Term 1: Self-esteem, abilities, peer pressure, mediation

Question 1

What is Adolescence?

Answer 1

The time between childhood and adulthood when a lot of things in your body and feelings change.

Question 2

What is Puberty?

Answer 2

The stage where a young person becomes sexually mature and can produce children.

Question 3

What is the substance called that is produced in the body and which plays a role in puberty?

Answer 3

Hormones

Question 4

True or false: Your body image is the way you think and feel about your body

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The way you think and feel about yourself as person is called …

Answer 5

Self-esteem (how much you like and respect yourself)

Question 6

Your big eyes or long legs are referred to as your …

Answer 6

Physical features

Question 7

What are a person’s characteristics?

Answer 7

The qualities you have as a person like, unselfishness, kindness, or a sense of humor.

Question 8

True or false: Your body-image cannot really affect your self-esteem.

Answer 8

False - They are quite strongly connected.

Question 9

Name three things that people with high self-esteem enjoy more in their lives than people with low self-esteem.

Answer 9

• Better relationships (with peers and adults)
• They are able to deal better with disappointments and mistakes
• They usually can stick to a task until they succeed

Question 10

True or false: If you brag about yourself (or if you are perfect) you have a good self-esteem

Answer 10

False (I guess only Superman or Wonder Woman could think that).

Question 11

What is a good self-esteem?

Answer 11

When you know (deep inside of you) that you are worthy of being loved and accepted.

Question 12

Should you look at models in adverts in magazines or on TV or in movies to find inspiration for your body image?

Answer 12

No definitely not. Did you know in France they now have a law that models should not be under a certain wight and magazines must indicate on the photo if they enhanced (changed) the photo!

Question 13

Are the following good for building self-esteem?:

• Eating junk food
• Sitting on the couch the whole day
• Washing maybe once a week

Answer 13

Haha, nehh - of course not. Turn all these statements around to get to the stuff that you should do!

Question 14

The yo-yo effect in puberty refers to …

Answer 14

When your feelings change from up to down, laughing to grumpy etc (it is of course because of the hormones)

Question 15

The ability to develop is called your …

Answer 15

Potential

Question 16

When you do something well after learning and practicing it is called a …

Answer 16

Skill

Question 17

An ability is …

Answer 17

When you have the knowledge, skill and strength to do something well.

Question 18

True or false: An interest is what you earn when you save money in a savings account in the bank

Answer 18

True … But for our personal well-being theme of course false (do you know what an interest is???)

Question 19

Setting a goal for yourself will help in which way?

Answer 19

It will help you make the most of your potential, abilities and interests.

Question 20

What can you write that will help you achieve a goal?

Answer 20

An action plan

Question 21

Name typical things that need to go on your action plan

Answer 21

Goal (and why you want to achieve it)
Action steps
Timing
Obstacles (and how you can deal with them)
Resources to help you
Milestones (Jay!!)
Action starters (if you need to start again)

Question 22

Give examples of positive and negative peer-pressure

Answer 22

Easy peasy hey! Positive = something good; Negative - some bad influence

Question 23

True or false: Resisting peer-pressure (like saying no) is quite easy.

Answer 23

False. It is difficult, but can be done!

Question 24

What is mediation?

Answer 24

When you help when people are fighting/ having an argument and cannot sort it out themselves.

Question 25

The person who helps people or groups sort out and argument or come to an agreement is called a …

Answer 25

Mediator

Question 26

What is conflict?

Answer 26

When people disagree about something and start fighting.

Question 27

True or false: Something is confidential when it is private but one is allowed to tell it to someone else.

Answer 27

False (got you!): Confidentiality is when you do not share the information with anyone else.

Question 28

Repeating something using your own words is called …

Answer 28

Paraphrasing

Question 29

Am I tolerant when I always stand by my own opinions and do not let anyone else have their own ideas and ways of doing things?

Answer 29

No - it is being open to others’ ideas and ways of doing things.

Question 30

What are three possible steps for mediating an argument?

Answer 30

1. Ask for permission to be a mediator
2. Get those in conflict to agree to want to solve the problem.
3. Follow the rules of mediation.

Question 31

What are the rules of mediation?

Answer 31

1. Listen to everyone and paraphrase.
2. Look for solutions by asking questions and paraphrasing.
3. Help find a solution by getting them to agree.

Question 32

What are peacekeeping skills?

Answer 32

When you prevent conflict from happening.

Question 33

How can you stop conflict before it happens (it is a long list of things!)?

Answer 33

Respect others' things
Understand our differences
Be tolerant
Show respect for others' and don't judge
Listen to others' viewpoints
Be willing to cooperate
Take responsibility for your own actions and learn to step away from conflict
Recognise a problem before it happens and get help

Question 34

Being fair, a good listener, and someone who gets others to think about solving problems are skills for being a good …

Answer 34

Mediator (of course!)