CU1688 Support Positive Risk Taking For Individuals
CU1688: Support Positive Risk Taking for Individuals.
1. Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life
1.1 Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life.
Without a certain amount of risk taking nothing could be achieved, this is because even the food that we consume on a daily basis could have a negative impact on our lives. The opposite side to this are the benefits that come from taking little risks every day, these may include how we get to work in the morning, what we choose to take part in within an activity or even how hot we like our bath water. If no risks where taken the general population would not leave their bed for fear of something bad happening, if small risks are taken there is the possibility that the outcome would be well worth the risk in a majorly positive way.
1.2 Explain why individuals may have been discouraged or prevented from taking risks.
People may have been discouraged from taking risks due to a perceived fear of limitations on their part that leaves them with an overwhelming feeling of failure or that something bad will happen to them if they attempt something new. This feeling of fear may be more prevalent in people over a certain age or someone with physical or mental disability due to their own feelings of self-worth and level of understanding. This could also in part be down to the fact that something they have tried in the past may not have succeeded and so the levels of confidence in their own ability may have dropped affecting the way they look at risks as a negative experience.
1.3 Describe the links between risk-taking and responsibility, empowerment and social inclusion.
Responsibility:
When taking risks there is always the element of responsibility to accept and correct any negative outcome of taking a risk, should there be one.
Empowerment:
Empowerment is the ability to feel safe and able to take a risk with or without additional support to achieve a positive outcome.
Social Inclusion:
1. Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life
1.1 Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life.
Without a certain amount of risk taking nothing could be achieved, this is because even the food that we consume on a daily basis could have a negative impact on our lives. The opposite side to this are the benefits that come from taking little risks every day, these may include how we get to work in the morning, what we choose to take part in within an activity or even how hot we like our bath water. If no risks where taken the general population would not leave their bed for fear of something bad happening, if small risks are taken there is the possibility that the outcome would be well worth the risk in a majorly positive way.
1.2 Explain why individuals may have been discouraged or prevented from taking risks.
People may have been discouraged from taking risks due to a perceived fear of limitations on their part that leaves them with an overwhelming feeling of failure or that something bad will happen to them if they attempt something new. This feeling of fear may be more prevalent in people over a certain age or someone with physical or mental disability due to their own feelings of self-worth and level of understanding. This could also in part be down to the fact that something they have tried in the past may not have succeeded and so the levels of confidence in their own ability may have dropped affecting the way they look at risks as a negative experience.
1.3 Describe the links between risk-taking and responsibility, empowerment and social inclusion.
Responsibility:
When taking risks there is always the element of responsibility to accept and correct any negative outcome of taking a risk, should there be one.
Empowerment:
Empowerment is the ability to feel safe and able to take a risk with or without additional support to achieve a positive outcome.
Social Inclusion: