Adolescent Growth and Development
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Your Changing Body
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Your Changing Mind
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Your Changing Feelings
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Preparing for the Future
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Chapter Review
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Life Skills in Action
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I never thought that growing up would be so hard. My body is changing in so many ways. Sometimes, I don’t know how to
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Sometimes, I do things that I don’t really want to do, just to fit in with my friends. But I’m still working hard at school, and I’m looking forward
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Health PRE-READING Answer the following multiple-choice questions to find out what you already know about adolescent growth and development. When you’ve finished this chapter, you’ll have the opportunity to change your answers based on what you’ve learned.
1. Puberty is the stage of development a. between childhood and adulthood. b. when your reproductive system becomes mature. c. after adolescence. d. when your endocrine system stops working.
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2. Infatuation is a. a desire to get to know someone better. b. admiration for someone while not seeing that person’s flaws. c. accepting the consequences of your actions. d. a desire to belong.
4. A clique is a small group of people who accept a. certain types of people and exclude others. b. everybody. c. only people that are susceptible to peer pressure. d. only people that have many responsibilities.
3. Which of the following activities will help you get organized? a. redoing things you’ve already done b. making a weekly to-do list c. waiting until the evening to do everything you need to do d. relying on your memory to keep track of everything you need to do
5. Which of the following statements is false? a. Boys and girls grow and change at the same age. b. Many adolescents experience mood swings. c. Adolescents take more risks than children or adults do. d. Romantic relationships during adolescence help prepare teens for adult relationships. ANSWERS: 1. b; 2. b; 3. b; 4. a; 5. a
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Summarize the role of the endocrine system in growth and development. Compare the changes that happen in males with the changes that happen in females during puberty.
Adolescence is the stage of development between childhood and adulthood. Puberty (PYOO buhr tee) is the part of adolescence when the reproductive system becomes mature.
What Makes You Grow? The changes that happen during puberty are caused by hormones. A hormone is a chemical made in one part of the body that is carried through the bloodstream and causes a change in another part of the body. Hormones are made and released by the endocrine (EN doh KRIN) system, which is illustrated in Figure 1. The hormones that cause sexual maturation are called the sex hormones. Testosterone (tes TAHS tuhr OHN) is the male sex hormone. Progesterone (pro JES tuhr OHN) and estrogen (ES truh juhn) are the sex hormones of females. Estrogen and testosterone are found in both males and females. Males have more testosterone than females do. Females have more estrogen than males do.
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What are some factors that affect your development?
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How did your friend suddenly get taller than you? Why did your older brother, sister, or friend grow so much over the last year? He or she probably began puberty.
The Endocrine System The thyroid gland secretes thyroxine, which helps regulate body growth and development.
The adrenal gland secretes cortical sex hormones, which help regulate the development of sex characteristics that signal the physical differences between males and females.
The ovaries secrete estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen affects the development of female sex characteristics. Progesterone allows the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
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The pituitary gland secretes human growth hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. These hormones stimulate physical growth and the development of the reproductive organs.
The testes secrete testosterone. Testosterone affects sperm production and the development of male sex characteristics.
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Many different factors affect your development. These factors include heredity, nutrition, your weight and fitness level, and your general health. In addition, boys and girls mature at different times and at different rates. And not every boy or girl changes in the same way or at the same time as his or her classmates. Some people develop earlier or later than others do. Nothing is wrong with developing differently than others do. Your body will develop at the time that is right for your body. However, if you are concerned that you may have a problem, see your doctor. Your doctor can tell you whether you are growing normally.
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Figure 2 These girls are the same age, but one of them has grown faster than the other.
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WHAT IS “NORMAL”? 1. Analyze the graphs for Teens 1, 2, and 3. 2. Find the average of the data in the three graphs by adding the three heights for each age and then dividing by three. Plot the new data on a new graph.
Analysis 1. Compare your new graph with the graph labeled “Average.” How are these graphs similar? 2. How are the graphs of three teens alike? How are the graphs different? 3. What does the term average height mean?
