HS Health Module 8

Common attributes of friendship include (check all that apply)

• Similar values, interests, beliefs, and attitudes

• Open and honest communication

• Sharing of joys, disappointments, dreams, and concerns

• Mutual respect, caring, and support

Which type of friendship usually share interests but not deep emotional bonds

• Close

• Platonic

• Online

• Casual

Who do casual friendships usually form with?

Answer explanation

classmates, co-workers, people out of convience

What type of friendship is with friends that you would share your deepest secrets with? You share a deep emotional bond.

• Casual

• Online

• Close

• Platonic

What type of friendship is with a member of the opposite gender in which there is affection, but they are not considered a couple?

• Platonic

• Couple

• Close

• Casual

What type of friendship develops online?

• Dating

• Platonic

• Close

• Online

Give one guideline to protect yourself in online friendships.

Answer explanation

Avoid sharing personal information or photos of yourself with anyone you’ve met online

Avoid giving out phone number and address

If you ever meet online friends offline make sure to do it in a safe public space.

Always tell a trusted adult if an online friend asks you to do anything that makes you feel uncomfortable

_________ is a small circle of friends, usually with similar backgrounds or tastes, who exclude people viewed as outsiders.

Peer pressure can only be negative.

• True

• False

Give an example of positive peer pressure.

Answer explanation

oining a sports team or a club at school (healthy activities), study for class, eating healthy, physical activity