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Risk-taking Behaviour
Chapter 9- Social influences on the individual.
Pg 409-411
Risk-taking Behaviour
Behavior that has a potential negative consequence.
Potential risk to the individual’s psychological or physical health and wellbeing.
Is this risky behaviour?
Is this risky behaviour?
Is this risky behaviour?
Is this risky behaviour?
Is this risky behaviour?
ACTIVITY 1.
Rick-taking game.
Create groups of 4
Take turns in placing negative risk-taking behaviours in order between most risky to least risky
Discuss findings as a class
Doesn’t have to Negative!
Sometime we engage in risky behaviour which can have positive effects on health.
Taking a risk to start something new can give us more confidence and self esteem.
Starting apprenticeship
Wearing ‘daring’ new fashion
Positive Risk-taking behaviour
Still risky because there is still the potential for negative health consequences.
Question:
What are the possible negative health consequences from starting a new apprenticeship or wearing daring new fashion?
Costs of risky behaviours
Social cost- embarrassment or failure
Physical cost- accident or injury
Emotional cost- fear or sadness
Gullone & Moore (2000)
Four types of risk-taking behaviour:
1. Thrill-seeking
2. Reckless
3. Rebellious
4. Anti-social
Thrill-seeking
Socially acceptable
Challenging
Experimental
Eg. Bungee Jumping
Reckless
Higher chance of not being socially acceptable
Dangerous
Negative social and health outcomes
Eg. Unprotected sex
Rebellious
Acceptable for adults but not for youths.
Acting out
Attention seeking
Eg. Underage drinking
Anti-social
Unacceptable for adults and youths
Deviant behaviours
Eg. Bullying
Activity 2.
In your workbooks, analyse your four highest ranking risk factors.
You need to explain what kind of risk factor they are
You need to explain what the social cost of each of the behaviours are
Trends in adolescent risk-taking behaviours
Gullone and Moore found that adolescents are more likely to engage in thrill-seeking risks.
Male youths tend to engage in more risk-taking behaviours.
Female youths tend to judge behaviours as more risky than males youths.
Factors in risk-taking behaviour
Peer pressure
Age,
Sex,
Personality type
Mental health
Family background
Culture
Percieved risk
However…..
Psychologists have no complete explanation as to why youths engage in risk taking.
Psychologists have no exact solution for youth risk-taking behaviour.
Activity 3.
Write about a time when you have engaged in a risk-taking activity.
What kind of risk taking activity was it?
What was the cost of the behaviour?
What influenced you to do this activity?
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