Social and Emotional Health

Mental Health

Family Life

Interpersonal Relationships

Feelings and Emotions

Identity

Decision Making

Feelings and Emotions

Identity

Decision Making 

Feelings and Emotions 

Identity

Decision Making 

Functions and Purpose 

Supports

Parenting

Functions and Purpose 

Supports

Parenting

Functions and Purpose 

Supports

Parenting

Communication

Peer Relationships 

Communication

Peer Relationships 

Romantic Relationships 

Communication

Peer Relationships 

Romantic Relationships 

Identify the various feelings that most people experience and describe the physical and emotional reactions of the body to intense positive and negative feelings

Apply methods to accommodate a variety of feelings in a constructive manner in order to promote well being

Define character traits such as honesty, trustworthiness, self-discipline, respectfulness, and kindness and describe their contribution to identity, self-concept, decision-making, and interpersonal relationships

Describe the effects of leadership skills on the promotion of teamwork

Explain and practice a model for decision-making that includes gathering information, predicting outcomes, listing advantages and disadvantages, identifying moral implications, and evaluating decisions

Explain how coping skills (such as perceiving situations as opportunities, taking action/exerting control where possible) positively influence self-concept

Identify and describe the experience of different feelings (such as elation, joy, grief, and rage) and how feelings affect daily functioning  

Identify the causes and effects of depression and how to seek help  

Describe the relationships among physical appearance, changes in the body, and self-concept and esteem  

Describe the contribution of a personal support system to good mental health  

Analyze healthy ways to express emotions and to cope with feelings, including the common causes of stress, its effects on the body, and managing stress  

Identify the factors that help people deal with grief  

Analyze research on health behaviors and brain chemistry and emotional functioning  

Describe theories of personality development, including identity formation, and differentiate among the concepts of ideal self, public self, and private self  

Describe the influence of gender on identity and self-concept  

Describe the signs of destructive behavior, and identify intervention strategies and kinds of professional intervention  

Identify common mental health disorders (for example, anxiety, schizophrenic, and mood, including depression and bipolar) and treatments (for example, psychological, biomedical)  

Identify ways in which decision-making is influenced by sound character, family, and personal beliefs  

Explain positive techniques for handling difficult decisions  

Describe different types of families, addressing membership and social influences, and the functions of family members  

Describe factors, such as character traits of individuals and life events, that can strengthen families  

Identify whom to talk with about family problems and successes  

Identify what parents do to provide a safe, healthy environment for their children  

Describe how the functions, purposes, and responsibilities of family members change with life events  

Explain the family life cycle and recognize that raising a child is one of the most important functions of a family  

Describe those one can trust or turn to for help when needed, such as a support system that can include relatives, friends, neighbors, community organizations, and faith-based groups  

Describe ways in which relationships among parents and children change during adolescence, and compare peer and parental influences  

Explain the functions, purposes, and social significance of family from various historical periods, including modern times  

Identify the traits of a healthy family (such as responsibility, communication, trust, loyalty, respect, commitment, love, affirmation, and self-reliance) and explain the interdependence and independence of family members  

Identify steps for getting support or help, including identifying resources for families whose members have special health needs  

Identify the child-rearing skills (including emotional maturity to nurture children and knowledge of child development stages) and the financial resources needed for parenting  

Evaluate various types of discipline parents might use with children of different ages  

Describe the consequences of teen parenting from the perspectives of the teen mother, teen father, and the parents of the teens  

Identify desirable character traits (such as love, respectfulness, generosity, kindness, and forgiveness) and describe the development of good character, including the role of parents and family in the moral development of children  

Describe considerations relevant to becoming a parent (including the various ways of becoming a parent such as foster parenting, adoption, and stepparenting)  

Describe parental practices that encourage literacy in young children  

Explain why communication is essential in human relationships and identify people from whom children can learn how to communicate, such as family members, friends, community members, and members of faith-based groups  

Apply both verbal and non-verbal communication skills to develop positive relationships and improve the social environment of the school

Describe the concept of friendship and contrast qualities that strengthen or weaken a friendship, including the importance of sound character in interacting with others  

Describe the concepts of prejudice and discrimination 

Apply attentive listening, feedback, and assertiveness skills to enhance positive interpersonal communication 

Explain how peer pressure influences choices and apply strategies for managing negative peer pressure and encouraging positive peer pressure 

Recognize the positive contributions of character traits (such as tolerance, honesty, self-discipline, respectfulness, and kindness) to relationships, the benefit to relationships which include understanding and respecting individual differences, and the detrimental effect of prejudice (such as prejudice on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, or religion) on individual relationships and society as a whole 

Describe the purpose of dating and acceptable dating attitudes (such as respect) and appropriate conduct  

Explain the benefits of abstinence, postponing sexual behavior, and setting limits on sexual behavior  

Identify techniques for handling anger and resolving conflicts in the family, friendships, and the workplace, including seeking help from professional and community organizations and faith-based groups  

Contrast the emotional impact on long-term relationships of positive communication (such as active listening, praise, and humor) with negative communication (such as teasing, name calling, bullying) 

Describe the influence of the larger social group on individual conduct (such as giving comfort, solving problems, and controlling deviant behavior through enforcing laws and the development of good character in the members of society) 

Explain the importance of communication in setting limits in a sexual relationship 

Explain the purpose of friendship in different stages of the life cycle and describe how friends can support one another in making healthy decisions 

Recognize and identify the concept of friendship without romantic involvement and how friendship may develop into romantic relationships 

Explain the importance of responsibility and character traits such as love, respectfulness, generosity, kindness, and forgiveness, in committed relationships 

Describe commitment in casual and serious relationships