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Life Skills
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Life Skill | A tool for building a healthy life |
| Coping | Life Skill: Helps us to learn to deal with problems and troubles in an effective way |
| Consumer | A person who buys/uses products or services |
| Media | All public forms of communication, such as TV, radio, newspaper, the internet, advertisements, social media, etc. |
| Resource | Something/someone that you can use to help you achieve a goal |
| Consequence | The result of your actions and decisions |
| Peer Pressure | A feeling that you should do something because that is what your friends want you to do |
| Direct Pressure | The pressure that results when someone tries to convince you to do something you wouldn't normally do |
| Indirect Pressure | The pressure that results from being swayed to do something because people you look up to are doing it |
| Refusal Skill | A strategy/technique that helps you avoid doing something you don't want to do |
| Persistent Pressure | Pressure that is continous and repeated |
| Direct Pressure Examples | Teasing, Explanation, Threats, Bribery, Put-downs, Persuasion |
| Indirect Pressure Examples | TV, Radio, Advertising, Role Models, Popular People, Famous People |
| Assessing Your Health | Measuring your wellness- Blood Pressure, Vision Screening, etc. |
| Being a Wise Consumer | Life Skill: Being smart when buying/using products and services; comparing prices, coupons, saving money, checking reviews |
| Communicating Effectively | Life Skill: Teaches us skills for speaking, listening, sending and receiving messages clearly. |
| Using Community Resources | Life Skill: Utilizing Local Agencies and Services to help improve your wellness; walking paths, schools, playgrounds, libraries, etc. |
| Practicing Wellness | Life Skill: Engaging in exercise, good hygiene practices, getting enough sleep and eating healthy. |
| Setting Goals | Life Skill: Tips for achieving your dreams; short and long term checkpoints. |
| Evaluating Media Messages | Life Skill: Analyze the validity and influence of the media in print/visual/audio sources. |
| Making GREAT Decisions | Life Skill: Give thought to the problem, review options, evaluate consequences of each choice, assess and choose the best choice, Think it over afterward. |
| Using Refusal Skills | Life Skill: Applying strategies to help us to say No to things we aren't comfortable doing. |