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The human body has between 50 and 100 different hormones.
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How Males Change Height and weight increase. Acne develops. Facial hair grows. Voice deepens.
Shoulders widen. Hair grows under arms and on body. Fat is deposited in lower abdomen.
Pubic hair grows.
Physical Changes in Boys Everyone goes through puberty at different times, but for boys, puberty generally begins between age 10 and age 14. Testosterone is responsible for many of the physical changes that happen to boys during puberty. One major change is rapid growth in both height and weight. This rapid growth can cause adolescent boys to feel awkward or clumsy. At about the same time, coarse hair begins to grow on the body and face. The voice gets deeper. Bones become denser, and muscles grow bigger and stronger. Fat is deposited on the back of the neck and the lower abdomen. Many boys also get acne (AK nee), or pimples. About one-third of boys develop fatty tissue in the breast area during puberty. In most cases, these breast changes go away in a few months.
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The changes that happen during puberty can cause a lot of stress. Stress is your body’s natural response to new and possibly unpleasant situations. Stress often results in mental or physical tension. List five
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aspects of puberty that you think are particularly frightening or stressful. Discuss your concerns with a parent or doctor. Write down some of their suggestions for coping with these changes.
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How Females Change Height and weight increase. Acne develops.
Breasts develop.
Hips widen, and pelvis tilts.
Menstruation begins.
Pubic hair grows. Fat is deposited in buttocks and thighs.
Physical Changes in Girls Girls generally begin puberty earlier than boys do. In girls, puberty usually begins between age 8 and age 13. Estrogen is responsible for most of the physical changes that happen to girls during puberty. Generally, breast development is the first change to be noticed. Body hair begins to grow shortly after the beginning of puberty. The hips widen, and bones become more dense. Like boys, girls may also develop acne. Menstruation (MEN STRAY shuhn) usually begins between age 10 and age 16. Menstruation is the monthly discharge of blood and tissue from the body through the vagina. Menstruation is the signal that a girl’s body is mature enough to become pregnant.
Understanding Concepts
Critical Thinking
1. What role does the endocrine
4. Making Inferences Girls
system play in growth and development?
2. List three changes that happen to both girls and boys during puberty.
3. How do boys develop differently from girls during puberty?
generally begin puberty before boys do. How does this fact explain why girls often weigh more than boys do at age 11?
5. Analyzing Ideas If everyone develops differently, why do people discuss average growth and development?
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Explain how your mental abilities change during adolescence.
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Describe how changes during puberty can affect risk-taking behavior in adolescents.
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Why do teens act differently than children do?
As a child, Keesha read mystery novels, but she could never figure out who “did it” until the end. As she got older, she began to be able to solve the mysteries by herself. Her ability to analyze the clues had changed. In addition to the physical changes that happen during adolescence, mental changes also happen. During adolescence, your way of thinking starts to change from that of a child to that of an adult.
Development of Mental Abilities The stages of human development involve both physical changes and mental changes. Adolescence is a time when people mature both physically and mentally. Children have many of the same mental abilities as adults do. However, as children get older, their ability to think critically, or analyze ideas, improves. During adolescence, you begin to rely more on critical thinking, particularly your ability for abstract thought. Abstract thought is thought about ideas that are beyond what you see or experience. You learn to form and evaluate hypotheses. You begin to think critically about topics that are not part of your current surroundings or that don’t directly affect you. You may begin to consider complex moral and ethical ideas. These new abilities are why adolescents usually become more concerned with justice, love, self-discovery, politics, and philosophy.
As people grow from infants to adults, they learn many mental skills. Scientists have done studies to find out when and how children learn these skills. Use the library or the Internet to research the timeline of mental development in children. Write a short summary of the mental skills children have before they reach adolescence.
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Risk Behaviors in Adolescents 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
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Smoke regularly
Use seatbelts rarely or never
Figure 6 Older teens take more risks than younger teens and children do.
