(Optional) Demonstrate strategies for handling peer pressure.

Demonstration of strategies should include

• distinguishing between positive and negative peer pressure
• strategies for saying no/refusal techniques
• accessing support systems
• incorporating positive communication skills  
• identifying possible circumstances of peer pressure
• identifying preventive measures
• identifying assertive, aggressive, and passive behaviors/responses
• having positive self-esteem.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• What is peer pressure?
• Can peer pressure be positive? How? Why?
• What influences the way you handle peer pressure?
• What or who are your support systems?
• How would poor self-esteem make you more vulnerable to succumbing to peer pressure?

Communication

• What strategies might be used to handle peer pressure?
• What are some similarities and differences in the ways males and females handle peer pressure?
• What resources are available to help you handle peer pressure?

Leadership

• What are some options for helping a friend who is engaged in illegal or destructive behavior?
• What attitudes, beliefs, values, skills, and knowledge can leaders use to help someone deal with negative peer pressure?

Management

• What are some strategies to help you maintain positive peer relationships?
• What are some results of being subjected to negative peer pressure?