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3: Check Your Health and Wellness Skills

In this chapter, you will learn interpersonal skills for communicating, resolving confl icts, and
resisting pressure. To understand the skills you currently use, take the following inventory of your
behaviors. Indicate how well you think you use each skill. Use a scale of 1–5, 1 meaning you do not
use the skill and 5 meaning you feel completely comfortable using it.
When I’m listening to someone, I make eye contact.

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I repeat back what I think I’ve heard someone say.

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I clearly express my needs instead of expecting someone else to know them.

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I pay attention to my posture and facial expressions and try to make them match what
I’m saying.

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When I disagree with someone online, I follow up in-person instead of settling the conflict
publicly.

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I actively resolve conflict instead of avoiding it.

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If I’m too mad to have a conversation, I walk away to cool down.

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During an argument, I really pay attention to what the other person thinks and why.

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I take time to reflect on how I really feel about situations.

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Once I’ve said I won’t do something, I stick with my decision.

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If I see someone being pressured, I step in and tell the person applying the pressure to
stop.

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Add up your responses to each statement. The higher your score, the more comfortable you feel
practicing health skills related to maintaining health and analyzing influences.
Total:
36

Which skill do you think is most important for you?

How to comunicate with people

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Which skill is the most challenging for you?

Talk with a new person

Which skill would you most like to improve?

Be able to comunicate with people.

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