Have poor diets
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Development of Behavior Adjusting to all the changes of adolescence can be difficult. As a way to deal with the mental, physical, emotional, and social changes they are going through, adolescents may participate in behaviors that place them at risk of illness or injury. These risky behaviors fall into six main categories—sexual activity, tobacco use, alcohol and drug use, unnecessary physical risks, poor nutrition, and lack of exercise. By taking some of these risks, adolescents may feel more in control of their lives. Sometimes, adolescents wrongly think that taking risks will make others like them better. One of the most important tasks of adolescence is learning to make good decisions about your health. The ability to think abstractly helps you understand both the short-term and the long-term consequences of your actions. This knowledge can help you choose not to behave in risky or harmful ways.
Understanding Concepts 1. Explain how the mental ablilities of an adolescent and a child differ.
2. List the six main categories of adolescent risk behavior.
Role-play the following situation: Heather is at a party and her friend Brian is drinking alcohol. He offers her a beer and calls her a wimp when she says no. Create three responses that will help Heather avoid drinking alcohol. What can Heather do to avoid this situation in the future?
3. Why do adolescents take more risks than children or adults do?
Critical Thinking 4. Making Inferences How do changes in mental abilities affect adolescent behavior?
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Identify six emotional and social changes that happen during adolescence.
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Describe how peer pressure can affect your opinions and attitudes.
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How do you think changes during adolescence prepare teens for adulthood?
Andrew sometimes worries that he’s not normal. Sometimes, he feels happy and laughs a lot. Sometimes, he feels sad and lonely. Other times, he feels angry, and he doesn’t know why. Have you ever felt like Andrew? Adolescents often experience emotional and social changes. The changes that Andrew is going through affect how he feels. Learning to deal with these changes is another important task of adolescence.
Mood Swings All the changes of puberty may lead to mood swings. You may feel happy one day and sad, angry, or anxious the next. You may feel that no one understands or cares what you are going through. Mood swings are a common part of adolescence, and almost everyone has them. However, mood swings should not keep you from functioning normally or make you feel like hurting yourself or someone else. If you feel hopeless or helpless for longer than a few days or the feeling is particularly severe, you should talk with your parents or another trusted adult. These people can help you find ways of dealing with your emotions. If you ever feel as though you may hurt yourself or someone else, seek help immediately! Talking to a parent or another trusted adult is very important. If you cannot reach any of these people, most communities have places where you can go to get help.
Figure 7 Adolescents often experience a wide range of emotions in a single day.
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Attraction to Others Another part of adolescence is the beginning of romantic attraction to others. Attraction is admiration for someone that may include the desire to get to know that person better. Early in adolescence, attraction usually takes the form of infatuation, or a “crush.” Infatuation is admiration for someone while not recognizing that person’s flaws. Crushes usually last for only a short time—a few weeks or maybe a few months. These feelings are completely normal and are a part of becoming a young adult. Later in adolescence, or in early adulthood, most people begin to form romantic relationships based on love. Love is deep affection for someone and is based on a true desire for the other person’s best interests. In a healthy relationship, the other person should respond with the same kind of love. Learning to develop, nurture, and even deal with the loss of these relationships are important ways to prepare for adult relationships.
Think of a time when you were dealing with a problem of belonging and acceptance. Write about how you felt and what you did to solve the problem. Did you choose a good solution? Explain your answer.
Belonging During adolescence, your friendships may change, too. Many adolescents begin to care more and more about being accepted. Acceptance means being approved of by others, or being welcomed into a group of friends. Making friends is part of getting ready for adulthood. Friends who accept you can help you deal with the stresses of growing up. Choosing your friends wisely can help you protect your health. Your emotional health can benefit from the support of friends. And good friends can encourage you to do the right things. Unfortunately, adolescents can become too focused on being accepted. They sometimes pretend to be someone they’re not. Sometimes, they participate in risky behaviors because they think that these behaviors will make others like them. People who pressure you to do something unhealthy or unwise are not very good friends.
