1. Your Health and Wellness
Chapter 1
Your Health and Wellness
Lesson 4
Making Responsible Decisions
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2. The chance of harm or loss
decisions
consequences
risk
Choices that you make
Results
The chance of harm or loss
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3. Beliefs you feel strongly about that help the way you live
cumulative risk
values
The addition of one risk factor to another, increasing the chance of harm or loss
Beliefs you feel strongly about that help the way you live
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4. In this lesson, you will learn to
identify how to make responsible decisions.
explain why values are important when making decisions.
practice the decision-making process.

5. Sequencing
Create a concept map showing the order of the steps in decision-making.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

6. Some decisions are small and some decisions are tough.
Your Decisions Count
Some decisions are small and some decisions are tough.
decisions Choices that you make
What are some decisions you made today?

7. Decisions can have serious consequences.
Your Decisions Count
Decisions can have serious consequences.
consequences Results
During your teen years, you will have many important decisions to make. For some decisions, you will want to seek help from your parents, guardians, or other trusted adults. These people can point out the possible consequences of your decisions.

8. Any decision that involves a risk to your health is an important one.
Risk Factors
Any decision that involves a risk to your health is an important one.
risk The chance of harm or loss
When making decisions, you should understand the short-term and long-term consequences of safe, risky, and harmful behaviors.
Decision
Short-term consequences
Long-term consequences

9. The Decision-Making Process
Step 1: State the Situation
Ask Yourself
What are the facts?
Who else is involved?
In the decision-making process, it’s a good idea to write down your answers as you work through each step.

10. The Decision-Making Process
Step 2: List the options
Think of all your options and ask other people for suggestions.
An adult you trust is a good person to ask for advice when making important decisions.

11. The Decision-Making Process
Step 3: Weigh the Possible Outcomes H
Healthful E
Ethical
H (Healthful) What health risks, if any, will this option present?
E (Ethical) Does this choice reflect what you and your family believe to be ethical, or right?
L (Legal) Does this option violate any local, state, or federal laws?
P (Parental Approval) Would your parents approve of this choice? L
Legal P
Parental Approval

12. The Decision-Making Process
Riding in a car without a safety belt and exceeding the speed limit is an example of cumulative risk.
cumulative risk The addition of one risk factor to another, increasing the chance of harm or loss

13. The Decision-Making Process
Step 4: Consider Values
Your values should guide any important decision you make.
Values reflect what is important to you and what you have learned is right and wrong.
values Beliefs you feel strongly about that help the way you live

14. The Decision-Making Process
Step 5: Make a Decision and Act on It
If you’ve weighed the options, mapped out the risks and consequences, and are comfortable with your decision, you are ready for action.
If you are not comfortable with your decision, look at other options or ask a trusted adult for help.

15. The Decision-Making Process
Step 6: Make a Decision and Act on It
Ask yourself:
Were the results positive or negative?
Were there any unexpected outcomes?
Was there anything I could have done differently?
What have I learned from the experience?
If the action you took wasn’t as successful as you’d hoped, try again.
Use the decision-making process to find another way to deal with the situation.

16. Lesson 4 Review
What I Learned
Vocabulary Use the term decision and consequences in a sentence.
Sentences will vary but should reflect an understanding of the meaning of and relationship between these terms.

17. Lesson 4 Review
What I Learned
Explain What are two questions you might ask yourself when stating the situation in the decision-making process?
These include “What are the facts?” and “Who else is involved?”

18. What I Learned Recall Why are values important when making a decision?
Lesson 4 Review
What I Learned
Recall Why are values important when making a decision?
Your values can guide you toward options that will not compromise your ideals or put you in jeopardy.

19. Lesson 4 Review
Thinking Critically
Analyze Choose one of the six steps in the decision-making process, and describe its importance
to the process.
Answers will vary but should reveal an understanding of the decision-making process.

20. Lesson 4 Review
Thinking Critically
Apply Lena is supposed to spend the weekend with a younger cousin from out of town. A friend calls offering an extra ticket to a concert for that Saturday night. How should Lena decide what to do?
She needs to evaluate her prior commitments to her cousin and weigh these against the personal desire to go to the concert. She could also explore options that include getting a ticket for the cousin.

21. Your Health and Wellness
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Making Responsible Decisions
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