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Refusal skills

Peer Pressure &. Refusal skills. The influence to go along with the beliefs and actions of other people of your age. Direct pressure takes the form of words or actions directed towards you.

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Refusal skills

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  1. Peer Pressure & Refusal skills

  2. The influence to go along with the beliefs and actions of other people of your age. • Direct pressuretakes the form of words or actions directed towards you. • Indirect pressure is more subtle but is a form of peer pressure. Ex: People at your school may be wearing a specific shoe style. Maybe you want to go out to buy those shoes, too, because you think you will fit in with everyone else if you wear them. What is peer pressure

  3. Positive Peer Pressure • This can inspire you to do something positive. • Positive Peer Pressure can influence you to do better in school or to participate in after school activities • Negative Peer Pressure • This can pressure you to do something that could hurt you or other, or get you into trouble. • Negative peer pressure can negatively affect your performance at school, your health, and your future. Positive and negative pressure

  4. Refusal Skills are communication strategies that help you say no effectively. They help you avoid doing things that you do not want to do without feeling uncomfortable about your decisions. Using refusal skills, you stand up for your values, which builds self-respect. What are refusal skills?

  5. SAY NO IN A FIRM VOICE • TELL WHY NOT • OFFER OTHER IDEAS • PROMPTLY LEAVE S.T.O.P.

  6. Say no Explain Suggest alternatives Leave Repeating Change the subject Humor/sarcasm Types of refusal skills

  7. Speak loud and clear • Use body language to back up the word “no” • Plant your feet and square your shoulders Saying “no”

  8. Explain why you don’t want to try or do something • Be clear when explaining • “it goes against my morals” • “I have to take a drug test for the football game on Friday” Explain

  9. By thinking of something better to do, you offer everyone an “out” People get into trouble when they are bored and don’t have alternatives SUGGESTING ALTERNATIVES

  10. Simply remove yourself from the situation With you leading the way, others who feel uncomfortable will follow Leave

  11. Sometimes it takes saying “no” more than once, on more than one occasion Just because someone asks more than once doesn’t mean you have to cave repeating

  12. Say “no” and follow it by quickly changing the subject. • Example: • Tom says to Jim, “why don’t we go to my parents house and raid the liquor cabinet while they’re away?!” • Jim says to Tom, “I don’t think so but hey, what about that football game last night?! Can you believe the 49ers made it to the Super Bowl? Talk about East meets West!” Change the subject

  13. Sometimes humor is the best way to respond to a situation, as it can lighten a serious mood It can also divert attention away from you and onto something else. Humor/sarcasm

  14. Food, sex, drugs, alcohol, skipping, fighting, gangs, cheating. When you may experience peer pressure

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