Mr. Le’s Health Class
Describe how decisions affect your life and
others.
 Identify the benefits of setting goals
 Identify the traits of good character
 Explain the role of tolerance in social health
 Describe qualities found in a good citizen
 Describe ten important health skills
 Explain how to find reliable information
 Develop refusal skills to avoid certain situations
 Learn health skills- Specific tools and strategies
that help you maintain, protect, and improve all
aspects of your health
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 Relationship
– bond or connection you have
with others
 Family- immediate and extended family
 Friendship – a significant relationship
between two people that is based on caring,
trust, and consideration.
 Role – a part you play in a relationship.
Evaluate the different relationships in your life,
specifically your relationship with parents are they
healthy?
 What is an example of good and bad relationships
What
roles do you play as you interact with others?
 Tools
for positive relationships: communication,
cooperation, compromise
 Ways to communicate: words, gestures, facial
expressions, behaviors
 Positive relationships have: mutual respect,
consideration, honesty, dependability and are
committed
 Interpersonal
Communicationcommunication with others
 Intrapersonal Communicationcommunicating with self
 Maintain respect
 Effective communication
 The three basic
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Speaking
Listening
Body Language
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styles of communication…
Passive – Involves the inability or unwillingness to
express thoughts or feelings.
Aggressive – Involves trying to get their way
through bullying and intimidation.
Assertive – Involves expressing thoughts and
feelings clearly and directly but without hurting
others
Body Language – nonverbal communication
 Active
Listening – paying close attention to
what someone is saying and communicating.
 Techniques for active listening:
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Reflective Listening
Encouraging
Empathizing
Clarifying
 Decision
Making – is the process of making a
choice or finding a solution.
The Six Steps
- State the situation
- List the Options
- Weigh the Possible Outcomes
- Considering Values
- Make a Decision and Act
- Evaluate Your Decision
 Identify
the situation
 Make
yourself a list of options and be as
complete as you can.
 Consider
the possible outcomes or
consequences of each decision.
Use the Formula H.E.L.P
H – Healthful
E – Ethical
L – Legal
P – Parent Approval
 Values
– are the beliefs and principals that
guide the way a person lives.
 Choose
the course that seems best and that
supports your values.
 Are you comfortable with your decision?
 If
the outcome is not what you expected
then use the decision making process and try
again.
 Decision
making skills- steps that enable you
to make a healthful decision
 Take steps to guide choices
 6-basic steps
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Apply to situation???????
 Goal
setting – is the process of working
toward something you want to accomplish.
 Goal- something you aim for that takes
planning and work
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Short Term Goals
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types of goals
Doing well on a test
Writing an email to a friend
Long Term Goals
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Learning to play an instrument
Becoming a professional athlete
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– Identify a specific goal and write it down
 2 – List the steps you will take to reach your
goal.
 3 – Get help and support from others
 4 – Identify and overcome specific obstacles
 5 – Evaluate your progress
 6 – Give yourself a reward
 NOW YOU DO IT
 Character-
distinctive qualities that describe
how a person thinks, feels and behaves
 Beliefs and Values
 What makes up ones character?
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are six main traits of good character.
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship
 Trustworthy
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People Are…
Honest
Faithful/Loyal
Truthful
Reliable
Integrity – the quality of doing what you know is right.
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Tolerance
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are two elements of respect
The ability to accept other people as they are.
Prejudice
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Is an opinion or fear formed without having facts or
firsthand knowledge.
What are you responsible for?
 Accountability
– a willingness to answer for
your actions and decisions.
If you are fair you …..
Keep an open mind
 Are willing to listen to people who's opinions
differ from yours
 Has good
sportsman ship
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 Empathy
– the ability to understand and show
concern for another persons feelings.
 Sympathy – the feeling that you care about
and are sorry about someone else's trouble
 Citizenship
is the way you conduct yourself
as a member of the community.
 Role
model- is someone whose success or
behavior serves as an example for others
 Who helps you?
 What makes a good role model?
 Advocacy-
taking action to influence others
to address a health related concern or to
support a health-related belief.
 Assessing Information
 Analyzing Influences
 Trusted Sources???
 Conflict
– any disagreement, struggle or fight.
 Conflicts occur when a person’s wants, needs,
wishes, demands, expectations or beliefs
clash with another persons.
 Common causes of conflict include…
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Power struggles
Loyalty
Jealousy/Envy
Property Disputes
Territory and Space
Conflicts with siblings involve :
 Space, property, competition
 Conflicts with parents/guardians usually occur because:
 Limits , responsibilities, expectations
 Conflicts at school may involve:
 Teachers, friends, peers
 Conflicts at work:
 Productivity, co-workers, pay, time off
 Bully Behavior Includes:
 Teasing
 Name Calling
 Physical Actions
 Stealing
 intimidation
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 Escalate
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– rise to become more serious.
Escalating fights can be avoided by identifying emotions
and other factors.
Mob Mentality – acting or behaving in a certain
often negative manner because others are doing it
The Warning Signs of Building Conflict
Physical Signs
Emotions Signs
A knot in the stomach
Feeling Concerned
Faster Heart Rate
Getting Defensive
A lump in the throat
Wanting to Cry
Balled up fists
Not Feeling Valued
Cold or sweaty palms
Wanting to lash out
A sudden surge of
energy
Wanting to escape
 Learn
to understand your feelings
 Keep your conflicts private
 Learn to accept others
 Take a step back
 Is it really that serious?
 Show respect for yourself
and for others
 Empathy
 Mediation
 Conflict
Resolution – the process of solving a
disagreement in a manner that satisfies
everyone involved.
 Negotiation – the use of communication and
often compromise to settle a disagreement.
 Develop and apply Personal Strategies
 Respect yourself and others
 Eliminate Barriers
The conflict at hand is you are wanting to start
dating; however, your parents feel it is to soon, there
are many other things you should be focusing on and
they are concerned about the risks involved.
How would do you handle this conflict?
What would you say or do?
 Stress
management- ways to deal with or
overcome the negative effects of stress
 Reaction for every action
 Internal & external influences
 Analyze
 Refusal
Skills – communication strategies that
help you say no to others effectively.
 Refusal Strategies
 Schools Refusal Model- S.T.O.P.
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Win/win approach-how can we solve this as partners rather than
opponents
Creative response-transform problems into creative opportunities
Empathy-develop communication tools
Appropriate assertiveness apply strategies to attack the problem
not the person
Co-operative power- eliminate power over to build power with
others
Managing emotions- express fear, anger, hurt and frustration
wisely to effect change
Willingness to resolve-name personal issues that could cloud the
picture
Managing the conflict- define the issues needed to chart common
needs and concerns
Development of options- design creative solutions together
Introduction to negotiation – plan and apply effective strategies
to reach an agreement
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Just Say NO!
 Lighten
 Don’t
 Be
the mood with a joke
get aggressive
invincible
 Power
in numbers