Peer Pressure D A R E Review Risks

Peer Pressure

D. A. R. E. Review Risks & Consequences Did anyone take a risk with positive consequences?

D. A. R. E. Activity

D. A. R. E. Activity How does this feel when you push together? 1. 2. 3.

D. A. R. E. Activity What you experienced is something called pressure. Could you see pressure when you were pushing? Pressure is like that, you can’t see it, but you feel that it is there.

Pressure: a force or influence that acts on you to do something. Peer Pressure: when people about your age try to get you to do something.

D. A. R. E. Examples of peer pressure: Good: Bad: Responding to peer pressure…

Resistance: the refusal to accept others’ influence.

D. A. R. E. Activity Page 9 -10 Resistance Strategies

D. A. R. E. Activity Page 11 DDMM Define and Assess and Respond…

Dealing With Stressful Situations

Stress: any strain, pressure, or excitement felt about a situation or an event.

D. A. R. E. Question Think of a time that you felt stressed or upset about a situation or event…

D. A. R. E. Activity Page 13 Signs of stress…

Stressful Situations Examples…. .

Stressful Situations v. Pressure to do well in competitive activities v. Having to get up in front of the class v. Friends try to get you to do something you don’t want to do v. Moving to a new school Why do you think a situation might be stressful one time but not another?

How to handle stress? At times everyone feels stress. There are positive and negative ways to handle stress. Examples?

How to handle stress? The first thing you can do is pause, stop and think about the situation… It’s like hitting the pause button on your tv remote. Take a moment to calm down, relax….

What might YOU do to help you pause in a stressful situation? Count to 5 and slow things down. Walk away from the situation to give yourself time to calm down. Tell yourself you can do it (positive self talk). Put your head down on the desk.

D. A. R. E. Activity Page 15 DDMM Define and Assess and Respond and Evaluate…

D. A. R. E. Glossary Page 37 4 terms

D. A. R. E. Journal Page 32, 33 ØIt is sometimes difficult to say “no” to our friends because…. ØOne response to pressure that I might use in the future is… ØThree signs of stress I learned today… ØIn the upcoming week, two positive ways that I will deal with stress are…