1. Risk-taking Behaviour Chapter 9- Social influences on the individual. Pg 409-411

2. Risk-taking Behaviour Behavior that has a potential negative consequence. Potential risk to the individual’s psychological or physical health and wellbeing.

3. Is this risky behaviour?

8. ACTIVITY 1. Rick-taking game. Create groups of 4 Take turns in placing negative risk-taking behaviours in order between most risky to least risky Discuss findings as a class

9. Doesn’t have to Negative! Sometime we engage in risky behaviour which can have positive effects on health. Taking a risk to start something new can give us more confidence and self esteem.

10. Starting apprenticeship

11. Wearing ‘daring’ new fashion

12. Positive Risk-taking behaviour Still risky because there is still the potential for negative health consequences. Question: What are the possible negative health consequences from starting a new apprenticeship or wearing daring new fashion?

13. Costs of risky behaviours Social cost- embarrassment or failure Physical cost- accident or injury Emotional cost- fear or sadness

14. Gullone & Moore (2000) Four types of risk-taking behaviour: 1.Thrill-seeking 2.Reckless 3.Rebellious 4.Anti-social

15. Thrill-seeking Socially acceptable Challenging Experimental Eg. Bungee Jumping

16. Reckless Higher chance of not being socially acceptable Dangerous Negative social and health outcomes Eg. Unprotected sex

17. Rebellious Acceptable for adults but not for youths. Acting out Attention seeking Eg. Underage drinking

18. Anti-social Unacceptable for adults and youths Deviant behaviours Eg. Bullying

19. Activity 2. In your workbooks, analyse your four highest ranking risk factors. You need to explain what kind of risk factor they are You need to explain what the social cost of each of the behaviours are

20. Trends in adolescent risk- taking behaviours Gullone and Moore found that adolescents are more likely to engage in thrill-seeking risks. Male youths tend to engage in more risk-taking behaviours. Female youths tend to judge behaviours as more risky than males youths.

21. Factors in risk-taking behaviour Peer pressure Age,Sex, Personality type Mental health Family background Culture Percieved risk

22. However….. Psychologists have no complete explanation as to why youths engage in risk taking. Psychologists have no exact solution for youth risk-taking behaviour.

23. Activity 3. Write about a time when you have engaged in a risk-taking activity. What kind of risk taking activity was it? What was the cost of the behaviour? What influenced you to do this activity?