BELL WORK What do you do to take responsibility for your health? Give examples.

BELL WORK

What do you do to take responsibility for your health? Give examples.

REVIEW

Define adolescence. The stage of life between childhood and

adulthood.Give 3 examples of physical change in

adolescence.Growth spurt, change in body hair, change

in body shape.Girls hit puberty between the ages of?8 and 14

Boys hit puberty between the ages of?

11 and 14

How does your relationship change with your parents?

You become more independent.

What becomes the most important during teen years?

Your friends.

MEET AND GREET

• When I ring the bell you are to meet someone new and ask them what there favorite thing about school is so far.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR HEALTH

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR HEALTH.

OBJECTIVES

• Identify positive lifestyle factors.

• Describe how risk behaviors can affect your health triangle.

• Explain how being abstinent promotes a healthy lifestyle.

CHOOSING TO LIVE HEALTHFULLY

Positive lifestyle factors promote good health.

lifestyle factors Behaviors and habits that help determine a person’s level of health and wellness.

POSITIVE LIFESTYLE FACTORS

What are some positive lifestyle factors?

• Healthy eating

• Exercise

• 8 hours of sleep

• Avoiding drugs

• Doing your best

RISKS AND YOUR HEALTH

Risks are part of life.

Taking care of your health behaviors is part of being a responsible and becoming an adolescence.

RISK BEHAVIORS

risk behaviors Actions or behaviors that might cause injury or harm to yourself or others.

Risk behaviors can be obvious and some are not because the effects are not immediate.

Give an example of risk behaviors.

RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES

Some risks have short term consequences.

Some risks have long term consequences.

Some risks have both short and long term.

Some risks are cumulative risks.

cumulative risks Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk

CONSEQUENCES

EXAMPLE: It is Friday night and your friends invite you to a party. They tell you there will be alcohol and drugs there. You ask your parents if you can go but fail to tell them about the drugs and alcohol. Your parents give you permission to go but tell you to call at 11 pm and they will pick you up. You go to the party and decide that because your friends are drinking it would be okay if you do. Before you know it is ten pm. You decide not to call mom and dad but get a ride with an older person who was at the party drinking.

CONSEQUENCES

What are some short term consequences?

What are some long term consequences?

What were some cumulative risks?

REDUCING RISKS

• precautions Planned actions taken before and event to increase the chances of a safe outcome

• prevention Taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse

• Abstinence is the most effective form of prevention

CHOOSING ABSTINENCE

• Promotes physical health by keeping your body healthy.

• Protects your mental/emotional by giving you piece of mind.

• Socially promotes better relationships with parents and friends.

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

• Staying informed about healthy lifestyles is a way of taking responsibility and having a good attitude.

attitude A personal feeling or belief

QUESTIONS

ACTIVITY

HEALTH TRIANGLE

PHYSICAL MENTAL/EMOTIONAL SOCIAL

CREATE 3 COLUMNS AND LABEL EACH COLUMN LIKE THE PICTURE

ACTIVITY

By yourself, write down in each column as many positive lifestyle factors that you can think of. Keep in mind some will fit in multiple columns.

ACTIVITY

Now with a partner share each others lists and brainstorm to add more to your list.

ACTIVITY

• Go back to your desk. Now draw and label your health triangle. You should have a list of positive lifestyle factors. First choose a lifestyle factor that you do already for each category and write that inside. Then choose one that you would like to work on this semester and write that outside.

ACTIVITY

EXAMPLEP M/E

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I work out every day

I avoid high risk behaviors

I spend time with my family and friends.

I can be easier on myself

Work at being a better husband and friend.

Get 8 hours of sleep