Chapter 2 Skills Assessment 1. What decisions can you make now that did not belong to you in the past? Did your parent or guardian used to make these decisions? Why are these decisions important for your health? 2. When is it appropriate to engage in collaborative decision-making? When is it not? Explain. 3. Think of a goal in your life you did not achieve. What did this goal teach you, even though you did not achieve it? What were the benefits of trying? 4. With a partner, discuss whether you think websites and the media should be required to only share verified health information. Should websites that share false information be penalized somehow? Explain your perspectives. 5. What factors can make it difficult to comparison-shop for different health products and services? What steps can people take to overcome these factors? 6. With a partner, research a recent example of health fraud. What was involved in the fraud? How did the fraud impact health? 7. Imagine that your older sibling is very depressed and has stopped completing homework because of a mental illness. Your older sibling says treatment is not an option because your family does not have the money for it. How could you engage in health promotion to help your sibling? 8. Why is the privacy of health information important? What could happen if the privacy of health information was not protected? 9. What are the advantages of allowing minors to consent to certain health services? Are there any disadvantages? Explain. 10. Choose one sign that someone needs emergency healthcare and write a case study in which that person recognizes the sign and gets the care needed. 11. Widespread attitudes like racism and sexism can have an impact on community health. Choose one negative attitude in society and explain how it harms your community. 12. Why do you think people in highly populated areas experience more stress, anxiety, and high blood pressure? 13. Give one example of a current environmental justice issue. What factors contribute to this issue? What can people do to help solve the issue and promote world health? Critical Thinking Skills Answer the following questions to assess your knowledge of what you learned in this chapter. Health and Wellness Skills Complete the following activities to assess your skills related to health and wellness. 14. Analyze Influences. Your decisions affect your overall health and wellness. Often, these decisions are influenced by your day-to-day surroundings, like the availability of parks or grocery stores, bullying, or peer pressure. Think about the specific factors that influence your decisions and behaviors over the course of one day. Create a poster or artistic representation that reflects these surroundings. Identify whether each factor has a positive or negative influence. 15. Access Information. Visit the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and explain whether this source is reliable. Give examples of elements that indicate its reliability. Then, on the CDC website, research the leading causes of death among teens (ages 15–24) and adults (ages 45–54). What are the top three causes of death in each age group? What information did you find in your research that might explain these differences? 16. Communicate with Others. Imagine you have a health issue and need help. Perhaps a former dating partner persuaded you to take and send nude pictures. After the breakup, this person shared the pictures, which are now going viral. Maybe you have a friend in an abusive situation at home. Your friend feels totally helpless and is thinking about running away or attempting suicide. In these or similar situations, whom in your life or social support network would you go to for help? Explain why and then write a story about how you would go to this person and what you would say. Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 66 Unit 1 Promoting a Lifetime of Health and Wellness Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.