Behavior, Judgment,
Responsibility and Risk
We are not born winners or
losers, We are born choosers..
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You can choose to drink and drive.
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You can choose to ignore your homework.
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You don’t choose to get in an accident and
injure you or others.
You cannot control the grade you get as a
result of your choice.
You can choose to be sexually active.
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You have to deal with the STD or teenage
pregnancy.
Discussion Questions:
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If you knowingly make risky choices, at
least be aware of the possible
consequences.
Nondecision is a decision to let
someone else be in charge of your life.
Judgment and Responsibility
1. Judgment: the process of forming
an opinion or reaching a
conclusion based on the available
material.
2. Good Judgment: using the
Critical Thinking Process to form
an opinion or reach a conclusion.
3. Poor Judgment: NOT using the
Critical Thinking Process to form
an opinion or reach a conclusion.
Judgment and Responsibility
4. Responsible: Being liable or
called onto answer for personal
behavior.
5. Responsible Behavior: Taking
responsibility for actions,
decisions, belonging and space.
Types of Behavior
1. Passive Types
 These are people who let
others walk all over them.
 They follow the “crowd” and
allow others to make
decisions for them.
 They lack the courage to
express inner feelings.
 They are generally followers.
 They allow passivism to
control their emotions and
are disappointed in how they
are manipulated by others.
Types of Behavior
2. Aggressive Types
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They are usually in the middle of drama.
They are masters at verbal or physical battle.
They thrive on intimidating others.
A person who lets aggression take over his or
her life.
 They often bring out the worst in OTHERS.
Types of Behavior
3. Assertive Types
 These individuals calmly, but insistently, state
their feelings in a non-emotional, nonthreatening way.
 They do not allow others to manipulate,
intimidate or control their behavior.
 They use “I”-Messages (I think, I feel, I am, I
don’t, I want, I won’t, I will, etc.)
 If this individual is in a threatening situation,
they will walk away and seek help if
appropriate.
 They tell someone if the situation is harmful,
dangerous or against the law.
Which one are you?
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Let’s Practice Identifying!
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Can you identify what type of behavior is
being represented in each situation below?
Jim hit me, so I hit him back.
• Aggressive
I saw a boy take the teachers
wallet. He told me that if I told,
he and his friends would beat
me up after school. Believe
me, I won’t tell!
• Passive
I don’t like it when you don’t do
your homework and want to
copy mine.
• Assertive
Types of Behavior-Practice
• Some kids called me a nerd, but I
ignored them.
• Passive or Assertive
• My locker was robbed! I reported it to
the vice principal.
• Assertive
• My sister wouldn’t do the dishes for
me so I called her a name I can’t
repeat!
• Aggressive
Types of Behavior-Practice
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My teacher thought it was me who was
talking and gave me detention. I didn’t
want to get my friend in trouble so I’ll just
go along with it.
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Instead of getting mad, I feel we need to sit
and discuss how to solve the problem.
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Passive
Assertive
My boyfriend just broke up with me
because he likes another girl. So, I’m
going to tell all my friends just what kind of
guy he really is!
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Aggressive
Positivity Journal Prompt
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Why is it important to use your
personal good judgment when making
a decision? Has there been a time
you made a decision and had to use
good judgment?
What types of
Risks can
occur if you
continually
participate in
irresponsible
behavior and
practice bad
judgment?
Types of Risk
1. Physical Risk: causing harm or
injury to yourself or others.
2. Psychological Risk: causing
emotional harm or injury to
yourself or others.
3. Drug/Alcohol Risk: Causing
physical / emotional / legal harm
to yourself or others. Not to
mention addiction.
Types of Risk
4. Legal Risk: causing risks with the law.
5. Financial Risk: causing a risk to
personal resources or income.
6. Social Risk: causing a risk of rejection
by your peers.
7. Educational Risk: causing a risk in
being prepared for the future.
Types of Risk-Practice
Can you identify what type of risk is being
represented in each situation below?
• Criticizing Someone
• Social
• Lending money to someone
• Financial
• Hang-Gliding
• Physical
• Breaking Up With Someone
• Psychological, Social
Types of Risk-Practice
• Sluffing Class
• Educational
• Stealing
• Legal
• Drinking at a party
• Drug/Alcohol, Legal, Physical
• Telling someone else’s secret
• Social
Types of Risk-Practice
• Downhill Skiing
• Physical
• Getting a Credit Card
• Financial
• Breaking Curfew
• Legal
• Carrying a Weapon
• Legal, Physical
Types of Risk-Practice
• Hitchhiking
• Physical, Legal
• Smoking Cigarettes
• Drug/Alcohol, Physical, Legal
• Running Away
• Legal, Psychological, Social
• Dropping Out of School
• Educational, Legal