The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Life Skills as adaptive and positive behaviors that enable individuals to effectively cope with the demands and challenges of everyday life. In short, Life Skills refer to the abilities that allow people to live life well.
As early as 1993, the WHO Department of Mental Health recognized Life Skills—psychosocial abilities in the personal, social, interpersonal, cognitive, and affective domains of the individual—as key techniques for promoting Health Education. The main Life Skills include: Self-awareness; Critical thinking; Creativity; Decision-making; Problem-solving; Effective communication; Interpersonal relationships; Empathy; Stress management; and Emotion management.
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