Final

Question 1

Service learning

Answer 1

~Engage in community service activities and get college credit
~Make the most of your experience

Question 2

Choosing your major

Answer 2

~It's okay not to know right away what you want to major in
~Take variety of classes 
~Focus on your interests
~Seek the help of others 
~Double major or create your own major 
~Remember that learning is lifelong

Question 3

Classroom netiquette

Answer 3

~Turn off your cell phone
~Don’t send texts or make calls during class
~Stay on task when taking notes on a laptop
~Don’t use headphones connected to your computer
~It’s still cheating, and therefore wrong, to text or receive answers to problems in class

Question 4

Making good decisions

Answer 4

~Make and carry out the decision.
~Gives the decision time, make a mental movie, acting out the various alternatives, toss a coin ask for advice, learn to view indecisive as a decision, go with your gut feeling.
~Carry it out

Question 5

Everyday problems in critical thinking

Answer 5

~Don’t assume that labeling something explains the problem
~Don’t accept vague generalities
~Don’t confuse opinion with facts
~Avoid jumping to conclusions
~Be skeptical of common sense
~Don’t assume that one event causes another just because they occur one after the other

Question 6

Race

Answer 6

Traditionally, biologically determined physical characteristics that set one group apart from another

Question 7

Ethnicity

Answer 7

Shared natural origins or cultural patterns

Question 8

Culture

Answer 8

The learned behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes that are characteristics of an individual society or population, and including the products that they create.

Question 9

Building cultural competence

Answer 9

Cultural competence is learned
~It is a knowledge of other people’s backgrounds, customs, perspectives, and history
~Provides a basis for civic engagement
~Permits us to act with civility toward others
~It allows us to make the most of our contribution to society

Question 10

Prejudice

Answer 10

The evaluations or judgments of members of a group based on their being members of that group

Question 11

Discrimination

Answer 11

The behavior towards members of group based on their being members of that group

Question 12

Stereotypes

Answer 12

Beliefs and expectations about members of a group that are held simply because they are members of that group

Question 13

Developing a budget

Answer 13

~This is a formal plan that accounts for expenditures and income
~A budget helps you prepare for the unexpected
~ A budget provides security

Question 14

Positives of credit cards

Answer 14

~Establishing a good credit history
~Emergency use
~Convenience

Question 15

Negatives of credit cards

Answer 15

~High interest rates
~It’s too easy to spend money
~Potentially damaging to your credit rating
~You become susceptible to identify theft

Question 16

Building lasting relationship

Answer 16

~Making friends
(Invest time in others, reveal yourself, let others know you like them, accept others as they are, show concern and caring, be open to friendship with people who are very different from you, not everyone makes a good friend)
~The R word: relationship
(Trust, honesty, mutual support, loyalty,acceptance, willingness to embrace change)

Question 17

Communicating in Relationships

Answer 17

~Communicating well is a combination of taking and listening
(Sometimes silence is the best support you can give)
~Improve your listening skills
(Stop talking, demonstrate that you are listening, use reflective feedback, ask questions, admit when you are distributed)

Question 18

Loneliness

Answer 18

One can be happy alone or lonely in a crowd. Loneliness is subjective.
~overcoming loneliness
(Become involved in a campus, find a study partner, know that you’re not alone in your loneliness, take advantage of orientation and first year student activities, take a job on campus, remember that loneliness is typically temporary)

Question 19

3 main types of stressors

Answer 19

Cataclysm events, personal stressors, daily hassles

Question 20

Stress physical ramifications

Answer 20

Heart beats faster, breathing becomes more rapid and shallow, produce more sweat, our internal organs churn out a variety of hormones

Question 21

Depression

Answer 21

~Is a normal reaction to distressing circumstances
~For some, depression is more than fleeting and can leave them feeling sad, hopeless, tired and worthless
~Major depression can ultimately lead to suicide

Question 22

Suicide

Answer 22

Warnings

School problems, self destructive behavior, change in appetite, withdrawal from friends and peers, sleep problems

Question 23

Keeping well

Answer 23

Eating right, make exercise a part of your life, and get a good nights sleep

Question 24

Drug use and abuse

Answer 24

~Addiction presents a serious problem of always needing to obtain the drug to achieve the next high
~Be observant of signs of addictions and seek help
(Nicotine, alcohol, and illegal drugs)

Question 25

Sexual health and decision making

Answer 25

~One in five people in the United States is infected with a sexually transmitted infection 
~Avoid STIs
~Avoiding pregnancy 
~Brith control 
~Date rape