Figure 8 Feeling that others accept you can boost your self-esteem.
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Independence Independence is very important to adolescents. Independence is being free of the control of others and relying on your own judgment and abilities. Independence usually increases throughout adolescence. By the end of adolescence, most people are responsible for taking care of themselves.
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Name one area of your life in which you would like to gain more independence. Write a letter to your parents that explains why you feel you need more independence and what responsibilities you can accept to show that you are ready for the additional freedom.
Your new-found independence may include later curfews, the right to make some of your own decisions, and permission to go out with your friends. At times, you may feel frustrated when you are not given the independence you want. Your parents or guardians are only looking out for your best interest. To get more independence, you will need to show them that you can handle more independence.
Responsibility The best way to gain more independence is to show your parents or guardians that you are responsible and that you can be trusted. Responsibility is the act of accepting the consequences of your decisions and actions. You may have to show that you are responsible by doing more chores, getting a part-time job, or baby-sitting. When you can show others that you are dependable and that you understand the consequences of your actions, they will treat you more like an adult. By learning to be responsible, adolescents prepare for adult roles. Adults must be responsible and dependable when they have jobs and families, because others will rely on them. Responsibility also helps you to be a good role model for others. Younger children are likely to imitate what they see. Seeing you act responsibly will help them learn to be responsible.
Figure 9 Many teens take on more responsibilities. In return, they get more independence.
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Peer Groups and Cliques Your peers are those people of about the same age or grade as you with whom you interact every day. These are your classmates, your friends, and your brothers and sisters. Your peers influence your opinions and actions. How you interact with your peers influences your behavior in certain ways. This influence is called peer pressure. Peer pressure can be positive or negative. Negative peer pressure encourages you to do unhealthy or unsafe things. Positive peer pressure encourages you to do healthy and safe things. Choosing good friends will help you avoid negative peer pressure to do things you may not want to do.
Myth: Belonging to one social group means you can’t be friends with people outside that social group.
Fact: Being friends with one group of people should not prevent you from being friends with other people. Having different friends helps you learn to respect people’s differences.
A clique (KLIK) is a group of people who accept only certain types of people and exclude others. Cliques can keep you from developing friendships with people who look or think differently than you. Acting in a cliquish, snobbish way shows a lack of respect and kindness toward others.
Figure 10 Many adolescents form groups of friends, but those groups should be accepting of others.
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Using Vocabulary
Critical Thinking
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4. Using Refusal Skills List three
a peer and a clique?
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ways that your peers may affect your opinions and actions. How can you be more aware of peer pressure?
2. List six emotional and social
5. Analyzing Ideas Describe how mood
changes that happen during adolescence.
swings and a desire for acceptance can affect your social and physical health.
3. Explain why responsibility is important for adolescents.
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How can exploring your interests help prepare you for a future career?
When Ana was little, she wanted to be a princess. Then, she wanted to be an astronaut. She also wanted to be a firefighter, a doctor, a teacher, an artist, a spy, and a game-show host. Now, she is interested in police work. Like Ana, you have probably changed your mind about what you want to do. Your interests will continue to change as you get older. Being involved in different activities can help you decide what you enjoy and what you do well. These activities may also help you explore careers that you may enjoy as an adult.
Discovering Your Interests Doing well in school is an important part of preparing for the future. Activities other than studying can be just as important. Extracurricular activities are activities that you do that aren’t part of your schoolwork. Clubs, sports, and volunteering are all extracurricular activities. These activities are a great way to make friends and to identify and explore your interests and talents. Elective classes are classes that you can choose to take for a grade but are not required. Some electives may include band, choir, shop, and keyboarding. Elective courses enrich your education and help you learn new skills. Activities should be a source of enjoyment, not of stress. You must be careful not to do too much. Activities should not keep you from doing your schoolwork, spending time with your family, or getting enough rest.
