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Who could best help address a dangerous situation at school?

friend

principal

hall monitor

peer mediator

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When dealing with social situations and peer pressure, which is a primary reason a person would be reluctant to report a negative incident?

concern about losing friends

concern about drawing attention

concern over negotiation skills

concern about financial consequences

Which skill is part of healthy communication?

listening actively

avoiding eye contact

speaking aggressively

using crossed arms while talking

Khalil’s friend stole money and is pressuring him not to report it. Khalil realizes that his choices are to turn his friend in or keep quiet.What is the next step in his decision-making process?

Go to the guidance counselor and report the theft.

Decide to report the theft to the guidance counselor.

Think about how his decision to report affected his friend.

Consider the consequences of reporting or remaining silent.

Manuel and a colleague are working on a project together. Manuel wants to do the project one way and the colleague wants to do it another.Being the lead on the project, how can Manuel best respond assertively?

Manuel says the other person’s ideas are better.

Manuel says the other person’s ideas are too ridiculous to use.

Manuel says he will take the suggestions under consideration.

Manuel says, sarcastically, that the other person has such good ideas.

Jason’s friends want him to drag race the car next to him. What is one of his immediate choices?

seek new friendships

use another car

ask someone else to drive

suggest an alternative

Which personal or social condition for an individual makes it harder to resist peer pressure?

having many friends

using drugs or alcohol

having high self-esteem

being an aggressive person

Alonso’s friends want him to drop out of school and go to Mexico. Which scenario is an example of using mediation to counteract peer pressure?

Ask a mutually trusted friend or family member to step in and help weigh the pros and cons.

Suggest that he and his friends travel over spring break instead.

Politely say no; he does not want to compromise his future goals.

Avoid those friends because he cannot resolve the situation.

How can friends best counteract the negative influence of peer pressure?

by being assertive

by being supportive of positive behaviors

by being humorous

by being quiet and submissive

Everett’s friends want him to use a permanent dye to color his hair. How can Everett use negotiation to counteract the peer pressure?

Change the topic so that he has more time to consider his decision.

Say that he considered how fun it would be but he just cannot do it.

Suggest that he use a temporary hair dye to color his hair instead.

Tell his uncle about the situation and explain that he does not want to.

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