1. What are VALUES ? rules guidelines beliefs morals standards
…we have for our life

2. INTEGRITY?
Doing what is right when no one is looking. Having honesty and truthfulness.

3. What do Values help us do?
They help us make decisions.
GOOD VS. BAD
RIGHT VS. WRONG
IMPORTANT VS.
UNIMPORTANT
MORAL VS. IMMORAL

4. Decision vs. Outcome
Every day we make 100’s of choices based on the chance that certain events might occur. *Remember… the goodness of a decision is based on how it is made not how it turns out!!

5. Internal (responsibility)
Locus of Control
External (excuses)
Internal (responsibility)
I was late because of traffic
We lost the game because the referee was bad
I earned an F on the test because the questions were unfair
I have few friends because everyone sucks
I was late because I didn’t allow for traffic
We lost the game because we didn’t play well
I earned an F on the test because I wasn’t prepared
I have few friends because I am difficult to get along with.

6. Is your Locus of Control internal or external?
The extent to which people feel they have control over the outcome of events in their lives.
This can influence your
Goals, happiness, success, & motivation

7. LOC = locus of control
0-5 Very strong external LOC
20-35 External LOC
40-60 Both external and internal LOC
65-80 Internal LOC
Very strong LOC

8. Teen Brain Control center Age – 12 – 24 years old
Remodeling of the anatomy of the brain is occurring (physical change)
Amygdala = emotions = teen brain
Hyper rational thinking
Prefrontal Cortex = judgment = adult brain
Control center
Youtube: Teen Brain

9. Teen Brain

10. Adult Brain
Synaptic pruning: synapses not used very often are removed

11. THE DECISION MAKING MODEL
1. What is the PROBLEM? 2. BRAINSTORM: (list 3 options) 3. List the Pros (list 3 benefits) 4. List the Cons – (list consequences) 5. DECIDE

12. EXAMPLE THE PROBLEM: my friend is being abused
OPTIONS: I could tell her mom
2. take her to the school counselor
3. tell my parents
THE PROS: 1. She will get help
2. She will be thankful that you care
3. She won’t be hurt any more.
THE CONS: 1. she will get mad at you
2. she will not trust you anymore
3. you could lose her friendship
DECIDE: I decide to take her to the counselor

13. Scenario
You are at a party and your friend who drove you continues to drink throughout the night. It is now 1:30 a.m. and you are tired and want to go home. Most of your friends have already left the party. Your friend who has been drinking all night offers you a ride home. You are unsure about his sobriety at this point. He seems really drunk. You can smell the alcohol on his breath and he is slurring his words. You don’t have a driver’s license. The party is getting wilder and it doesn’t seem like you will be able to safely “crash” there. What do you decide to do?