7th Grade Health Curriculum - Boulder Valley School District

Interpersonal CommunicationInternal InfluencesLegalMineralsNarcoticsNeedsNegotiation skillsNutrientsNutritionPeer PressurePubertyRespectRiskSexual HarassmentSTD’sStereotypeStimulantsStreet drugsStressStress ManagementStressorsSupportcommunication between individuals and/or groups, often aided byproficiency in particular skills or strategiesFactors inside one’s self such as feelings, likes, dislikes, curiosity,moods, needs, values, fears, and desires that influence how you thinkand act.conforming to or permitted by law or established rulesnutrients that participate in chemical reactions that regulate bodyprocessesdrugs that induce euphoria and sleep as well as alter the perception ofpaina physiological or psychological requirement for the well-being orsurvival of an organismthe use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills used to discuss aproblem in order to reach a solutionsubstances in food that are needed for growth, repair, andmaintenance of cellsthe sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in andutilizes food substancessocial pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certainaction, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to beaccepted; pressure from one's peers to behave in a manner similar oracceptable to themthe condition of being or the period of becoming first capable ofreproducing sexually marked by maturing of the genital organs,development of secondary sex characteristics, and in humans andhigher primates, by the first occurrence of menstruation in the femaleexpression of regard for self and/or deference to otherssomeone or something that creates or suggests a hazard; acharacteristic that increases an individual’s chances of developing ahealth problemunwelcome and often intimidating verbal or physical sexual advancesto create an unpleasant or hostile situationAny disease transmitted by sexual contact. Many diseases can betransmitted through sexual contact: AIDS, Chlamydia, genital herpes,genital warts, gonorrhea, syphilis, yeast infections, and some forms ofhepatitisa standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of agroup and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudicedattitude, or uncritical judgmenta class of drugs that increase energy and alertness, lessen the need tosleep, produce euphoria, suppress appetite, and increase bloodpressure and heart rateillegal drugs that typically do not have beneficial, medically approvedusesyour body’s response to changes around youIdentifying sources of stress and learning how to handle them in waysthat promote good mental and emotional healtha trigger of stressto assist or provide help3/13/2012 BVSD Curriculum Essentials 26