Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Health Risks and Your Behavior
Risk Behaviors Actions or choices that may cause injury or harm to your or others.
Consequences The result of actions
Cumulative risks Are related risks that increase in effect with each added risk. Example: Riding a bike in the rain, without a helmet, across a busy street.
Objective Based on facts
Prevention Taking steps to make sure something does not happen.
Abstinence Not participating in unsafe behaviors or activities.
Consequences Physical Mental/emotional Financial Academic Legal Social
Question of the Day For every Risk is their always a consequence?
Subjective Comes from a person’s own views and beliefs, not necessarily facts.