Impact of Risk Taking 1
True or False: Risk taking will always have harms to it.
False
What are 3 examples of harmful teen risk taking?
answer at least 3 of these or related answers:
drug/substance use
risky driving
having bad friends/ peer pressure
taking risks with grades/ skipping school
How does choosing to interrupt your class effect others?
The other students won't learn, and the teacher will have to take time out of the class to calm you down.
The part of the brain responsible for impulse control does not fully mature until about age 25. How does this affect teen risk taking?
Any answer close to this is correct:
teenagers are more likely to make impulsive, emotional decisions without thinking through the consequences.
OR
Sometimes, they don’t have enough life experience to be aware of all of the possible dangers.
What item would get wet whilst drying?
a towel
define smart risk taking
A risk that would allow you to develop new skills, or would have a positive outcome that has minimal negative influences
what are 2 ways that harmful risk taking impact your self image?
these or any related answer work:
Lowers self-esteem and confidence
you will engage in more harmful/dangerous activities
View yourself as incapable
explain how bullying one person affect others?
the person being bullied will feel bad about themselves and other people watching that may then feel afraid that this will happen to them too.
Teens often have unhealthy optimism. How does this impact teen risk taking?
Teens tend to think that negative outcomes will only happen to other people. It doesn’t feel real to them, and so the possible negative consequences don’t deter them.
What can you catch but not throw?
a cold/sickness
list 2 positives of smart risk taking
Opens new opportunities
make new friends
build new skills
List 3 consequences of harmful risk taking
these or related answers:
affects your health badly
harm relationships
get into dangerous situations
harms your future
How would harmful decision making affect your friends?
They would be negatively affected by your behavior/ may feel pressured to go along with your risks/ may be upset that they have to stop being your friend
describe 2 ways that peer pressure affect risk taking in teens?
Some teenagers want to be accepted and fit in, so they do what is considered ‘normal’. Others want to impress their friends, or demonstrate that they are ‘different’.
what can run but cannot walk?
a river
List 4 ways that smart risk taking impacts you at school?
you must mention 4 of these or any related answer:
learn new skills
gain more knowledge
take difficult classes
improve your grades
Help you get into college
join more extracurricular activities
make more friends
List 4 ways harmful risk taking impacts your school performance?
lowers your gpa/grades
suspended/expelled
ruins chances of getting into college
harms relationships with classmates/ teachers
How would not doing your homework affect others?
It would affect the teacher because they would need to stop and remind you to do your homework/ will need to take time out to let you know/ will need to spend more time teaching you about other things because you may be falling behind
explain how 2 forms of media impact teen risk taking?
Any answer close to this is correct:
Social media, music, movies and television project a wide range of risky behaviors in ways that make the person glamorous or admirable, while still avoiding any negative consequences
what bank has no money in it?
a river bank
List 3 skills needed to make smart risks
Planning
Thinking of the pros and cons
Thinking before you act
Being okay to make mistakes
Support
Communication
name 4 things that influence people to take harmful risks?
to fit in
peer pressure
boredom
wanting to be independent/ rebel
to seem cool
no focus or direction
explain 2 ways how low self esteem can impact teen risk taking?
Poor self-esteem. A teen with low self-esteem may not by very assertive or have the will to say no to others. they may also want to be accepted and liked and will not say no.
What kind of room has no windows or doors?
a mushroom