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WorksheetsSelf-Determination
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is self-determination?
The process of controlling your own life.
Making decisions for other people.
Allowing others to make life decisions for you based on their own beliefs of what they feel is best for you.
Not gathering information to make strong, good decisions for your own life.
True or False:
In order to have full independence over your life, it's important to understand all the responsisblities that go along with that.
False
True
Some personal responsibilities include:
Physical and financial responsibilities
Time management and social responsibilities
School and or job responsibilities
Home, apartment or room responsibilities
All the above
Why do you need self-motivation to control your own life?
It allows you to complete tasks and to achieve goals.
Self-motivation helps you to be more successful in accomplishing things you need or want to do.
All of the above
None of the above
Self-determination requires:
Understanding your responsibilities, solving problems
being motivated, self-advocating, having self-control
None of these
All of these
Self-determination also requires:
Knowing how to make good, and/or difficult decisions
Self-awareness of own strengths and abilities
All of these
None of these
True or False
The bigger the consequence, the more difficult the decision.
True
False
Somethings that can influence your decisions are:
Peer pressure and parents
Opinions of those you respect
Consequences, time and money
None of these
All of these
When making a decision, you should NOT :
Identify the problem and gather information
Make a quick decision based on what ever you feel like in that moment
Identify all possible options to a solution
Weigh the pros and cons before making your choice
True or False
When solving problems, it's helpful to complain and blame others instead of trying to be responsible and develop some solutions in order to move forward.
True
False
What does self-advocacy mean?
To speak-up for yourself
To ask for what you need
To ask for help
To ask questions
All of these options
How does self-advocacy work with self-determination?
They both lead to independence.
Speaking up for yourself and your needs allow you to have more control over your own life.
None of these choices
All of these choices
