Real-Life Examples of Negative Peer Choices for Teens

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🤝 Peer Pressure: The influence your friends have on you, which can be positive or negative.
• ⚠️ Negative Peer Choices: Decisions made by friends that can lead to harmful consequences (e.g., substance abuse, skipping school, bullying).
• 🛡️ Resisting Peer Pressure: Strategies to say 'no' and make your own choices, like having an exit strategy or finding supportive friends.
• 🌱 Consequences: Understanding the potential outcomes of negative choices, including legal, health, and social impacts.
• 💖 Positive Influences: Seeking out friends who encourage healthy behaviors and good decisions.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is an example of negative peer pressure?
   1. Helping a friend study for a test.
   2. Encouraging a friend to try out for the school play.
   3. Pressuring a friend to skip class to hang out.
   4. Motivating a friend to join a sports team.
2. What is a potential consequence of engaging in underage drinking due to peer influence?
   1. Improved academic performance.
   2. Legal trouble and health risks.
   3. Increased popularity.
   4. Better family relationships.
3. Your friends are planning to vandalize school property. What is the BEST way to resist this negative peer pressure?
   1. Join them but try to minimize the damage.
   2. Tell them you'll think about it and then avoid them later.
   3. Clearly state that you don't want to participate and suggest an alternative activity.
   4. Agree to watch out for the police while they do it.
4. Which of the following is a sign that you might be experiencing negative peer pressure?
   1. You feel good about the choices you are making.
   2. You often do things that go against your values to fit in.
   3. You easily say 'no' to things you don't want to do.
   4. You are confident in your decisions.
5. What is the benefit of choosing friends who make positive choices?
   1. It guarantees you will never face any challenges.
   2. It increases the likelihood of making healthy and responsible decisions.
   3. It makes you more popular than others.
   4. It ensures you always agree on everything.
6. Your friends are pressuring you to try drugs. What is a good exit strategy?
   1. Agree to try them once to get them off your back.
   2. Pretend to be sick and leave the situation.
   3. Tell them you'll join them later.
   4. Change the subject and hope they forget about it.
7. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a positive peer influence?
   1. Encouraging you to pursue your goals.
   2. Supporting your decisions, even when they differ from theirs.
   3. Pressuring you to engage in risky behaviors.
   4. Respecting your boundaries and values.