Figure 11 You can explore your interests by participating in extracurricular activities.
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Getting Organized Juggling school, friends, family, and other activities requires a lot of organization. Being disorganized forces you to spend a lot of time redoing things you’ve already done. By being more organized, you can reduce stress and be more productive. To be organized, you need both skills and supplies. Most importantly, you need discipline. You must be willing to spend a little time planning in advance, to save a lot of time later. Sometimes, taking the time to be organized seems like too much trouble, but in the end you’ll be glad you did. Here are some tips for becoming more organized: • At the beginning of each week, spend at least 20 minutes planning what needs to be done that week. Every evening, spend about 5 minutes planning what needs to be done the next day. • Use a filing cabinet, a bookshelf, or your locker to organize the different projects that you are working on. Keep your locker neat and free of clutter.
Figure 12 An organized locker and backpack can save you time and space. A day planner can help you keep track of assignments and their due dates.
• Discuss other ways to be better organized with friends or adults who you think are well organized. If you take these steps, you should find that you will get more work done in less time. Being organized leaves more time for relaxation and other activities.
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Figure 13 When reading a textbook, you should take notes about important topics by using a notebook.
Your Schoolwork
Teen: Sometimes, I wait until the last minute to do homework or other projects. How can I stop doing this? Expert: The best way to avoid waiting until the last minute, or procrastinating, is to spend a little time studying or working on an assignment each day. Reviewing your notes within a day or two of the class helps reinforce in your mind the information you heard in class. If you review your notes often, this practice will become second nature, and you will be less likely to procrastinate.
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In middle school and high school, you must learn study skills to succeed in your education. You need to learn how to take notes in class, read a textbook, and study for tests. Here are some tips for taking notes and reading textbooks: • On the left side of the paper, write down important topics. Write details or explanations under these main topics. • Compare notes with a friend. Make sure both of you wrote down all of the important points. Read these notes daily. • Before class, read the lesson in the textbook that relates to the class. Take notes in a notebook while you read. • Look for key words. Some textbooks highlight key words or list them at the beginning or end of the chapter. Here are some tips for studying for tests: • Begin studying 2 or 3 days before the test. Avoid “cramming” the night before. • Study with a friend, and ask each other questions. • Get plenty of rest the night before the test. These skills can help you succeed in any class. But if you think you need additional help in any subject, ask a friend, your parents, or your teacher for help.
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Planning for Your Future You will soon have to make decisions about what you will do with your adult life. What kind of career do you want to have? If you continue your education, what will you study? To answer these questions, ask yourself, “What do I enjoy doing? What topics in school interest me, and in which areas do I do well?” You also need to think about the lifestyle you want to have. How much time do you want to spend with your family? How much are you willing to work? You will need to decide what makes you happy. For example, if you enjoy helping people, you may be interested in teaching or social work.
Myth: You should know what you want to do as an adult before you finish high school. Fact: Most people don’t decide what their final career will be until they attend college or technical school, or even much later in life.
You can explore careers in many ways. You could go to work with an adult. You could volunteer at a hospital or charity. You could get a part-time or summer job. If you are interested in a certain career, look for ways to gather information about that field. Keep in mind that most people change their mind about their career at least once after finishing high school. But thinking about your future now will help you make good decisions later.
Figure 14 One way to explore future careers is to volunteer.
Understanding Concepts 1. How can extracurricular activities and elective courses help you identify your interests?
2. How do organizational skills and
3. How does exploring career opportunities help you prepare for the future?
Critical Thinking 4. Analyzing Ideas How can being organized affect your health?
study skills affect your success in school?
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Chapter Summary ■
Boys and girls undergo significant physical changes during puberty. This growth and development is affected by chemicals called hormones. ■ Mental, emotional, and social changes are also an important part of adolescence. ■ During adolescence, people begin to rely more on their ability to think abstractly. ■ Adolescents usually become more independent and responsible. ■ During adolescence, teens feel a strong desire for acceptance. This desire may cause adolescents to participate in risky behaviors. ■ Developing healthy relationships is an important part of adolescence. ■ Adolescents also start thinking about future careers and prepare for the future by doing well in school and participating in extracurricular activities.
