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• Stress

  Feelings of fear but there is an additional ongoing, increasing or new pressure or demand. When you feel overwhelmed you may experience anxiety.
• anxiety


  The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen
• Stressors


  events that cause a stress reaction
• Physics stressors

  Physical factors causes stress that impacts your body. E.g: lack of exercise...
• Emotional stressors

  Emotions that interfere with your ability to function optimally E.g: teen pregnancy
• social stressors


  arise from your relationships with other people
• environmental stressors


  conditions or events in your physical environment that cause you stress E.g: your parents or caregivers fighting etc...
• Conflict


  A struggle between opposing forces
• Intrapersonal conflict

  conflict that occurs within an individual
• interpersonal conflict

  conflict that occurs between two or more individuals
• Conflict resolution: 4c's and 2A's

  Conflict avoidance

  Competitor

  Compromising

  Accommodation

  Collaboration

  Avoid conflict
• Conflict resolution: R.E.S.O.L.V.E

  R-reach out

  E-engage in a conversation

  S-seek to solve the problem

  O-open up

  L- listen intently

  E-end on a good note
• When within a conflict you must be:

  1- assertive: communicate clearly, with respect.

  2- a listener: listen to what the other person is saying

  3- use 'I' sentences: focus on your emotions and opinions and not accuse the other person.

  4- self-control.
• What must media be like?

  Fair

  Reliable

  Free from hate speech

  Free from bias / stereotypes
• Media does not always complete its role, why?

  They want money

  They want personal recognition
• The media school in a democratic society must?

  -Expose violated human rights

  - Report unlawful activity

  -Promote nation building

  -Shape public opinion

  -Communicate, inform and educate
• When is media not fulfilling their roles?

  -biased in reporting

  -Media making money from advertising and sponsors

  - Media exaggerate dangers and make people afraid for no reason
• electronic media

  Television, radio, and the Internet
• social media


  Electronic media that allows people with similar interests to participate in a social network
• How can social media platforms help businesses

  -Great network tool

  -Build your brand and a way to grow your business

  -Gain insight about customers/followers

  -Advertising and communication ( allows potential customers to express interest)
• How does social media impact your future career opportunities?

  -Connect with people all over the world

  - Share updates about your professional life.

  - helps you build your personal brand

  - makes you 'more visible' to hiring managers and recruiters that study social media for prospective candidates
• Cyber wellness


  Involves an understanding of the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regards to technology use as well as knowledge, knowledge skills, values and attitudes on how to protect oneself and other internet users in the cyber world.
• Cyber footprint


  The impression you create on the internet through your online activities, which includes browsing, interactions with other and social media usage. Such can haunt you even decades after, this then illustrates the idea of a footprint which does not go away.
• Social media footprint

  All the stuff you leave behind as you use the internet. E.g: comments on social media. It's part of your online history and can potentially be seen by other people or tracked in a database.
• Cyber safety

  Being safe and secure online with the use of strong passwords to protect information
• Cyber bullying

  bullying that takes place using electronic technology
• Cyber savvy

  Means that as an individual you have an understanding of the threat of cybercrime and the ways in which your actions can help or hinder these types of attacks.
• democratic society


  a society that upholds people's humans right and the values that underpin our constitution
• media


  the various methods of communicating information
• campaign


  a series of plans to accomplish a goal
• humans rights

  the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings
• 4 Factors to look at in order to determine whether media reflects democracy

  1. Topics covered: what they choose to let people know

  2. Positions taken by editors: they have a lot of power because of their ability to express their opinions in editorials.

  3. Space allocated

  4. Geographical distribution: the accessibility of the information.
• sensationalism

  (esp. in journalism) the use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement
• decision


  a choice made from available alternatives
• What 4 categories can you divide your options into after school

  -study

  -work

  -gap year

  -not sure
• Options for learners to study and obtain funding

  -parents pay

  -student loan

  -Obtain scholarships

  - obtain bursaries
• unemployment


  A person that made an attempt to find a job and still remain without work
• Recession


  A slowdown in a nation's economy
• How unemployment affects people

  -make people feel unworthy

  -join exploitation like human trafficking

  -depression/ mental illness

  -Increase substance abuse

  -low self-worth and self-esteem

  - loneliness + withdrawal from friendship groups
• How to handle being unemployed

  Get informal job

  Part-time job

  Community work

  Volunteering