: On hot summer days, you and two of your close friends like to go swimming in a nearby lake. Lately, your friends have been talking about climbing onto some rocks and diving into the water. You think that the plan sounds dangerous. You could get hurt on the rocks or hit your head when you enter the water6. Refusal Skills: On hot summer days, you and two of your close friends like to go swimming in a nearby lake. Lately, your friends have been talking about climbing onto some rocks and diving into the water. You think that the plan sounds dangerous. You could get hurt on the rocks or hit your head when you enter the water. Explain how you would use S. T.O. P. to respond to your friends’ request. a. Refusal Skills: S. T.O. P. is an easy way to remember how to use refusal skills when someone asks you to do something unhealthful or unsafe.