Lesson 1: Options and Choices
R, E, A, L
What is:
R: Refuse
E: Explain
A: Avoid
L: Leave
The result of a choice; good or bad.
What is consequence?
Acting in a way that communicates a lack of consideration toward others. It often involves attacking others without regard for their feelings.
What is aggressiveness?
To communicate "no" to an offer. Can be demonstrated verbally or nonverbally.
What is refuse?
To give a reason or reasons for something.
The result of a choice.
What is consequence?
Name one mental health effect that substance use can cause.
What is anxiety or depression?
Acting in a way that communicates confidence and respect for others.
What is assertiveness?
Body language or gestures that signal how one feels or what one thinks. Can be assertive, passive, or aggressive.
What is nonverbal cues?
The state of being sure about oneself.
What is confident?
A choice one likes better than others and does not have serious consequences.
What is simple preference?
A gamble or a danger; a possibility of something going wrong.
What is a risk?
Acting in a way that communicates timidity and unwillingness to stand up for oneself. It often involves a lack of action on one's part that allows others to take advantage.
What is passiveness?
To embarrass or put someone down. To make someone feel unwelcome and disliked.
To meet face to face. To challenge or oppose.
What is confront?
A choice that is well thought out.
What is wise choice?
What is one short-term risk of using drugs or alcohol?
What is impaired judgment?
A decision made between two or more people after they have arrived at the conclusion that they have differing opinions and they will not be able to agree.
What is "Agree to Disagree"?
Tension experienced whenever a peer (or peers) wants one to do something he or she does not want to do.
Say what you don't like. Show or say how it affects you or makes you feel. Say what you want or plan to do about it.
What is Guidelines for Explaining?
Taking myself out of a situation in which I don't want to be involved.
What is Leave?
Why is it especially risky for teens to use drugs or alcohol while their brains are still developing?
What is because it can cause long-lasting changes to brain function and increase the risk of addiction?
Making decisions for oneself. It also involves putting one's mind to something and sticking to decisions.
What is self-determination?
Spoken words that signal how one feels or what one things. Can be assertive, passive, or aggressive.
What is verbal cues?
Being direct, looking the person in the eyes, speaking up for yourself.
What is assertiveness?