Your Attitudes Toward Your Attitudes Toward LivingLiving

Chapter 3Chapter 3

Positive and Negative AttitudesPositive and Negative Attitudes

Attitudes are learned behaviors that we develop as we Attitudes are learned behaviors that we develop as we interact with our environments.interact with our environments.They affect our behaviorThey affect our behaviorWe all usually are more positive about ourselves, but we We all usually are more positive about ourselves, but we all have negative feelings here and there.all have negative feelings here and there.Positive:Positive:

Feel good about yourself, knows her strengths and weaknesses, Feel good about yourself, knows her strengths and weaknesses, has hobbies, can handle the ups and downs.has hobbies, can handle the ups and downs.

Negative:Negative: Look for the worst in everything, feels helpless, unable to Look for the worst in everything, feels helpless, unable to

succeed.succeed.

Your Mental AttitudeYour Mental Attitude

Think positive then your experiences and Think positive then your experiences and attitude will be more positive.attitude will be more positive.Look at fig. 3-4 and 3-5Look at fig. 3-4 and 3-5Positive attitudes means you believe your Positive attitudes means you believe your actions are important and you can influence actions are important and you can influence others.others.Parents and teachers have a big influence on Parents and teachers have a big influence on your mental attitudeyour mental attitudeDefense Mechanisms (3-6)- methods people Defense Mechanisms (3-6)- methods people unconsciously use to deal with life situations.unconsciously use to deal with life situations.

Building a Positive AttitudeBuilding a Positive AttitudeDirect attackDirect attack

Method used to face a problem and recognize it and solve it.Method used to face a problem and recognize it and solve it.

CompensationCompensation Focus on a strength to make up for the weakness.Focus on a strength to make up for the weakness. EX: not good at basketball so try another sport.EX: not good at basketball so try another sport.

Set Reasonable expectationsSet Reasonable expectations Do not expect to much out of yourself, challenges are good but make sure you can reach Do not expect to much out of yourself, challenges are good but make sure you can reach

them so you do not set yourself up for failure and discouragement.them so you do not set yourself up for failure and discouragement.

Use positive self-talkUse positive self-talk Messages to yourself, ex: tell yourself “good job” in your head when you get an A on a test.Messages to yourself, ex: tell yourself “good job” in your head when you get an A on a test. Don’t tell yourself your stupid when you do not do so great.Don’t tell yourself your stupid when you do not do so great.

Interpret the factsInterpret the facts When a friend tells you should of worn a different shirt try and see that as a positive thing When a friend tells you should of worn a different shirt try and see that as a positive thing

rather than a negative thing. rather than a negative thing.

Select your friendsSelect your friendsFriends that help you grow, make you feel good about yourself, do not talk bad about yourself.Friends that help you grow, make you feel good about yourself, do not talk bad about yourself.

Coping with Difficult Events and Coping with Difficult Events and EmotionsEmotions

Stress: (fig: 3-11 and 12) Body’s response to events of your life.Stress: (fig: 3-11 and 12) Body’s response to events of your life. What causes it?What causes it? How can you handle it, how do you handle it?How can you handle it, how do you handle it?

Anger: When you feel wronged in some way.Anger: When you feel wronged in some way. Sometimes expressed in a harmful way.Sometimes expressed in a harmful way. Do not keep it inside, talk it out with someone you trust.Do not keep it inside, talk it out with someone you trust.

Anxiety:Anxiety: Worries, concerns and fears.Worries, concerns and fears. Recognize a threat and do something about it.Recognize a threat and do something about it. Cry wolfCry wolf

Depression:Depression: Fig 3-19 causesFig 3-19 causes Coping with it by sleeping more, breaks inn dialy routine, organized, planned, Coping with it by sleeping more, breaks inn dialy routine, organized, planned,

meds.meds.Suicide:Suicide:

When people are unhappy, lonely, depressedWhen people are unhappy, lonely, depressed Cry for help- recognize it.Cry for help- recognize it.

Sex Roles and StereotypesSex Roles and Stereotypes

How men and women should behave in society.How men and women should behave in society.

These days the linkage to one gender than to These days the linkage to one gender than to the other is not always seen.the other is not always seen.

EX: gays and women doing men's work and vice EX: gays and women doing men's work and vice versa is more acceptable.versa is more acceptable.

Stereotypes of men and women fig: 3-21.Stereotypes of men and women fig: 3-21.

Can change from culture to culture. What is Can change from culture to culture. What is acceptable here may not be acceptable in a acceptable here may not be acceptable in a different culture.different culture.

ActivityActivity

With a partner list some common sex With a partner list some common sex stereotypes of men and women.stereotypes of men and women.

Discuss as a classDiscuss as a class

Work on reviewWork on review Ch 1: even numbersCh 1: even numbers Chapter 2: 1,3,4,5,6,11Chapter 2: 1,3,4,5,6,11 Chapter 3: 1,2,11,14Chapter 3: 1,2,11,14

ActivityActivity

Watch a case document on suicide and Watch a case document on suicide and write down the problem, what they did to write down the problem, what they did to try and commit suicide, why they wanted try and commit suicide, why they wanted to, the characteristics, view of self, the to, the characteristics, view of self, the responses of others and the development responses of others and the development of life attitudes, etc on each teenager. of life attitudes, etc on each teenager. What do the experts say?What do the experts say?

Discuss as a class.Discuss as a class.