1. Write down the names of all the members of the group:
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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It is likely that:
Why is she teasing the dog when she knows that it is a fierce dog?
• She gets a thrill out of hearing the dog growl.
• It relieves the boredom when she has nothing else to do.
• She wants to boast to her friends about having teased the big fierce dog.
• She enjoys the thrill of danger by teasing the dog.
In the table below, let your group brainstorm what the “feel good” motivations (the rewards) for the listed activity may be,
as well as the possible accidents or long-term problems the activity may lead to.
Once you have completed the list of given activities, think of an example of another kind of risk-taking behaviour. Write
the example that the group comes up with in the last blank box, and note the possible rewards and negative
consequences.
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Activity or form of behaviour Rewards
(“Feel good”
motivations)
Possible negative consequences
(accidents or long-term
problems)
Eating a fatty hamburger and chips
every now and then.
Eating a fatty hamburger and chips
every 2nd day
Stealing an orange from your fierce
neighbour’s tree
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Unit 7.1
Learning Activity 1 I Risk-taking behaviour

2. You’ll notice that some forms of behaviour have more possible accidents or problems. These we call high-risk forms
of behaviour.
Put a large dot next to those activities or forms of behaviour you think are high-risk behaviours.
Of course, no one can have full control of life, and no one can see into the future, so no one can be absolutely sure that a
particular activity or form of behaviour may lead to an accident or problems later on. But we can develop good skills in
making sensible decisions about which risky behaviours to get involved in and which not. We'll look at this in the next unit.
Shoplifting a CD from a shop
Betting your friend 50c that you’ll do
well in the test
Betting R200 on a game of dice
Drinking a strong brandy to see what
it tastes like
Getting drunk every weekend
Kissing your girlfriend or boyfriend
Having unsafe sex, i.e. not using
a condom
Getting into a car driven by a drunk
driver
Playing “chicken” in the road
(Your own example)
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