Health Unit 1 DBA

2.6 Unit 1: Discussion Based Assessment I have learned many new things from reviewing vital information in Modules 1 and 2. Not only have Modules 1 and 2 taught me about life management skills and healthy habits, but also about academic integrity. Having academic integrity means possessing the intellectual honesty and responsibility for academic work that you submit or work on with others. This is expected for all students to exhibit academic integrity and respect ethical values in order to make the best out all activities related to learning. After complete assignments in Module 1 and 2, I am aware that my assignments’ comments are located at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen called “Details”; there I am able to review comments made by my teacher over a submitted assignment. Module 1 has taught me vital information on how to balance all of the demands of family, work, school, and life. Having knowledge over basic life skills gives me an edge over others in terms of finding creative solutions to problems. I learned that self-esteem is the amount of respect or value a person believes they have; how someone views them self, and how they believe others view them. However, having a low self-esteem can cause people—especially teenagers—to more frequently use alcohol and drugs, commit suicide, become teen parents, as well as suffer from depression. I also learned that nurturing is to support, protect, and encourage someone close to you, like a child. Nurturing is communicated through affection, supporting, and looking out for another. At the same time it is important to know techniques and obstacles to effective discipline. A good technique to know when disciplining a child is to set reasonable limits, use consequences, and change disciplinary techniques as the child grows. Some obstacles to effective discipline are confusing punishment with discipline, when one parent contradicts the discipline set by the other, and not changing the discipline of a