Decision Making
This is the HARDEST FUNCTION for teens to do because their brain areas are not fully developed?
Why is DECISION MAKING?
To help/improve/prolong a relationship, which tactic is better to use:
Setting boundaries with your partner/other person
Giving him/her/them an ULTIMATUM (do this OR ELSE?!)
What is SETTING BOUNDARIES?
What is the BEST COMMUNICATION STYLE to use with others?
Aggressive, assertive, passive, passive-aggressive
What is ASSERTIVE?
Which of these TRAITS do Adults and TEENS have in common?
a) potential of working a job (full or part time)
b) Both have struggles/challenges to deal with
c) Both care about what is happening in the future
d) Both worry about money
e) All of the answers are correct except f
f) None of the answers are correct
What is e) all of the answers are correct except f?
What is the SCARIEST thing for people when they move out on their own?
a) not having enough money to pay their bills
b) living alone and having no support
c) making all the decisions for yourself
d) being independent and making your own rules
What is Not having enough money to pay their bills?
What is the ACRONYM for the Decision Making Model?
What is D.E.C.I.D.E?
It the following statement an example of a BOUNDARY or an ULTIMATUM?
If you DON'T submit/turn in all your work by the deadline, you will get a "zero" grade.
What is an ULTIMATUM?
Which of these is NOT a method of communication?
a) body language
b) Braille
c) Sign language
d) Texting/email
e) Art/Music/Dance
f) They ALL are
What is f) They ALL are?
Which group tends to try RISKY activities or make more DECISIONS without thoroughly thinking them through, ADULTS or TEENS?
What is TEENS?
Which stage of life would you do the following activity in? (Buying your first home typically)
a) 12-16
b) 17-20
c) 20-30
d) over 65
What is c) 20-30?
What is the TERM (that affects your decision making) regarding HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT what is RIGHT or WRONG?
What is VALUES?
Boundaries are WE mindset-both of you can help develop/improve the relationship.
What is the FOCUS of an ULTIMATUM?
What is YOU/YOURSELF/ALL ABOUT ME (in trying to change the other person's behavior)?
Misunderstanding emojis happens two ways.
First, there is the computer problem. A smiling face sent from one phone could show as a frown on another phone. This could happen if a message is sent from a Google phone to an Apple iPhone.
Then there is the people part. People understand emojis differently.
True or False
What is TRUE?
Is this the TRADITIONAL or COMMON pathway NOW for transitioning to ADULTHOOD?
Return to school after beginning work, move back in with parents (or never leave), have children prior to marriage, or work in less secure part-time jobs.
Different transition paths
What is COMMON pathway NOW?
At what stage of life do people often have a MIDLIFE CRISIS?
What is between 40-60?
What is the BIGGEST INFLUENCE on teens decision making right now?
Stress, Peer Pressure, Self Discovery, parents
What is PEER PRESSURE?
WHEN should you discuss boundaries with your partner in a relationship?
1. When you first meet them
2. Early on in the relationship
3. Just before you kick them to the curb
4. You should never do this
What is #2 (early on in the relationship)?
What is the TECHNIQUE called for solving disagreements/arguments with others according to the Communication and Conflict slideshow?
What is CONFLICT resolution?
Which realizations do you need to face as an ADULT from the list below?
You are NOT invincible
Patience is a virtue but it erodes based on increasing responsibilities
YOU are responsible for yourself and what you do/don’t do (eg. if you run out of something at home, it is because YOU didn’t buy it)
Your metabolism slows down (harder to maintain a healthy weight) so YOU have to put it the effort to be/stay healthy
You may LOSE TOUCH with people
All of them
What is ALL of them?
What was the #1 thing that the CLASS said they were looking forward to when they live on their own?
What is "having more independence"/"making my own decisions"?
What is the BIGGEST STRESSOR for MOST teens right now?
COVID, RELATIONSHIPS, SCHOOL, MONEY
What are SCHOOL issues?
What DEFINITION is this? How much you are willing to give or take before requiring that things change or deciding to call it quits. It also involves identifying your CORE/RELATIONSHIP values
What is a BOUNDARY?
Which of these STEPS is IMPORTANT when communicating with YOURSELF?
a) engage in POSITIVE self talk
b) Use VISULALIZATION to see yourself succeeding
c) Develop positive, HONEST relationships (where you receive helpful feedback)
d) Lose your BAGGAGE (negativity from the past)
e) None of these answers are correct
f) All of these answers are correct
What is f) All of these answers are correct?
What is the TOUGHEST PART of being an ADULT right now?
a) not ever having enough money
b) maintaining relationships
c) Being RESPONSIBLE for everything/others in the home
d) Not being able to make a proper decision
What is "Being RESPONSIBLE for everything/others in the home"?
Which of these TRAITS make people appear OLDER/more MATURE than they are?
a) personality
b) the environment they live in/brought up in
c) Past experiences they have had
d) Parent/adult role modelling
e) All of the above
f) None of the above
What is e) All of the above?