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Skills of Life
The Past
100
Thinking of all the possible ways to carry out your decision.
What is Brainstorming
100
An example of this might be telling your friend to steal alcohol from their house.
What is negative peer pressure?
100
An example of this is going to college.
What is a long-term goal?
100
This refusal skill means, not giving in when your friends give you a hard time
What is stand your ground?
100
The way you act, think, or feel that causes you to make one choice over another.
What is "your attitude?"
200
This is the first step in making a decision.
What is identifying the problem?
200
These are 2 types of peer pressure.
What is negative and positive?
200
Having high amounts of this will help you reach your goals in life and may help you avoid bad decisions.
What is self-esteem?
200
An example might be nodding when you understand what someone is saying.
What are listening skills?
200
This includes all living and non-living things around you.
What is your environment?
300
The beliefs that you consider to be of great importance.
What are values?
300
This includes TV, radio, the Internet, movies, magazines, music, and news reports.
What is the media?
300
An example of these, is playing soccer, reading mystery books, and listening to music.
What are interests?
300
The ability to exchange information and the ability to express your thoughts and feelings clearly.
What is communication?
300
Keeping clean to prevent the spread of disease?
What is hygiene?
400
The are the 3 possible results of a decision.
What is a positive, negative, and neutral consequence?
400
An example of this would be convincing your friends to ask the new student to join your group.
What is positive peer pressure?
400
Having these give you a sense of purpose and direction.
What are goals?
400
This might be the best thing to do if your friends won't accept a simple no.
What is "walk away?"
400
Having all 4 parts of health in good shape and equally balanced.
What is wellness?
500
These are the 6 steps to making good decisions.
What is identify the problem, consider the values, list the options, weigh the consequences, decide and act, and evaluate the choice?
500
This is the most important influence in your life.
What is your family?
500
If you fail once at something, having this will help you try and try again.
What is persistence?
500
These are the 5 refusal skills that help you deal with negative peer pressure.
What is avoid the dangerous situation, say "no", stay focused on the problem, stand your ground, and walk away?
500
This could include, brushing your teeth, eating healthy, buckling your seat belt, or avoiding behavior that will get you in trouble.
What is preventative healthcare?