Taking Responsibility for Your Health CHAPTER 2 Taking Responsibility for Your Health

Skills for Balanced Health Accessing Information Self-Management Analyzing Influences Interpersonal Communication Decision Making/ Goal Setting Advocacy

Accessing Information You can develop good fact-finding skills so that you can gather the information you need to make healthful decisions.

Self-Management Practicing healthful behaviors and managing stress are two key components in developing the skills of self-management.

*Your body’s response to changes around you* Stress *Your body’s response to changes around you* Stress Management Identifying sources of stress and learning how to handle them in ways that promote good mental & emotional health

Analyzing Influences Internal Knowledge & feelings Interests Likes & dislikes Desires Fears External Family Friends Teachers Counselors Role models Media

Interpersonal Communication *The sharing of thoughts and feelings between two or more people* Facial Expressions Tone of voice Choice of words Listening Skills Body Language

*Ways to say no effectively* Refusal Skills *Ways to say no effectively*

*A disagreement between people with opposing viewpoints* Conflict *A disagreement between people with opposing viewpoints* Conflict Resolution Finding a solution to a disagreement or preventing it from becoming a larger conflict End of lesson 1

*The process of making a choice or solving a problem* Decision Making *The process of making a choice or solving a problem* How will this decision affect my well-being? How will it affect the health of others? Is it harmful? Is it unlawful? How will my family feel about this decision? How might this decision affect my life goal?

Values *The beliefs that guide the way a person lives, such as beliefs about what is right and wrong and what is most important*

*Standards on which to base your decision* Criteria *Standards on which to base your decision* *H.E.L.P.* HEALTHFUL ETHICAL LEGAL PARENT APPROVAL

The Decision-Making Process State the Situation List the Options Weigh the Possible Outcomes Consider Values Make a Decision & Act Evaluate the Decision End of lesson 2

Long-term Goal Short-term Goal *A goal that you plan to reach over an extended length of time* Short-term Goal *A goal that you can reach in a short length of time*

Reaching Your Goal Set a specific goal and write it down. List the steps you will take to reach your goal. Get help from others who can help and support you. Evaluate your progress by setting checkpoints. Reward yourself after you have achieved your goal. “By the time I was 20, I wrote, I want to play in the Super Bowl, be the MVP, become the all-time leading rusher, and finish college, because I promised my mother I would. Over the course of my career, all of those things came to pass, and I know that writing down my goals was an essential strategy.” -Emmitt Smith End of lesson 3

*The way in which you think, feel, and act* Character *The way in which you think, feel, and act*

Advocacy Role Model *Taking action in support of a cause* *A person who inspires you to act or think in a certain way* End of lesson 4