Decision-Making - Character - Stress

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Decision-Making - Character - Stress Stress
Management

• South Junior High 7th Grade Health

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Types of Decision-Makers

• Inactive Decision-Makers - Person who fails to
  make a decision and that failure leads to a
  negative outcome.
• Procrastinators
• Little control over their life
• Low self-confidence
• Say yes to doing something without really
  wanting to do it.

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Types of Decision Makers

• Reactive Decision-Makers - Allows others to make
  decisions for them.
• Easily influenced
• Feel as though they need to be liked
• Tend to give away control

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Types of Decision-Makers

• Proactive Decision-Makers - Make evaluated
  decisions and take responsibility for
  consequences both good and bad.
• Have character
• Honest
• Responsible

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Types of Decision-Makers

• Proactive Decision-Makers
• These people also have a feeling of being
  empowered.
• Empowered - Feeling of being energized because
  they have control over their decisions and their
  behavior.

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The Responsible Decision-Making Model

• It will always
• Promote health
• Protect the safety of others
• Follow laws
• Show respect for self and others
• Follow parents guidelines
• Demonstrate character

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The Responsible Decision-Making Model

• The Six Steps of the Model
• Describe the situation that requires a decision.
• List possible solutions you might make.
• Share your list with a responsible adult.
• Question and evaluate your list.
• Decide on the best solution.
• Act on your decision.

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The Responsible Decision-Making Model

• Activity 1 Responsible Decision-Making Model.
  In groups of 2 or 3, take a situation that you
  may be confronted with and one that requires a
  well thought out decision. Follow all 6 steps of
  the decision-making model. Record all possible
  situations, explanation of the situation, and
  questions you could use to evaluate. Decide on
  your best solution.

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The Responsible Decision-Making Model

• If you make a wrong decision, you could
• Take responsibility
• Dont make excuses
• Dont try and cover it up
• Do not continue your actions
• Make restitution
• Making good for loss or harm done to others

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Character Self-Esteem

• Character
• The use of self-control to act in a responsible
  way.
• Resiliency
• The ability to bounce back and recover from a
  difficult situation.

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Character Self-Esteem

• Self-Esteem
• Write a list of 10 positive or good things about
  you.
• A persons belief about his or her worth.

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Character Self-Esteem

• Why is it important to have positive self esteem?
• Make responsible decisions
• More resilient during difficult times
• More likely to try new things
• Expect others to treat you with respect

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Character Self-Esteem

• Activity 2 Character Top Ten. Class will work
  with their tables. Create a list of all the
  things they could do to show that they have good
  character. After 10 minutes, the group must pick
  their best 1 and have one member of the group
  tell the teacher to have it written on the board.
  Each person will then have 2 votes to help
  determine the best 10. As a class we will vote
  to decide our top ten ways to show we have good
  character. After all the votes are taken, number
  the choices, 1-10 and you will write the
  Character Top 10 in your notebook

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Character Self-Esteem

• Activity 3
• Character bumper sticker. Create a bumper
  sticker that deals with the topic of character.
  Must all fit on the paper provided. Must also be
  colorful, creative, and have a catchy slogan -
  much like any other bumper sticker.

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Stress Stress Management

• POP QUIZ
• Please take out a sheet of paper and number 1-10.
  This quiz will count for half your grade for the
  entire unit.

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Stress Stress Management

• Stress - The response of the body to the demands
  of daily living.
• Can be good or bad.

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Stress Stress Management

• Stressor - Any source that causes stress.
• Physical
• Mental (tests, abuse, etc.)
• Social (peer pressure)
• Environmental (pollution, heat, etc.)
• Stress cannot be avoided
• Present in almost every situation and some people
  handle it better than others.

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Stress Stress Management

• General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - A series of
  body changes that result from stress. - Fight or
  Flight Response

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Stress Stress Management

• Three stages of G.A.S
• 1. Alarm Stage
• -Adrenaline is released
• -Body is ready for quick action
• 2. Resistance stage
• -Body attempts to regain internal balance
  (homeostasis)
• 3. Exhaustion Stage
• -Body is tired
• -Injury can occur if body stays in this
  state for long period of time.

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The General Adaptation Syndrome
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Stress Stress Management

• Activity 4
• Stress prevention and protection. The board is
  split in 2 half. One side for stress prevention
  and one side for stress management. What is
  difference? List ideas the class comes up with
  to prevent stress and ways to protect their
  health in stressful times.

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Stress Stress Management

• Activity 5
• Time and money budget. These are 2 of the
  greatest stressors in many peoples lives. If we
  know how t o manage these 2 resources, we may
  have less worries in the long run!

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Decision-Making/Character/Stress

• Unit Review - Complete the crossword puzzle /
  word find.