Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education Additional Supports ...
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egan to date a girl he cared about, his folks gave him no peace until he had given her up.<br />
The pressure on him was tremendous and every exam period was torture. Evan began to<br />
have serious doubts about whether he even wanted to become a doctor, but he felt he<br />
couldnÕt let his parents down.<br />
Evan was accepted at a prestigious university, but he found the work load overwhelming.<br />
He missed his family and high school buddies and was having trouble finding new<br />
friends. <strong>Living</strong> in residence was a blast Ð the partying and drinking were new to him, and<br />
he partied with whoever invited him. He failed most of his midterm exams and realized<br />
that he couldnÕt let his parents know. That evening he drank too much and drove his<br />
motorcycle off the road. He survived the crash. The don responsible for his floor in the<br />
dorm was concerned and was planning to talk to him.<br />
Case Study #7 Ð Rohan<br />
Since coming to Canada 10 years ago, Rohan has lived with his family near the<br />
downtown core of a major city. He picked up English easily and speaks it exclusively at<br />
school and with friends, but he has to switch back to his first language at home. Rohan<br />
feels torn between the traditional life his parents lead and the life he leads with his fellow<br />
gang members. His parents do not approve of his behaviour, his friends, and his<br />
activities. He feels guilty about disappointing his parents, but knows he cannot turn his<br />
back on the gang. He sees no way out of this clash of cultures. Tonight, after yet another<br />
loud argument with his parents, including threats to kick him out of the house, Rohan<br />
storms out to join his friends. After smoking several joints and downing most of a bottle<br />
of vodka, a group of them go looking for excitement. They find it jumping off an<br />
abandoned building. One boy dares Rohan to jump off the top of a four-story building<br />
next door. To avoid being branded a wimp, Rohan must accept the dare.<br />
At the emergency department a nurse comments, ÒRohan, you jumped off a building, that<br />
was a very dangerous thing to do. What were you thinking and feeling at the time? Was<br />
it your intent to hurt or kill yourself?Ó and Rohan began to wonder if killing himself was<br />
actually his intent.<br />
<strong>Grade</strong> <strong>11</strong> <strong>Healthy</strong> <strong>Active</strong> <strong>Living</strong> <strong>Education</strong> (PPL30), Module #2 Positive Mental Health and Stress<br />
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