Social and Family Health

3. a process through which you send messages to and receive messages from others.
7. a failure to provide a child’s physical or emotional needs.
9. a complex set of characteristics that makes you unique and sets you apart from everyone else.
10. the control and influence people your age may have over you.
11. a facility equipped to handle emergencies and make referrals for persons who need help.
15. domestic abuse directed at a spouse.
17. a bond or connection between people.
18. a significant relationship between two people based on caring, consideration, and trust.
19. therapy to restore healthy relationships in a family.
20. the conscious decision to avoid harmful behaviors, including sexual activity before marriage and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
21. a part that you play in a relationship.
22. a relationship with a member of the opposite gender in which there is affection, but no sexual activity.
24. beliefs and standards of conduct that you find important.
25. techniques that can help you refuse when you are urged to take part in unsafe or unhealthful behaviors.
27. any acts of violence involving family members.

1. someone who speaks out for another person or cause.
2. a pattern of behavior that attacks a child’s emotional development and sense of selfworth.
4. a legal decision about who has the right to make decisions that affects the children and who has the physical responsibility of caring for them.
5. a small, narrow circle of friends usually with similar backgrounds or tastes that excludes people they view as outsiders.
6. criticism non-hostile comments that point out problems and have the potential to help change a person.
8. working together for the good of all.
12. an exaggerated and oversimplified belief about an entire group of people.
13. standing up for your own rights, in firm but positive ways.
14. a statement in which a person tells you how he or she feels using the pronoun “I”.
16. physical harm, including sexual abuse, or emotional harm to a child.
19. values, especially of a traditional or conservative kind, which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and strengthen the fabric of society.
23. really paying attention to what someone is saying and feeling.
26. nonverbal communication through gestures, facial expressions, and behaviors.