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Chapter 2 Making Responsible Decisions

Chapter 2 Making Responsible Decisions. Decisions and your health. Responsible decision making is an important part of health; the choices you make give you a great deal of control over your own health.

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Chapter 2 Making Responsible Decisions

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  1. Chapter 2Making Responsible Decisions

  2. Decisions and your health • Responsible decision making is an important part of health; the choices you make give you a great deal of control over your own health. • Sometimes the choices you make affect your health immediately (short-term consequences). Other times the consequences are not seen until many years later (long-term consequences).

  3. Short-term consequences of health decisions and leading causes of death among people ages 15-24 Unintentional injuries- injuries that are not the result of purposeful acts ~14,000 Homicide ~8,000 Suicide ~4,500 Cancer ~2,000 Heart Disease ~1,000 HIV/AIDS ~500 Long-term consequences of health decisions and leading causes of death among people ages 55-64 Cancer ~90,000 Heart disease ~70,000 COPD ~10,000 Stroke ~10,000 Diabetes ~8,000 Unintentional Injuries ~7,000 Each of these is often the result of choices made early in life Short-term vs long-term consequences

  4. Vocabulary • Quality of life- The degree to which a person lives life to its fullest capacity with enjoyment and reward. Unintentional injuries- Injuries that are not the result of purposeful acts.

  5. End of Ch. 2.1 • Answer questions 1-4 pg. 23

  6. 2.2 How to make a responsible decision • Decision-making model: A series of steps that helps a person make a responsible decision. • Step 1. State the Problem • Step 2. List the options • List all available options to consider • Try talking to someone whose opinion you trust, but don’t be persuaded by them to do something that isn’t good for you.

  7. Decision-making model cont. • Step 3. Imagine the benefits and consequences • Take some time and carefully think through the benefits and negative consequences of each of your options that you listed in step 2 • Step 4. Consider your values • Values- a person’s strong beliefs and ideals • Your values allow you to choose between good and bad, and between right and wrong. Your values show the kind of person you are and what you care most about.

  8. Decision-making model cont. • Step 4. Consider your values cont., • A person’s values develop over time and are influenced by the teachings of family, culture, and religious and spiritual leaders • Each person develops his or her own value system, based on individual life experiences. It’s important to realize that not everyone will share your values. • Universal Values: • Values that seem to be important to people from many backgrounds and cultures. • Honesty, trustworthiness, responsibility to oneself and others, self-control, and social justice

  9. Decision-making model cont. • Step 5. Weigh the options and decide • Carefully examine the possible benefits and negative consequences of each option • Step 6. Act • Step 7. Evaluate the reults

  10. End of Ch 2.2 • Answer questions 1-4 on page 30

  11. End of chapter 2 • Concept review page 32 Questions 1-10

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