| Term | Definition |
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A family unit consisting of one parent and his or her children |
single-parent family |
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communication that inclufes facial expressions, body movements, and the position of te body |
body language |
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A family unit consisting of parents, children, and relatives |
extended family |
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The strong influence people of the same age group sometimes have on one another |
peer pressure |
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A family unit consisting of parents and their children |
nuclear family |
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people who are close in age |
peer |
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A condition that has to do with how a person feels abour himself or, is able to get along with others, and is able to meet the demands of life |
mental health |
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the ideas and feelings that a person has about his or her appearance, abilities and personality |
self-image |
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Positive feelings a person has abour himself or herself |
self-esteem |
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As people got used to a new situation, they generally gain _________ in their ability to handle it and feelings of self-conciousness usualy become easier to deal with |
self confidence |
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Affection, acceptance, and achievement are some basic __________ needs |
emotional |
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People who are mentally healthy genreally feel _____ about themselves and others |
good |
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Mentally healthy people accept ____________ for the way they act |
responsibility |
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One way a person can strengthen his or her self-esteem is to learn from his or her _______ |
mistakes |
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People can improve their mental health by accepting their ___________ and learning to deal with them in ways that do not hurt themselves or others |
weaknesses |
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Affection, ________, and achievement are some basic emotional needs |
acceptance |
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Learning about emotional needs can help perople better understand the ______ of themselves and others |
behavior |
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Effective communication involoves the exchange of ideas, viewpoints, and _______ |
feelings |
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A persone communicates through his or her ______ of voice as well as with his or her words |
tone |
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An ________ listener concentrates on what the speaker is saying |
active |
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Both speakers and listeners communicate through the attitudes through _____ ____________ |
body language |
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A person's friends and other people who are close to his or er age are called ________ |
peers |
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Peer pressure is __________ when a person is influenced by his or her peers to do something worthwhile |
positive |
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An important part of growing up is learning how to deal with ___________ peer pressure |
negative |
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By accepting and caring about family members, families help people feel ______ about themselves. |
better |
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_______ about problems can help family members understand each other |
Talking |
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How do you get more independance? |
To get more independance you need to fullfill your responsibilities and do extra things without being asked. |
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Emotional needs |
acheivement, accpetance, and affection |
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Mental Health |
1. How you feel about yourslef 2. How you feel about others 3. How you meet the demands of life |
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How do you improve your mental health? |
You can improve your mental health by talking over your concerns and try to do good in school and activities |
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How do you improve your self esteem? |
You can improve your self esteem by concentrating on positive thoughts and express negative thoughts |
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tactfull |
In a nice way |
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Positive |
great |
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Negative |
bad |
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Physical needs a family provides |
Shelter, food, clothes, supplies |
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Emotional needs a familt provides |
Love, care, anger, happiness |
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How do mentally healthy people deal with problems or difficult situations? |
In helpful ways |
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Why is play important for good mental health? |
Because it gets reud of tense feeling, gives the feeling of achievement |
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Why should a person try to discover his or her strengths? |
To improve his/her self-image |
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How might a person act if one or more basic needs were not met? |
an undesirable way |
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Why does communication sometimes come to a stop when a person forces his/her ideas on others? |
Because you become afraid to say what you want to say |
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How does an active listener show interest in what a speaker is saying? |
look at the speaker, concentrate on what the speaker is saying, ask wuestions from time to time, listen to the speaker without interrupting, think about what the speaker says...not what you want to say next,etc |
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What is the best response when peer pressure might lead to a dangerous act? |
get an adult involved |