This is a confidential assignment for student and instructor

Look at the list of risk behaviors and rank them from 1 to 9 (9 being the highest risk) according to how you perceive your individual susceptibility to the risks.

High Risk Behaviors of Adolescents
_____ Involvement in violent acts
_____ Consuming excessive fat, calories, sodium, insufficient fiber and a variety of foods
_____ Using tobacco
_____ Engaging in sexual intercourse which could lead to pregnancy and disease
_____ Insufficient exercise
_____ Attempting suicide
_____ Driving while under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, traveling as a passenger with a .......... driver who is under the influence, driving too fast, not using passenger restraints
_____ Injecting drugs
_____ Engaging in water-related recreation without appropriate flotation devices or supervision, or ...........without skill in swimming and staying afloat, or while using alcohol or other drugs

Write a brief paragraph that describes a reason(s) you took a particular risk and the negative consequences you experienced as a result of this behavior. Describe precautions you could have taken and people who were affected.

Optimal Health

Absence of symptoms

Poor Health