SSR

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SSR

• Quietly read/work until 905.

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Entry Slip 9/4

• Complete the SMART goal activity worksheet.
• LT I can write a SMART goal.

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Entry Slip 9/5

• Analyze and discuss some potential risks in your
  life.
• Positive or negative?
• What are/were the consequences?
• How do you prevent risks from happening to you?
• TURN HEALTH TIMELINE IN TO BIN!

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DECISION MAKING and Risk TakingLT I can
implement and understand the decision making
process, and how decisions directly relate it to
my health.
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Health Risks and Your Behaviors

• Risks are an unavoidable part of life.
• What are some examples?
• We as individuals have awareness of risks.
• Taking responsibility for your behaviors, and
  minimizing risks is a part of growing up and
  being responsible.

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Risk Behaviors

• Risk behaviors actions or behaviors that might
  cause injury or harm to yourself or others. Risk
  behaviors carry serious, significant
  consequences.
• Consequences can be short term long term.
• Examples?
• Sedentary lifestyle a lifestyle choice that
  includes little physical activity.

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Cumulative Risks

• Cumulative Risks related risks that increase in
  effect with each added risk.
• Examples
• Texting while driving while also speeding
  increases the risk of getting in an accident
  significantly.
• Regularly eating high-fat meals will increase
  your risk for serious health issues overtime.

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Reducing Risks

• Taking precautions and changing you attitude can
  minimize the possibility of harm, and increase
  your overall health.
• Abstinence active, conscious decision not to
  participate in high risk behaviors.
• Precautions planned actions taken before an
  event to increase the chances of a safe outcome.
• Positive health behaviors reduce risks.
• Prevention taking steps to keep something from
  happening or getting worse.
• Medical/dental check-ups

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Decision Making Another Method for Reducing
Risks

• Decision Making the process of making a choice
  or solving a problem.
• Decision making is an important life skill, and
  one that you will use on a regular basis.
• The choices and decisions you make influence and
  impact your health, and all sides of the health
  triangle.

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Decision Making Contd

• Decisions show whats important to you. What you
  value.
• Values beliefs that guide the way you live.
• Ethical Values choosing to take the right
  actions.
• Cultural Values values and beliefs based on
  culture, religion.
• Personal Values individual beliefs.
• Come from different sources parents, friends,
  peers, siblings, role models, community.
• Examples?
• Ms. Brauns Values Honesty, Loyalty, Hard work,
  Family First.

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Influences on Decisions and Risk-Taking Behaviors

• Peer influence your friends and social network
  that surrounds you.
• Community influences the people, culture, and
  beliefs in your immediate surroundings.
• Cultural influences values and beliefs within
  your culture.
• Example Consuming alcohol is a risky behavior
  choice that can have a negative impact on your
  personal health. How might these three above
  influences affect ones decision to drink?

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Decision Making

• Additionally, decision making skills are needed
  by students to help them make health-enhancing
  choices, to choose behaviors that promote health
  and reduce the risk of illness.
• There are six steps we can take to make
  decisions it is known as the decision-making
  process.

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D.E.C.I.D.E. Model

• D Define the problem
• E Explore the Alternatives (come up with at
  least two)
• C Consider the Consequences ( -) of each
  Alternative
• I Identify your values as they relate toward
  your decision
• D Decide and Act
• E Evaluate the results, positive and negative

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Example Decision Making

• Individually, or with people around you, consider
  the following decisions and scenarios. Apply the
  decision making model steps to analyze the
  following (in notebook)
• Choosing plans after high school.
• Youre in the car with your parent or guardian
  who is driving, and they have been drinking what
  do you do?

• D Define the problem
• E Explore the Alternatives (come up with at
  least two)
• C Consider the Consequences ( -) of each
  Alternative
• I Identify your values as they relate toward
  your decision
• D Decide and Act
• E Evaluate the results, positive and negative

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Decision Making Model, Contd

• When making a decision, it is important to ask
  yourself a series of questions to determine,
  which action to take.
• - Is this a risky situation?
• - Am I being influenced/pressured?
• - How will it affect my health?
• - What would be parents think?
• - Do I have other options?
• - Does the decision fit in with what I value?
• - How does this decision affect my goal?

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D.E.C.I.D.E. Worksheet

• Complete the D.E.C.I.D.E worksheet to analyze and
  apply the decision making process.

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Yes or No Activity

• With each scenario, make a decision either you
  agree with it, or disagree. Be prepared to defend
  your answer.

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Yes or No?

• You studied really hard for a Spanish test. On
  the day of the test, you blank and dont remember
  a question about South American culture. Because
  you studied so hard, and know you know the
  answer, its okay to look to your neighbors
  paper and see what they put.

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Yes or No?

• You and your friend are walking around Mall of
  America when the stranger walking in front of you
  drops a 20. Its okay to tell yourself finders
  keepers and take the money for yourself.

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Yes or No?

• You are at a restaurant eating dinner with your
  family. Your older sibling offers you a sip of
  alcohol. Its okay to try it since youre with
  your family?

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Yes or No?

• You see your best friend vandalizing school
  property. Do you report it to an adult or staff
  member of the school?

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Yes or No?

• You see a group of your friends picking on a
  student in a lower grade level. You join in. Its
  okay since everyone else is doing it, too?

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Yes or No?

• Should marijuana be legalized?

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Yes or No?

• Should the drinking age be changed to 18?

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Yes or No?

• Should it be mandatory to donate your organs
  after death?

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Yes or No?

• Should smoking be made illegal?

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Yes or No?

• Should fast food advertisement be banned?

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Journal 3

• List what your thoughts on decision making in
  three sentences
• How many steps are there?
• How important are decision making skills?
• What are the steps to decision making? Whats an
  important decision youve had to make recently?