Correct Answer - Option 1 : Shows curiosity about the world
Life skills are put to use in specific situations. Opportunities have to be provided for developing these life skills among the learners. The process is as important as the content. Life skill can influence the way we feel about ourselves and the way others perceive us. There are ten core skills which are broadly divided into three general categories i.e. Thinking skills, Social skills and Emotional skills.
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Social Skills:
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Self Awareness: It is the ability to understand our strengths, weaknesses, values, outlook character, our needs, desires, aspirations, ourselves, feelings e.g. I like myself even though I am imperfect.
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Effective communication: It is the ability to express, both verbally and nonverbally, in ways that are culturally acceptable.
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Interpersonal relationship skills: It helps relate with people in a positive way. It also means being able to make and maintain friendly relationships, which can be of great importance to our mental and social well being. It may also mean being able to end relationships constructively. For example helping other pupils- physically, emotionally or by sharing their materials, cooperation in group activities
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Empathy is the ability to be sensitive to another person’s solution, as in the case of AIDS sufferers, or people with mental illnesses, who may be stigmatized and ostracized by the very people they depend upon for support.
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Thinking Skills:
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Creative thinking: Creative thinking helps us respond adaptively and flexibly in our everyday life situation. It is about looking beyond our direct experience, exploring available alternatives and the various consequences of our actions or non-action. Creative thinking is a novel way of seeking of doing things that is characteristic of four components- fluency, flexibility, originality and elaboration.
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Critical thinking: It enables us to analyze information and experience objectively and assess the factors that influence the way we think and act.
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Decision making: It helps to deal constructively with decisions about our lives.
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Problem-solving: These skills empower us not only to control our problem but can turn them into opportunities.
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Emotional Skills:
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Coping with emotions: It involves recognizing emotions within us and others, being aware of how emotions influence behaviour and being able to respond to emotions appropriately.
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Coping with stress: It means recognizing the sources of stress in our lives, recognizing how this affects us, and acting in ways that help us control our levels of stress, by changing our environment or lifestyle and learning how to relax.
Hence, we conclude that showing curiosity about the world is a not social skill.
