SCORE… 20 – 28: You’re doing an excellent job of giving thought to your decisions. 12 – 19: You give some thought to your decisions, but there are some areas in which you could improve your skills at making decisions. < 12: You should be making some major changes in the ways in which you make health-related decisions.

Chapter 2 Skills for a Healthy Life Section 1 Building Life Skills

Chapter 2 Section1 Building Life Skills What Are Life Skills? • Life Skills are tools for building a healthy life. • Life skills are learned. • Learning to use life skills takes practice.

Section1 Building Life Skills Chapter 2 Ten Life Skills • Assessing Your Health • How healthy are you? • How are your actions and behaviors affecting your health? • Communicating Effectively • A process in which 2 or more people exchange information. • Practicing Wellness • Practice healthy behaviors for good life-long health.

Section1 Building Life Skills Chapter 2 Ten Life Skills • Coping • Deal with troubles or problems in an effective way. • Being a Wise Consumer – someone who buys things. • Make good decisions when you buy health products and services. • Evaluating Media Messages (TV,newspaper, radio, internet) • Recognize the influence of media messages on you and your decisions. • Using Community Resources • Find and use community resources to help all six components of your health.

Section1 Building Life Skills Chapter 2 Ten Life Skills • Making GREAT Decisions • Use the making GREAT Decisions model. • Using Refusal Skills • Say “no” to anything that makes you uncomfortable. • Setting Goals • Setting goals helps you know where you are going and how you plan to get there.

Chapter 2 Skills for a Healthy Life Section 2 Making GREAT Decisions

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 Practice Making GREAT Decisions… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVNqKpGr1tE • Here’s the situation…… • Gina is on her way to school when a boy she likes pulls up in his car with his friends. • The boys are planning to skip school and want Gina to come with them. She notices some beer in the back seat. • What should Gina do????

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 Practice Making GREAT Decisions… • GIVE Thought to the Problem • Gina stops to think before making her decision. She shouldn’t just make a quick decision without thinking. • REVIEW Your Choices • Gina has at least three choices: • Skip school and go with them • Say “No, thanks.” • Suggest they get together another time

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 Practice Making GREAT Decisions… • EVALUATE the Consequences of Each Choice • If she skips school, she could get in trouble, and could be at risk for serious consequences. • If she says “No,” she will not get in trouble, but she will miss a chance to be with the boy she likes. • If she suggests another time, she will not get in trouble, and she could get to be with this boy later—but does she really want to?

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 Practice Making GREAT Decisions… • ASSESS the possible outcomes and make the best choice. Gina realizes she does not want the stress of lying and putting herself at risk. She decides to say, “No, thanks.” • THINK It Over Afterward Gina thinks about her decision later. She is glad she didn’t have to lie or worry about getting in trouble.

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 The results of your actions and decisions are called: • Consequences • Your actions & decisions are important because you are responsible for the consequences. • Impulsive decisions can have negative consequences. – What is impulsive? • Good decisions almost always lead to positive outcomes.

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 Making GREAT Decisions Together • Working with other people can make difficult life decisions easier. • Seek advice from your parents, friends, and teachers. • Learn from your mistakes.

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 Making Mistakes… • When you make a bad decision, use… • STOP, THINK, GO • STOP and admit to yourself (and others) that you made a wrong decision. • THINK of people you can talk to about the problem, and what you can do to fix the mistake. • GO and do your best to correct the situation.

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 It’s your turnto practiceusing GREAT decisions!!!

MAKING GREAT Decisions GIVE thought to the problem REVIEW your choices (2 or more) EVALUATE the consequences of each choice (positive & negative outcomes) ASSESS and choose the best choice THINK it over afterward Would you repeat your choice? What would you change?

