Skills for a Healthy Life Chapter 2

What’s your Health IQ? Page 24 Indicate how frequently you engage in each of the following behaviors (1 = never, 2 = occasionally, 3 = most of the time, 4 = all the time) total your points 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 decision 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. 20-28 you are doing an excellent job of evaluating and learning from the decisions you make that relate to your overall health 11-19 you doing well over all. However, you have a number of areas in which you can improve decisions about your health 0-10 you may need to make some major changes in the way you make decisions. You can learn to make changes in your decision-making by reading Ch. 2.

What Are Life Skills? Life skills are tools for building a healthy life Like learning anything, learning to use life skills takes practice

Ten Life Skills Assessing Your Health – How healthy are you? How are your actions and behavior affecting your health? Communicating Effectively – Listen & speak effectively. Practicing Wellness – Practice healthy behaviors for good life-long health.

Ten Life Skills Coping – Deal with troubles or problems in an effective way Being a Wise Consumer – Make good decisions when you buy health products & services. Evaluating Media Messages – Recognize the influence of media messages on you & your decisions. Using Community Resources – Find & use community resources to help all six components of your health

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 & how you plan to get there

Ten Life Skills

Building Life Skills In a group of 3 answer the questions on page 28 in the book. Write all of your names on one sheet of paper and turn it in.

Importance of Making Decisions Making decisions are important because you are responsible for the consequences Consequences are the result of you actions and decisions Impulsive decisions can have negative consequences Good decisions often lead to positive outcomes.

Making GREAT Decisions

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

Everyone Makes Mistakes If you make a bad decision, use Stop, Think, Go STOP and admit you made a wrong decision THINK of people you can talk to about the problem GO and do your best to correct the situation.

Making GREAT Decisions In a group of 3 answer the questions on page 32 in the book. Write all of your names on one sheet of paper and turn it in.

Who Influences You? 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. Peer pressure is a feeling that you should do something because that is what your friends want.

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.

Resisting Pressure from Others

Refusal Skills Refusal Skills are strategies to avoid doing that’s that you feel pressured to do. Even if some doesn’t respect your NO, you don’t have to do it.

Twelve Refusal Skills

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.

Group Work In a group of 3 answer the questions on page 37 in the book. Write all of your names on one sheet of paper and turn it in.

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.

Six Suggestions for Setting Goals Safe – goals 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.

Six Suggestions for Setting Goals 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 family and friends.

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

Group Work In a group of 3 answer the questions on page 42 in the book. Write all of your names on one sheet of paper and turn it in.

Chapter 2 Review Define all the Key terms and answer the question on page 44 – 45 Due next Friday