Transcript Peer Pressure - SUNY Oneonta

Peer Pressure
By: Carly Bebernitz
What is peer pressure?
Definition of Peer Pressure
Peer pressure is a specific instance of
social influence, which typically produces
conformity to a particular way of acting or
thinking (Lashbrook, 2000, Review of Lit.,
para. 1).
Examples of Peer Pressured Activities
Drinking alcohol
Doing drugs
Stealing
Teasing others
Having sex
Dressing a certain way
Refusal Skills
Five Steps:
Ask Questions
Name the Trouble
Identify the Consequences
Suggest an Alternative
Keep the Door Open
Refusal Skills
These skills can be applied for saying no
to negative peer pressure by using logical
decision making to generate positive
choices.
Refusal Skills
Ask questions
Determine if it is a situation that will involve
trouble.
Refusal Skills
Name the trouble
Tell your friend the real or legal name of the
trouble.
Refusal Skills
Identify the consequences
Tell your friend what you will be risking.
Refusal Skills
Suggest an alternative, then start to leave
Suggest something else to do that is fun.
Refusal Skills
Keep the door open
Leave, and invite your friend to join you if
he/she decides to come later.
Goals of Refusal Skills
Keep friends
Stay out of trouble
Have fun
Alcohol Awareness PSA
Discussion Questions
What Refusal Skill did the girl in the video
use to resist the peer pressure to drink?
What other Refusal Skills could she have
used? And how?
Review
“I don’t think we should steal that
necklace because the store
owner could call our parents or
the cops.”
Identify the Consequences
“C’mon, why don’t we go play
basketball instead of smoking
pot?”
Suggest an Alternative
“If you want to stop by my house
later you can.”
Keep the Door Open
“Where did you get that bottle of
vodka?”
Ask Questions
“That’s cheating.”
Name the Trouble
References
 Brigman, G. & Goodman, B. (2001). Group
counseling for school counselors (2nd
edition). In Walch (Ed.). Refusal Skills (pp.
25-28). Portland, ME.
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 Lashbrook, J. (2000). Fitting in: Exploring the
emotional dimension of adolescent peer
pressure [Electronic version]. Adolescence,
35, pp. 747-757.