Ch. 7 Test (Final) Flashcards
List the 9 steps in effective decision making
- Describe the decision you are about to make
- List your choices
- Identify possible consequences
- Consider biblical principles
- Pray for wisdom
- Consider your values
- Select the best option
- Carry out your choice
- Evaluate how your decision affected your future
Describe ways to deal with peer pressure
- State the consequences
- Say no, and mean it!
- Suggest positive alternatives
- Stand up for yourself
Compare and contrast positive and negative role models.
Positive - when other people encourage you to do good things
Negative - when other people encourage you to do bad things.
Strategy that can help you resist negative peer pressure.
Refusal skill
Support network
People who share your values and who will support you when you decide not to participate in dangerous or questionable activities.
Role model
A person you consider an example to be imitated.
What are disclaimers and why are they important
A legal statement that attempts to absolve a company or other source from responsibility for the consequences resulting from using its product.
It protects the business from legal claims
Testimonials
a person’s written or spoken testament to a product or service
A form of propaganda that exploits the desire of most people to join the crowd or be on the winning side
bandwagon
Lab tests or surveys that advertise a product
Scientific evidence
How are drugs approved by the FDA or Health Canada (7 steps)
- Preclinical testing (animals)
- Drug company applies to health agency to test on humans
- Phase 1 testing: small group
- Phase 2: a few hundred people
- Phase 3: thousands of people tested
- New drug application submitted
- Agency reviewed information label and manufacturer
What are some common advertising techniques?
Free rewards Testimonials Bandwagons Image Scientific evidence Humor
Canadian government agency that uses scientific research to make sure food and medicine is safe
Health Canada
Government agency that makes sure produce is safe in the United States
FDA
how do u know a website is reliable?
.gov .edu
- websites like the CDC are often the most reliable
- medical professionals are very reliable