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CHAPTER 2. Taking Responsibility for Your Health. Skills for Balanced Health. Accessing Information. Self-Management. Analyzing Influences. Interpersonal Communication. Decision Making/ Goal Setting. Advocacy. Accessing Information.
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CHAPTER 2 Taking Responsibility for Your Health
Skills for Balanced Health • Accessing Information • Self-Management • Analyzing Influences • Interpersonal Communication • Decision Making/ Goal Setting • Advocacy
Accessing Information • You can develop good fact-finding skills so that you can gather the information you need to make healthful decisions.
Self-Management • Practicing healthful behaviors and managing stress are two key components in developing the skills of self-management.
Stress *Your body’s response to changes around you* Stress Management Identifying sources of stress and learning how to handle them in ways that promote good mental & emotional health
Analyzing Influences External • Family • Friends • Teachers • Counselors • Role models • Media Internal • Knowledge & feelings • Interests • Likes & dislikes • Desires • Fears
Interpersonal Communication *The sharing of thoughts and feelings between two or more people* • Facial Expressions • Tone of voice • Choice of words • Listening Skills • Body Language
Refusal Skills *Ways to say no effectively*
Conflict *A disagreement between people with opposing viewpoints* Conflict Resolution Finding a solution to a disagreement or preventing it from becoming a larger conflict End of lesson 1
Decision Making *The process of making a choice or solving a problem* • How will this decision affect my well-being? • How will it affect the health of others? • Is it harmful? • Is it unlawful? • How will my family feel about this decision? • How might this decision affect my life goal?
Values *The beliefs that guide the way a person lives, such as beliefs about what is right and wrong and what is most important*
*H.E.L.P.* Criteria *Standards on which to base your decision* • HEALTHFUL • ETHICAL • LEGAL • PARENT APPROVAL
The Decision-Making Process • State the Situation • List the Options • Weigh the Possible Outcomes • Consider Values • Make a Decision & Act • Evaluate the Decision End of lesson 2
Long-term Goal *A goal that you plan to reach over an extended length of time* Short-term Goal *A goal that you can reach in a short length of time*
Reaching Your Goal • Set a specific goal and write it down. • List the steps you will take to reach your goal. • Get help from others who can help and support you. • Evaluate your progress by setting checkpoints. • Reward yourself after you have achieved your goal. “By the time I was 20, I wrote, I want to play in the Super Bowl, be the MVP, become the all-time leading rusher, and finish college, because I promised my mother I would. Over the course of my career, all of those things came to pass, and I know that writing down my goals was an essential strategy.” -Emmitt Smith End of lesson 3
Character *The way in which you think, feel, and act*
Advocacy Role Model *A person who inspires you to act or think in a certain way* *Taking action in support of a cause* End of lesson 4