Use each of the following terms in a separate sentence: puberty, clique, and extracurricular activity. For each pair of terms, describe how the meanings of the terms differ. clique/peer extracurricular activity/elective class puberty/hormone independence/responsibility For each sentence, fill in the blank with the proper word from the word bank provided below. abstract thought independence
hormones responsibility
How is puberty the same for everybody? How is it different? What is the role of the endocrine system in growth and development? How does responsibility prepare adolescents for adulthood? What emotional and social changes happen during adolescence? How do mental abilities change during adolescence? Give an example of negative peer pressure. Give an example of positive peer pressure. How can understanding your interests help you prepare for the future?
Your ___ cause(s) changes in different parts of your body.
What six types of risk behaviors increase during adolescence?
Forming and evaluating hypotheses is a form of ___.
How could all of the changes of adolescence lead to risk-taking behaviors?
You have ___ when you are free from the control of others.
What is the difference between puberty and adolescence?
When you accept the consequences of your actions, you are showing ___.
How does being organized affect your success in school?
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Analyzing Ideas
During puberty, higher levels of estrogen cause women’s bones to become denser. At menopause, the body releases less estrogen. How may this affect women’s bone density? What result would this have on women’s overall health? A perfume manufacturer guarantees that its product will make you more attractive to the opposite sex because it contains hormones. Do you think this claim is valid? Why or why not?
Tara’s Time Management Other 5% Sleeping 30% School 30%
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What are some possible long-term consequences of not accepting responsibility for your actions? Making Good Decisions
Imagine that you started dating someone at your school. Everything was going fine until your date offered you an illegal drug. He or she refuses to date you unless you try the drug. You are uncomfortable with this pressure. What should you do in this situation? A group of your friends are having a party on Saturday night. You invite a new student to come with you to the party. At the party, one of your friends pulls you aside and tells you not to ask the new student to other parties. When you ask why, she says that the new student is “not like us.” What should you do? At the beginning of the semester, your science teacher gives you a list of all the assignments that will be due during the semester. Some of these assignments will take you a long time to complete. How can you make sure your assignments will be completed on time this semester?
Extracurricular activities 10%
Use the figure above to answer questions 27–30. The graph above shows the percentage of time Tara spends on different tasks during a typical day. How much time, in hours, does Tara spend playing or watching TV? How much time, in hours, does Tara spend sleeping each day? How much total time, in hours, does Tara spend on scholastic activities? How much more time, in hours, does Tara spend on non-scholastic activities? What advice would you give to Tara about her lifestyle?
Reading Checkup Take a minute to review your answers to the Health IQ questions at the beginning of this chapter. How has reading this chapter improved your Health IQ?
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At times, everyone has to face setbacks, disappointments, or other troubles. In order to deal with these problems, you have to learn how to cope. Coping is dealing with problems and emotions in an effective way. Complete the following activity to develop your coping skills.
Amira’s Crush Setting the Scene
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Steps of Coping
1. Identify the problem. 2. Identify your emotions. 3. Use positive self-talk. 4. Find ways to resolve the problem. 5. Talk to others to receive support.
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Amira has had a crush on Jason for several years. Last week, she finally had the courage to invite him to a school dance, but he turned her down. Since then, Amira has been very depressed. Amira’s friend Tracy has been trying to cheer her up, but Amira keeps thinking about Jason’s rejection.
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Guided Practice Practice with a Friend Form a group of three. Have one person play the role of Amira and another person play the role of Tracy. Have the third person be an observer. Walking through each of the five steps of coping, role-play Amira coping with Jason’s rejection. Have Tracy support Amira. The observer will take notes, which will include observations about what the person playing Amira did well and suggestions of ways to improve. Stop after each step to evaluate the process.
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