Health and Fitness Lesson 65

Unnecessary risk

A chance that is not worth taking.

Bullying

Repeatedly doing or saying things to intimidate or dominate another person.

Random violence

Violence over which a person has no control.

Awareness

Your ability to "read" the people and situations around you.

Victim recovery

A person's return to physical and emotional health after experiencing violence.

Protective order

An order from the court issued by a judge to prohibit a domestic violence offender from committing further acts of violence.

Battering

Intentional, harmful touching of another person without their consent.

Teasing

Making fun of someone in a good-humored way.

Self-defense strategies

Strategies that can protect people from violence.

Hazing

The physical and/or emotional abuse a person endures while trying to become or stay a part of a group, regardless of that person's willingness to participate.