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Chapter 2- Lesson 1 Building Health Skills

Note Taking

New and Academic Vocabulary
health skills
interpersonal
communication
refusal skills
conflict resolution
stress management
skills / Write the correct vocabulary term under each definition.
1.  the process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving
2.  specific tools and strategies to maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health
3.  the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people
4.  communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful, or that go against your values
5.  skills that help you reduce and manage stress in your life
Learning Health Skills
I found this information
on page(s) _____. / Explain why learning health skills is an important part of living a healthy life.
Communication Skills
I found this information
on page(s) _____. / Name the three health skills that deal with how you give and receive information.
1. 
2. 
3. 
List three ways you can strengthen your interpersonal communication skills.
Accessing Information
I found this information
on page(s) _____. / Write two questions you need to answer to decide whether health information is valid.
Accessing Information
1. 
2. 
Identify some valid sources of health information.
Explain why it is important to understand the ways in which you are influenced.
Self-Management Skills
I found this information
on page(s) _____. / List two useful self-management skills.

In So Many Words

Teens are often pressured by their friends to take part in high-risk behaviors. Refusal skills, the strategies used to say no to unsafe behavior, are an important health tool for teens.

Directions: Read the conversations below. In the space provided, identify the refusal strategy being used. Then make a suggestion for one other refusal strategy that may also be effective in this situation.

1.  Justin: "Come on! Don't you want to have a smoke with me? What's your problem?"
Mike: "I'm leaving now. You won't listen, and I'm done discussing it."
Refusal strategy:

Possible suggestion:

2.  Tasha: "We're going to be late unless we take the shortcut on the train tracks. Let's go!"
Ebony: "No. I don't want to take the risk of walking on the tracks."
Refusal strategy:

Possible suggestion:

3.  Brad: "It's just one drink, and it's only beer. Why won't you have some?"
Keiko: "I don't drink alcohol. It's against the law and against my family's beliefs."
Refusal strategy:

Possible suggestion:

Reteaching Activity

Directions Read each situation below. Use the list below to choose a health skill that could be used in each situation. Write a sentence that tells what health skill you would use and how it would help you solve the problem or make a decision.

conflict resolution stress management
analyzing influences refusal skills
advocacy accessing information
practicing healthful behaviors communication skills
decision making goal setting

1.  You notice that your little sister sometimes skips brushing her teeth before she goes to bed.

2.  Your schedule next year will be very busy; you will need to choose between being on the basketball team and being in the band.

3.  You are nervous about midterm exams because those grades will be sent to the college scholarship committee.

4.  You are very interested in a new type of protein supplement, which advertisements claim is safe and builds muscle mass quickly.

5.  Your friends offer to bring alcohol to the party you are having on Friday night.