HSC 4203 Powerpoint

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Making Healthful Choices

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Building Health SkillsChapter 2
Lesson 1
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Presenters

• May Lam
• Nicole Morette
• Maria Palmieri
• Catalina Rueda
• Anita Valiani

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Commonly Used Definitions
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Health Skills

• Specific tools
• and strategies
• that lead to better
• and more informed
• health choices

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Communication

• A process through which you send messages to
• and receive messages
• from others

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Four types of Communication

1. Clearly say what you mean
2. Be a good listener
3. Pay attention to how you say something
4. Be aware of your facial expressions and gestures

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Video On Communication Skills
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Refusal Skills

• Techniques that can
• help you refuse
• when you are urged to
• take part in unsafe
• or unhealthful behaviors

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Situations Requiring Refusal Skills

• Peer Pressure
• Underage Drinking
• Sexual Situations
• Can you come up with any of your own?

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Types of Refusal Skills

1. Say NO
2. Explain why you are saying NO
3. Suggest other ideas to the proposed activity
4. Leave if necessary

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Barriers to Saying No

• Pressure from Friends
• Desire to Fit in
• Fear

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Video on Refusal Skills
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WAYS TO SAY NO

• Id rather not.
• My mother will be upset.
• No thank you.
• I have other plans.

• Its not cool.
• Its unhealthy.
• Lets do something else.
• Im not comfortable.

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Self- Esteem

• The confidence
• and worth
• that you feel
• about yourself

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Building Self-Esteem

1. Examine the messages you send yourself
2. Find positive ways to state your goals
3. Focus on the things you do well

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Obstacles to Positive Self-Esteem

• Weight issues
• Negative attitudes
• Teasing from others
• Not molding into the norm
• Past failures
• Others?

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Positive or Negative Body Image
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Role Model or Not?
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Stress

• The bodys
• and minds
• reaction to
• everyday demands

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Effects of Stress on the Body

• Fatigue
• Problems Focusing
• Nervousness

• Mood Swings
• Increased Anxiety
• Lowered Immune System

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Stress Management Skills

1. Rechanneling your energy
2. Relaxing
3. Laughing