Perspective building on life skills Life skills are abilities that facilitate the physical, mental and emotional well-being of an individual. Life Skills- a. Thinking Skills b.Social Skills c.Emotional Skills Importance of Life Skills

1. CAPACITY BUILDING
PROGRAME ON LIFE
SKILLS
RESOURCE PERSON :- MR SAPANDEEP SHARMA
DATE – 25TH JUNE,2019 [TUESDAY]

2. “It is not what you do for your children but
what you have taught them to do for
themselves that will make them successful
human beings.”

3. The primary aim of education is not
to enable students to do well in
school, but to help them do well in
the lives they lead outside school.

4. Perspective building on life skills
SESSION 1

5. Need Analysis Questionnaire
1. When a student expresses, 'I would rather have as a friend someone who is lively and
full of ideas than someone who is nice and always wants to do what I want.' He/she
has high
a. Creative thinking
b. Critical thinking
c. Problem-solving
d. Effective communication skills
2. When a student says, "I would rather think upon a picture on my own than trace on
copy one," he/she is high on:
a. Problem solving skill
b. Decision-making skill
c. Creative thinking
d. Critical thinking
3. 'Act like a man' and 'Be like a lady' point to gender stereotype. Which of the following
skills is essential to contain damaging effects of living up to gender stereotype?
a. Dealing with emotions
b. Coping with stress
c. Effective communication
d. Critical thinking

6. Need Analysis Questionnaire
4. Which one of the following indicates effective communication skills if one
receives unfavourable feedback?
a. I get angry and defensive
b. I withdraw
c. I deny the problem, make excuses
d. I note where I need to improve.
5. One of the following statements is correct in the context of managing emotions:
a. Only some people can learn how to manage emotion
b. Emotions cannot be controlled
c. Sharing one's own feelings/emotions is not good
d. Feeling different emotions at different times is normal
6. 'When time is right, I face my negative feelings and work through, what the
issue is'. This indicates presence of
a. Self-awareness
b. Empathy
c. Managing emotion
d. Critical thinking

7. Need Analysis Questionnaire
7. You have given direction to a stranger /donated blood /offered your seat on a bus or a train to
an elderly stranger /done volunteer work for a charity
These actions are indicator of which life skill?
a. Empathy
b. Self-awareness
c. Interpersonal skills
d. Managing emotions
8. The process of decision-making involves the following process in an order. Select the correct
order
a. Identify the problem, think of alternatives, analyse the problem, decide on a course of action
b. Identify the problem, decide on a course of action, analyse the problem, think of alternatives
c. Identify the problem, analyse the problem, decide on a course of action, think of alternatives
d. Identify the problem, analyse the problem, think of alternatives, decide on a course of action
9. To resist peer pressure, to encourage to say 'no'. How would you advise the students to
respond?
a. Reverse the pressure
b. Say 'no' and walk away
c. Give an alternative
d. Avoid a response

8. Need Analysis Questionnaire
10. Non- verbal signs of stress include
a. Avoiding eye contact
b. Fiddling with clothes
c. Stuttering
d. Chewing nails
11. Advertisements try to attract attention and sell products by using film stars, players,
or famous persons for endorsement. Which Life Skill is required to resist the impact of
advertisement that does not communicate harmful consequences of the use of the
product?
a. Creative thinking
b. Problem-solving
c. Decision-making
d. Critical thinking
12. Which of the following will help you to analyze the pros and cons of any
situation?
a. Creative thinking
b. Problem-solving
c. Self-awareness

9. Answer Key
1. b 7. a
2. c 8. d
3. c, d 9. b, c, d
4. D 10. a, b, c, d
5. d 11. d
6. a, c 12. d

10. Life Skills are abilities for
adaptive and positive behavior
that enable individuals to deal
effectively with the demands and
challenges of everyday life.

11. Life skills are abilities that facilitate the physical, mental and
emotional well-being of an individual.
- WHO

12. Social
Skills
Emotional
Skills
Thinking
Skills
Life
Skills

14. LIFE SKILLS
Thinking Skills
1. Self-Awareness
2. Problem
Solving
3. Decision
Making
4. Critical
Thinking
5. Creative
Social Skills
6. Interpersonal
Relationships
7. Effective
Communication
8. Empathy
Emotional Skills
9. Managing
Emotions
10. Coping with
Stress

15. Self-Awareness
Recognition of 'self', our
character, our strength
Problem Solving
Dealing constructively with
problems in our lives
Thinking Skills

16. Thinking Skills
Decision Making
Dealing constructively with
decisions about our lives

17. A woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There was one drug
that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist
in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make,
but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He
paid $200 for the radium and charged $2,000 for a small dose of the drug. The
sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money,
but he could only get together about $1,000 which is half of what it cost. He
told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let
him pay later. But the druggist said: "No, I discovered the drug and I'm going
to make money from it." So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man's store
to steal the drug for his wife
The Heinz Dilemma:

18. Analyzing information and
experiences in an objective
manner

19. Thinking Skills
Creative
Thinking
 Novel way of seeing or doing
things
 Characteristic of four
components
o Fluency (generating new ideas)
o Flexibility (shifting perspective
easily)
o Originality (conceiving of
something new)
o Elaboration (building on
others' ideas)

20. Social Skills
Interpersonal
Relationships  Relating in positive ways with
people we interact
 Making and keeping friendly
relationships
 Maintaining good relations with
family members
 Ending relationships
constructively

21. Social Skills
Effective
Communication
 Expressing appropriately both
verbally and non-verbally
 Expressing opinions and desires,
and also needs and fears;
 Being able to ask for advice and
help in the time of need

22. Empathy
Seeing with the eyes of another
Listening with the ears of another
Feeling with the heart of another
Empathy is simply listening, holding space, without
being judgmental, emotionally connecting, and
communicating that incredibly healing message of
you’re not alone

23. Emotional Skills
Managing Emotions  Recognizing emotions within us
and others,
 Being aware of how emotions
influence behaviour
 Being able to respond to
emotions appropriately
Coping with Stress
 Recognizing the sources and
effects of stress in our lives
 Learning how to relax

24. All these skills are interrelated and
reinforce each other. Together, they are
responsible for our psychosocial
competence; build our self-esteem and self-
efficacy and nurture holistic development.

25. Life Skills
Keys to success

26.  Promotes positive attitudes and behaviour
 Improves communication abilities
 Promotes healthy decision making
 Prevents negative and high risk behaviours
 Promotes greater sociability
 Teaches anger control
 Increases self-esteem and self confidence
 Improves academic performance
Importance of Life Skills