Influences Internal Influences External Influences
Definition: Things you can control I. Internal Influences Definition: Things you can control
Personal Choices Decisions we make Beliefs Attitude Effort A. Examples Personal Choices Decisions we make Beliefs Attitude Effort
II. External Influences Definition: Things you can not control!
B. Examples Outside Factors- Weather Parents Events- Natural Disasters Media Other Peoples Attitudes & Effort
III. 4 Types of Influences A. Heredity B. Environment C. Family/Friends D. Media
A. Heredity Passing of traits from parent to child Example: * Diseases * Body Type * Addictions 3. These are External Influences
B. Environment All living and non living things that surround us. 2. Examples: * Home Life (E) * Climate/Weather (E) * Pollution (E) * School (I &E) * Neighborhoods (E) * Allergies (E) 3. These are both Internal & External Influences
C. Family/Friends Good vs Bad Culture * Way of life * Beliefs * Customs of a group of people American Culture * Fast Foods * Obesity 4. These are External & Internal Influences.
D. Media Various forms of communicating information or ideas to mass amounts of people. Examples * TV * Magazines * Radio * Newspaper * Billboards 3. These are External & Internal Influences
IV. Reflection What did you learn about things that influence you that you didn’t know before?