MAKING GREAT Decisions Identify the problem CHOICE #1 CHOICE #2 CHOICE #3 + - + - + - outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome outcome

Rows 1 and 2 face each other. Repeat for Rows 3 and 4, and Rows 5 and 6. Get into groups of four in the following order:

Analyze your assigned situation and complete steps 1-3 of the MAKING GREAT DECISIONS model:

Your friend pressures you to go to a party where you know there will be drugs/alcohol, and your parents have expressed very strong feelings you about not participating in this type of event • You notice a friend is posting depressing statements on social media and you decide to send him/her a text (Are you Ok?- His/her response is “I don’t want to live anymore”… • It’s 7th period and a friend approaches you and tells you that someone wants to fight you afterschool because(>>>>). You are currently an athlete and have a clean discipline record. In addition, you are strong enough to handle yourself in a situation like this … • You’re in a relationship with a boy/girl friend, and someone you’ve always had a crush on starts showing you attention and asks you to go out… • You’re current group of friends seem to all have started smoking cigarettes, and it seems as if they are always pressuring you to give it a try. You are sick of the pressure, but don’t want to lose your friends….. • 6. One of your friends posts a vicious lie about one of your other friends on twitter……

Section2 Making GREAT Decisions Chapter 2 Homework/Classwork: • Imagine: (pick one) • A friend is pressuring you to sneak out of your house to go to a party. • You are being told you have to do mean things to another person, just to fit in with a group of friends (or) • One of your friends is pressuring you to steal something that you want from the mall. • Think of all the possible choices you could make in this situation. • List all (5 total) pros and cons of each choice you would debate over in making your decision. • Tell me what decision you made and why?

Chapter 2 Skills for a Healthy Life Section 3 Resisting Pressure from Others

Section3 Resisting Pressure from Others Chapter 2 Who Influences You? • Peer pressure is a feeling that you should do something because that is what your friends want. • Positive influences can encourage you to improve yourself or to do good. • Negative influences can pressure you to do something that is unhealthy or dangerous.

Section3 Resisting Pressure from Others Chapter 2 Types of Pressure • Direct pressure is the result of someone trying to convince you to do something you normally wouldn’t do. • Indirect pressure results from being swayed to do something because people you look up to are doing it.

Section3 Resisting Pressure from Others Chapter 2 Refusal Skills • Refusal skills are strategies to avoid doing things that you feel pressured to do.

Section4 Setting Healthy Goals Chapter 2 Practicing Refusal Skills • It helps to practice refusal skills so you will be ready for real-life pressure situations. • When you say no, always respect others and don’t put anyone down. • If someone keeps pressuring you, then you may have to leave the situation.

Chapter 2 Skills for a Healthy Life Section 4 Setting Healthy Goals

Section4 Setting Healthy Goals Chapter 2 Bellringer • Write down three goals that you hope to accomplish within the next month. • Write downthree goals that you hope to accomplish within the next 10 years.

Section4 Setting Healthy Goals Chapter 2 Kinds of Goals • A goal is something you work toward and hope to achieve. • Short-term goals can be achieved in days or weeks. • Long-term goals may take months or years to achieve.

Section4 Setting Healthy Goals Chapter 2 Six Suggestions for Setting Goals • SafeGoals should not be harmful to you or others. • Satisfying You should feel good about yourself when you reach your goals. • Sensible Set realistic goals that you can really hope to achieve. • Similar Set goals that work well together and do not contradict one another. • Specific The steps to achieve your goals should be clear. • Supported Your goals should be supported by your parents or other responsible adults.

Section4 Setting Healthy Goals Chapter 2 Make an Action Plan • An action plan is a set of directions that help you reach a goal. • List the rewards you will have when you reach your goal. • Know which influences can hurt you and which influences can help you as you work toward your goal. • Track your progress regularly.

Now its your turn to practice: My Goal Instruction Manual: If you would like to achieve (_________) by this date_______-______-_____ WARNING: Safety---do not attempt this goal unless…………… Instructions for reaching your goal: Step 1 – Begin by………………. Step 2 Next……………… Step 3 Then…………….. Step 4,5,6,7,8 etc List of Rewards for completing this goal 1,2,3,4,5…….. Troubleshooting If this happens along the way, then do this 1,2,3,4,5………..

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