Grade 8 Health
Mrs. C. White
2013-2014
Unit 1: Wellness and Lifestyle
 Chapter
1: Designing Yourself
- “Who Will I Be?” Assignment
 Chapter 2: Learning about Yourself
- Chapter 2 Workbook
 Chapter 3: Making Changes and Choices
- Chapter 3 Workbook
 Unit Quiz (Ch. 1-3)
Chapter 1: Designing Yourself
Main Ideas:
 Wellness
 Improving wellness
 Factors affecting wellness
 Self-Design Process
Wellness
 Wellness
- A state of optimum mental,
physical, and social health.
Your wellness depends on your choices and
behavior. You have a lot of control over
your wellness.
Wellness
Your wellness is made up of the following 10
things:
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1. Nutrition
2. Fitness
3. Personal Health
4. Safety & First Aid
5. Growth & Development
6. Feelings & Emotions
7. Relationships & Communication
8. Use of Drugs
9. Environmental Health
10. Disease Prevention
Ways to Improve Wellness
Some ways to improve wellness are:
 Relax
 Improve communication skills
 Be creative
 Take responsibility for your health
 Love yourself
Factors Affecting Wellness
Some factors that affect wellness that you
have no control over are:
 Heredity:
you may be born with a disease.
 Environment: where you live.
 Sex: male or female.
 Age: you can't control aging.
Self-Design Process
In order to achieve your dreams and ambitions in life
you needs to have a design for yourself, make good
choices and decisions, and maintain your goals and
decisions.
The 3 steps of the Self-Design Process are:
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Learning about yourself (self-awareness, value
awareness)
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Setting goals, taking risks, and making decisions
3.
Maintaining goals and decisions (assertive
behavior)
Chapter 2: Learning About
Yourself
Main Ideas:
 Self-awareness
 Values
 Influences
Self-Awareness
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Self-Awareness - A knowledge of oneself.
You can learn about yourself by paying attention to
the following areas:
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Interests- what you like.
Aptitudes- what you are good at.
Attitudes- your thoughts and feelings.
Personality- how you express yourself.
Values- what is important to you.
Beliefs- what you believe to be true/real.
Values
Your values are things that are important to
you.
They are very important because they help
you make decisions and they influence your
behavior.
Influences
Some things that may influence your values are:
1. Family
2. Religion
3. Society and culture
4. Friends
5. Teachers
6. Other adults
7. Media (movies, tv, radio, magazines)
8. Your own experiences as you grow up
Chapter 3: Making Changes
and Choices
Main Ideas:
 Goals
 Risk Taking
 Decision-Making
 Assertive Behavior
 Passive Behavior
 Aggressive Behavior
Goals
A goal is something you want to achieve.
A long-term goal is measured in months or
years.
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Ex. I will save $50 a month until I reach $500.
A short-term goal is measured in days or
weeks.
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Ex. I will finish my assignment by Thursday.
Goals
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Setting specific and realistic goals will help
you achieve what you want.
In order to achieve your goals you may have
to make some decisions.
The more specific you can be in defining your
goal and your plans for reaching it, the better
your chances are for success.
Think about the time frame and what small
steps you could take in order to achieve your
goal.
Reaching your goal will require self-discipline.
Risk Taking
In order to reach your goals you may have
to take some risks.
Taking risks can be scary because the end
result is unknown.
If you don't take risks occasionally, you may
not achieve what you want.
Risk Taking
You can prepare yourself for taking risks by:
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Focusing on what you want to achieve
Finding out as much as possible about what the
risk involves
Considering all the consequences
Knowing your abilities and limitations
Being brave
Understanding that success is not guaranteed,
and how you can learn from experience
Not trying to prove you are ‘tough’
Not being pressured into taking risks
Decision-Making
You will be faced with many different
decisions in your life.
There are good and bad ways to make
decisions.
When you are faced with an important
decision, following the decision-making
process may be a big help.
Decision-Making
Small Group Discussion: How do you feel about this quote? Is
there any truth to what Hubbard says?
Whole Group Discussion: Share your thoughts and ideas about
this quote.
Ways to Make Decisions
There are two methods of making decisions:
IDEA
HELP
Identify the decision to
be made
Develop ways to solve
the problem
Evaluate the
information
Act on what you have
chosen
How many sources of
info can you find?
Evaluate the
information
Learn from the sources
you consulted
Put into action what
you have gathered
Decision-Making Process
5. Plan of Action
4. The Choice
6. Action
3. Advantages
and
Disadvantages
2. The
Alternatives
7. Evaluate
Choice
1. The
Problem
8. Reconsider
Alternative
What’s Wrong With This
Decision?
1.
Nancy has decided not to go to the dance
because she is really clumsy and afraid people will
laugh at her.
2.
Ashok decided to go on a white-water canoe trip,
but he could not swim.
3.
Alex went along with the gang to let air out of car
tires one night even though he did not really want
to.
4.
Anna transferred to a new school because her
boyfriend was there. She didn’t check out the
program or facilities before doing so.
Help for Decision Making
Sometimes you have to make hard decisions or
decisions that take you in a direction you don’t
want to go.
Some things that can help are:
 Asking someone you trust for help
 Not giving up if the choice is unclear
 Try the process again if you are not satisfied
with the outcome
 Be proud of making hard, responsible
decisions.
Assertive Behavior
 Assertive
behavior- direct, honest, and
appropriate expression of your thoughts,
feelings, needs, or rights.
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person can learn to behave assertively.
What Is Assertive Behavior?
 Acting
in your own best interests
 Setting goals and making decisions to
reach them
 Asking for help
 Standing up for yourself
 Being able to say, “No!”
 Not denying others their rights
 Comfortable expressing your feelings
Benefits of Assertive Behavior
Behaving assertively helps you accomplish
the things you want to do and helps you
feel good about yourself.
You are:
 Less likely to get hurt
 Less likely to do things you feels are
wrong/inappropriate
 People will trust/respect you
Techniques of Assertive
Behavior
Sometimes how you express yourself is more important
than the words you use.
 Eye contact- looking directly at the person, but not
staring
 Body posture- turning towards the person, sitting up
straight, speaking firmly
 Distance- keep about 1m from the person if s/he is
not a close friend
 Facial expression- if you are happy, smile; if you are
angry, look serious
 Tone of Voice- a clear and level tone will be
convincing without intimidating
 Pacing your words- keep speech even and unhurried
 Timing- mind others’ feelings when being expressively
spontaneous; sometimes it may be better to wait.
Passive and Aggressive Behavior
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Passive behavior- lacks confidence, weak
voice, looks down when speaking, and may
slouch.
A passive person usually lets others get their
own way.
Aggressive behavior- confident, pushy,
speaks loud and fast, rigid body, and points
finger when speaking.
An aggressive person is accustomed to
getting his or her own way.