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Chapters 8 & 9
Peer Relationships, Resolving Conflicts & Preventing Violence
Question | Answer |
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friendship | A significant relationship between two people that is based on trust, caring and consideration. |
cliques | A small circle of friends, usually with similar backgrounds or tastes, who exclude people viewed as outsiders. |
stereotype | Exaggerated or oversimplified beliefs about people who belong to a certain group. |
peer pressure | The influence that people your age may have on you. |
refusal skills | Communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or go against your values. |
manipulation | An indirect, dishonest way to control or influence others. |
aggressive | Overly forceful, pushy, or hostile. |
passive | Unwilling or unable to express thoughts & feelings in a direct or firm manner. |
intimacy | closeness between two people that develops over time. |
self-control | A person's ability to use responsibility to override emotions. |
assertive | Expressing your views clearly & respectfully |
abstinence | A decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity, use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs |
escalate | to become more serious |
mediation | Bringing in a third party to help others resolve their conflicts peacefully. |
violence | The threatened or actual use of physical force or power to harm another person & to damage property. |
homicide | The willful killing of one human being by another |
date rape | One person in a relationship forces the other person to take part in sexual intercourse |
interpersonal conflicts | Conflict between people or groups of people. |
internal conflicts | Conflict that takes place within an individual |
random violence | Violence committed for no particular reason. |
peer mediation | Process in which specially trained students help other students resolve conflicts peacefully. |
negotiation | The use of communication and, in many ways, compromise, to settle a disagreement |
emotional abuse | A pattern of attacking another person's emotional development & sense of worth |
verbal abuse | The use of words to mistreat or injure another person |
sexual abuse | A pattern of sexual contact that is forced upon a person against his or her will. |
physical abuse | A pattern of intentionally causing bodily harm or injury to another person. |
conflict | Any disagreement, struggle or fight |
neutrality | To not have an opinion |
confidentiality | Respecting the privacy of both parties & keeping details secret. |
cooperation | Working together for the good of all. |