A lot of choices in college
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Moving away from your goals: Impulse Problems | Moving towards your goals: Controlling Impulses |
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Hanging with kids with no college goals
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Hanging with kids with realistic college goals |
Hanging with kids with substance control problems
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Hanging with kids who can say no to substances |
Hanging with kids who have academic problems
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Hanging with kids who are good students |
Skipping classes
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Go to every class |
Not doing homework - it doesn't matter
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Giving homework your best |
Having trouble saying "no" to bad choices
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Learning to say "no" to bad choices |
Getting drunk especially Thurs. though Sun.
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Drinking, or not, but not getting drunk. Having fun without getting drunk. |
Messing with substances
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Saying "no" to offers of substances |
Gambling
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Not gambling with money |
Real trouble controlling impulses
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Counting to "10" strategies - learning to put the brakes on impulses - don't make immediate decisions around risky choices |
Physical fights to solve anger
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Using words to solve anger |
Engaging in unprotected sex
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There's only one form of sex - safe sex |
Engaging in bullying
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Don't post anything that you wouldn't want said about you |
Not participating in any sport, group, service learning program, etc.
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Getting involved is a great way to forget about your own troubles and help you to stay focused |
Lying, cheating and stealing
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Honesty is the best policy. What would your "mother" say? |
Driving drunk or getting in the car with someone driving drunk
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Not operating drunk or getting into the car with a drunk driver - really bad things can happen |
Having weapons of any sort on or off campus
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Saying no to theses choices |
Blaming others for your problems
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In the end, you look in the mirror, and know that the decisions and choices that you have made are responsible for your successes and failures |
- List your friends. Describe your relationship with them. On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the greatest help in achieving your goals, give each friend a number.
- On a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how would you rate your decision making abilities?
- What's your plan for either continuing to make good decisions or making better decisions