1.10 Vocabulary

Health period 4 1.10 vocabulary

Pressure:

Motivation to participate in an activity or develop certain qualities.

Internal pressure:

Influence that comes from a person’s own thoughts, feelings, or expectations.

External pressure:

Actions, words, or rewards from outside sources that influence behavior.

Peer:

A person of a similar age, status, or social group.

Peer pressure:

Social influence from people of the same age or status.

Positive peer pressure:

 Influence from peers that encourages healthy, safe, or beneficial behavior.

Negative peer pressure:

Influence from peers that encourages unhealthy, unsafe, or harmful behavior.

Social pressure:

Influence from other people to behave, think, or act in a particular way.

Influence:

The ability to affect another person’s decisions or behavior.

Motivation:

A reason or desire that encourages someone to act.

Behavior:

The way a person acts or responds in a situation.

Healthy behavior:

An action that supports a person’s physical, mental, or social health.

Unhealthy behavior:

An action that may harm a person’s health, safety, or well-being.

Refusal skills:

Strategies used to avoid participating in unhealthy or unsafe behaviors.

Refusal:

A clear statement showing that a person will not participate in an activity.

Assertive communication:

Clearly and respectfully stating a decision, need, or boundary.

Body language:

Posture, facial expressions, gestures, and movements that communicate without words.

Boundary:

A personal limit that protects a person’s comfort, health, or safety.

Respectful relationship:

A relationship in which people listen to and respect each other’s decisions and boundaries.

Support:

Help or encouragement given to another person.

State your refusal:

Clearly say no or explain that you will not participate.

Give reasons:

Explain why you do not want to participate in the behavior.

Change the subject:

Redirect the conversation away from the pressured behavior.

Use humor:

Respond with an appropriate joke to reduce pressure or redirect the situation.

Make an excuse:

Give a reason for not participating in an unwanted activity.

Repeat your refusal:

Continue saying no when someone keeps applying pressure.

Leave the situation:

Physically remove yourself from an unsafe or uncomfortable situation.

Ask for help:

Seek assistance from a trusted adult or another supportive person.

Focus on yourself:

Make decisions based on your own health, values, goals, and needs.

Resisting pressure:

Using communication and decision-making skills to avoid unwanted influence.