Peer Pressure and Refusal Skills

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Peer Pressure and Refusal Skills

• Chapter 17

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Influences on Decisions

• Internal Pressures
• Come from within you
• Result of expectations that you set for yourself

• External Pressures
• Media
• Family
• Peers

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Positive Peer Pressure

• Encouraging
• Develop new skills
• Involved in worthwhile activities
• Confidence building

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Negative Peer Pressure

• Influences you to do something thats not in your
  best interest
• Conflicts with your values
• Pushes some teens into joining gangs,
  shoplifting, driving recklessly, or becoming
  involved in a sexual relationship

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Facing the Consequences

• Emotional
• Physical
• Social
• Educational
• Legal
• Consequences for others

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Know Yourself

• Strong value system
• Confidence in your own judgment
• High self-esteem
• Clear priorities

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Practice Assertiveness

• Confidence allows you to be assertive
• State positions firmly
• Respectful

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Using Refusal Skills

• Techniques for resisting negative peer pressure
• Plan ahead
• Take your time
• Say what you mean
• Make eye contact, etc.

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Skills for Life

• Encountering in the workplace
• Personal life
• Community