Lifetime Health Chapter 2 Vocabulary

coping

dealing with problems and troubles in an effective way

resource

somethin that you can use to help achieve a goal

goal

something that someone works toward and hopes to achieve

indirect pressure

the pressure that resu;ts from being swayed to do soemthign because people you look up to are doing it

direct pressure

the pressure that results from someone who tries to convince you to do something you normally wouldn't do

collaborate

to work together with one or more people

peer pressure

a feeling that you should do something because your friends want you to

consumer

a person who buys products or serivices

consequence

a result of your actions and decisons

action plan

a set of directions that will help you reach your goal

refusal skill

a strategy to avoid doing something that you don't want to do

life skill

a tool for building a healthy life

media

all public forms of communication, wuch as TV, radio, newpaper, the Internet, and advertisements