CHAPTER 2 Taking Responsibility for your Health

Question of the Day What does the word ADVOCACY mean? 1. To communicate effectively. 2. To get information. 3. To fight for something. 4. To be responsible.

Lesson 1 Skills for Balanced Health 1.Accessing Information – getting information 2.Self-Management – taking responsibility for yourself. 3.Analyzing Influences – being able to recognize factors that affect your health. 4.Interpersonal Communication – the sharing of thoughts and feelings between two or more people.

5. Advocacy - taking action 6. Decision Making/Goal Setting – being able to making a decision using the 6 step process. Setting realistic goals with a plan.

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Stress Your body’s response to changes around you.

Stress Management Is identifying sources of stress and learning how to handle them in ways that promote good mental and emotional health.

Refusal Skills Ways to say NO effectively.

Conflict A disagreement between 2 people with opposing viewpoints.

Conflict Resolution Finding a solution to a disagreement or preventing it from becoming a larger conflict.