Goals & Decision Making
These may be positive or negative, but every decision has these.
Consequences
Name two healthy ways to manage your emotions.
Possible answers: Listen to music, take deep breaths, count to 10, talk to someone, go for a walk, exercise, draw, write
The negative, mental, social and physical effects of marijuana can interfere with a person reaching these.
Goals
Teenage alcohol use inhibits the healthy growth and development of this organ.
Brain
What is the addictive drug in all tobacco products?
Nicotine
You are consistently late for school because you regularly hit the snooze button. Name a possible consequence.
Possible answers: detention, miss important information in class, fail the class because of missing assignments and participation
Name one thing active listeners do to show they are listening.
Possible answers: Make eye contact, stay focused, ask questions, lean in
When someone your age tries to get you to do something you don't want to do, they are using what?
Peer Pressure
True or False? You cannot get addicted to prescription drugs.
False
Damage to these organs occurs with every use of a cigarette.
Lungs
In which step of the decision making process do you consider your options and their consequences?
Think
Name the three communication styles.
- Passive
- Assertive
- Aggressive
Marijuana use increases this for up to three hours after smoking.
Heart rate
At around what age is the brain fully developed?
About 25 years
Just one use of any product containing nicotine can lead to this condition, causing the user to crave it despite the harmful effects.
Addiction
These can prevent us from staying focused on and achieving our goals.
Obstacles
Which communication style is the most effective?
Assertive
What chemical in marijuana is responsible for most of its psychological effects?
THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)
Name two things that can have a major influence on the decisions you make.
Possible answers: peers, family, values, media, emotions, experiences, goals
Name one healthy risk.
Possible answers: performing in a play, take dance lessons, making a new friend, riding a roller coaster
Which of these obstacles is not an internal obstacle?
A. Procrastination
B. Fear of failure
C. An unreliable car
D. Failure to plan
C. An unreliable car
What do we call a person's ability to identify with and understand someone else's feelings?
Empathy
Marijuana use affects the basal ganglia section of the brain, resulting in this side effect that could lead to car crashes or poor performance in sports.
Slowed reaction time
Name one possible consequence of underage drinking.
Possible answers: underage drinking could affect brain development, get in trouble with the law, hurt your academics, make decisions that have negative consequences
Taking someone else's prescription medicine is an example of a healthy or unhealthy risk?
Unhealthy risk