1. Social Pressure Adapted from: Melissa Rodgers © Jenison International Academy

2.  Adult Family  This does not just have to be your parents. Grandparents, step-parents, even neighbors – anyone you spend a great deal of time with who is older and influential.  Teachers  Peers  Media Sources of Pressure

3. social pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted peer pressure. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved April 27, 2014, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/peer pressurehttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/peer pressure What is Peer Pressure?

4.  Often overlooked, this can have a huge impact on a young adult.  Pressure for all sorts of goals usually in the clause of “its for your own good” or “it is your responsibility”  Very similar to peer pressure, adults want their children to conform to their values and goals, to be successful in life.  Adult pressure can be just as positive or negative as peer pressure, sometimes even more. Adult Pressure on Young Adults

5. Positive vs. Negative Internal vs. External Types of Pressure

6. Positive Peer Pressure – pressure to do something that IS in your best interest Negative Peer Pressure – pressure to do something that IS NOT in your best interest Positive and Negative Peer Pressure

7. Internal Peer Pressure – when the pressure or encouraging comes from within our selves. External Peer Pressure – when the pressure or encouraging comes from someone or something else. Internal and External Peer Pressure

8. 1.Internal / positive pressure 2.Internal / negative pressure 3.External / positive pressure 4.External / negative pressure The 4 types of Peer Pressure:

9. Maggie really wants to go to Truman State University. Maggie’s mom wants Maggie to get a scholarship so she can afford to go. She buys Maggie an ACT prep book and offers to help Maggie study for the upcoming exam. Maggie accepts. What type of pressure is this?

10. External / Positive

11. A bunch of Sally’s friends are smoking in a hidden, free from any supervision spot at a football game. No one asks Sally to smoke, but she really wants to try it to fit in with the group. What type of pressure is this? What type of pressure is this?

12. Internal / Negative

13. Ted is with his friends at the beach. Penny, the girl he likes pulls out a bottle of wine and passes it to Ted. Ted passes the wine to someone else without taking a sip. Penny says to Ted, “Come on Ted, we do this all the time, take a drink”. What kind of pressure is this? What type of pressure is this?

14. External / Negative

15. Ryan started smoking two years ago. He heard some friends talking about going to a cessation class (learn to stop smoking). He checked it out online and signed up for the class. What type of pressure is this? What type of pressure is this?

16. Internal / Positive