Taking Charge of Your Health

Knowing what influences your health can help you make harmful decisions.

• True

• False

Someone the same age as you is your peer.

• True

• False

The influence people your age have on you is peer pressure.

• True

• False

You can use influences to avoid wrong decisions.

• True

• False

People may use positive peer pressure to get you to make the wrong decision.

• True

• False

The first step to making a responsible decision is:

• ask for help

• identify your choices

• ask your peers

• evaluate your plan

In the "Guidelines for Making Responsible Decisions" a "no" answer shows that the choice _________.

• will lead to a responsible decision.

• follows rules and laws.

• will lead to a wrong decision.

• shows good character.

Positive peer pressure is a classmate ________.

• letting you copy their homework.

• telling you the answers on the test.

• encouraging you to play a game rather than study.

• asking you to join a study group.

Negative peer pressure is a teammate __________.

• suggesting that you both skip practice and go to a party.

• asking you to jog with them.

• offering to hep you practice your soccer skills.

• giving you a book to read about your sport.

You can use your resistance skills to __________.

• set a health goal.

• practice life skills.

• resist negative peer pressure.

• resist boredom.