Interpersonal Interpersonal Communication and Communication and

RelationshipsRelationshipsUnit 2Unit 2

Achieving Mental and Achieving Mental and Emotional HealthEmotional Health

Chapter 3Chapter 3

What is Mental and Emotional Health?What is Mental and Emotional Health?

• Accept yourself and othersAccept yourself and others• Express and manage emotionsExpress and manage emotions

• Deal with the demands and challenges Deal with the demands and challenges of lifeof life

It is important part of your total healthIt is important part of your total health

Developing Your Self-EsteemDeveloping Your Self-EsteemCh 3, Lesson 1Ch 3, Lesson 1

Characteristics of Good Mental and Characteristics of Good Mental and Emotional HealthEmotional Health

• Sense of belonging Sense of belonging – feeling close to – feeling close to others (family, friends, school/support)others (family, friends, school/support)

• Sense of purpose Sense of purpose – you have value, – you have value, recognize your importance as an recognize your importance as an individualindividual

Characteristics of Good Mental and Characteristics of Good Mental and Emotional HealthEmotional Health

• Positive outlook Positive outlook – bright side of life– bright side of life

stress and stress and successsuccess• Self-sufficiencySelf-sufficiency – confidence to make – confidence to make

responsible decisions promoting sense of responsible decisions promoting sense of independence and self-assuranceindependence and self-assurance

• Healthy self-esteem Healthy self-esteem – accept and recover – accept and recover from difficulties and failuresfrom difficulties and failures

Good mental and emotional health Good mental and emotional health helps you develop healthy self-helps you develop healthy self-esteemesteem

Define self-esteemDefine self-esteem

Define resilientDefine resilient

• Self-esteem – how much you value, Self-esteem – how much you value, respect, and feel confident about respect, and feel confident about yourselfyourself

• Good self-esteem will affect your Good self-esteem will affect your overall attitude and health choices you overall attitude and health choices you makemake

• How does someone develop self-How does someone develop self-esteem and/or raise self-esteem?esteem and/or raise self-esteem?

• BelieveBelieve you will succeed, and if you you will succeed, and if you don’t, think about reasons whydon’t, think about reasons why

• Unique abilities – try and try again Unique abilities – try and try again (new challenges, practice, (new challenges, practice, perspective)perspective)

• ““Self-talk” – encourage or criticize?Self-talk” – encourage or criticize?• Positive self-talk will strengthen Positive self-talk will strengthen

esteem; replace negative thoughtsesteem; replace negative thoughts

Benefits of Healthy Self-Esteem:Benefits of Healthy Self-Esteem:

ConfidenceConfidence• Try new activities, sports, clubs – Try new activities, sports, clubs –

learn new tasks, get a joblearn new tasks, get a job• Difference between being good at Difference between being good at

some things not good at all thingssome things not good at all things• Realistic expectationsRealistic expectations

Suggestions to improve self-esteem:Suggestions to improve self-esteem:

• Choose friends who value and respect youChoose friends who value and respect you• Focus on positive aspectsFocus on positive aspects• Work on accomplishments not perfectionWork on accomplishments not perfection• Exercise regularly, sleep 8-10 hours/dayExercise regularly, sleep 8-10 hours/day• Volunteer to help someone elseVolunteer to help someone else• Accept the things you can’t change, focus Accept the things you can’t change, focus

on changing the things you canon changing the things you can

Resilient – handle stress in positive Resilient – handle stress in positive ways; the ability to adapt effectively ways; the ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, and recover from disappointment, difficulty, and crisisdifficulty, and crisis

MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

Theory that creates a ranking order of needs for Theory that creates a ranking order of needs for each human to reach their full potential each human to reach their full potential

(pg. 70 in Glencoe Health Book)(pg. 70 in Glencoe Health Book)

• LEVEL 1: PHYSICAL (food,water,sleep,shelter)LEVEL 1: PHYSICAL (food,water,sleep,shelter)• LEVEL 2: SAFETY (security from danger)LEVEL 2: SAFETY (security from danger)• LEVEL 3: BELONGING (to love and be loved)LEVEL 3: BELONGING (to love and be loved)• LEVEL 4: RECOGNITION (achievement & recognition)LEVEL 4: RECOGNITION (achievement & recognition)• LEVEL 5: REACHING POTENTIAL (self-actualization)LEVEL 5: REACHING POTENTIAL (self-actualization)

Mental and Emotional Mental and Emotional HealthHealthUnit 2Unit 2

Chapter 3, Lesson 2Chapter 3, Lesson 2Developing Personal Developing Personal

Identity and CharacterIdentity and Character

Personal Identity and Character TraitsPersonal Identity and Character Traits

• Personal IdentityPersonal Identity: your sense of self as : your sense of self as a unique individuala unique individual

• Personality: Personality: a set of characteristics that a set of characteristics that makes you uniquemakes you unique

Student activity – write down a list of Student activity – write down a list of characteristics about yourself (at least 5 characteristics about yourself (at least 5 qualities) on the back of your study qualities) on the back of your study guideguide

Character: Character:

distinctive qualities that describe how a distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behavesperson thinks, feels, and behaves

Character Traits – Integrity (ethical values)Character Traits – Integrity (ethical values)• Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility,

fairness, caring, citizenship – WCPSS fairness, caring, citizenship – WCPSS School Traits (we follow and practice in School Traits (we follow and practice in school and class)school and class)

Working toward Positive IdentityWorking toward Positive Identity

Recognize your strengths and weaknessesRecognize your strengths and weaknesses• Demonstrate positive valuesDemonstrate positive values• Develop a purpose in your lifeDevelop a purpose in your life• Form meaningful relationshipsForm meaningful relationships• Avoid unhealthful high-risk behaviorsAvoid unhealthful high-risk behaviors• Contribute to the communityContribute to the community

Turn to page 75, Figure 3.7, read the Turn to page 75, Figure 3.7, read the “Tips for Promoting a Healthy Identity” “Tips for Promoting a Healthy Identity” and make a list of your skills and and make a list of your skills and strengths… on the same page you strengths… on the same page you listed your characteristicslisted your characteristics

Label the page with the title “My Skills Label the page with the title “My Skills and Strengths” to be turned in at end and Strengths” to be turned in at end

of lesson for participation gradeof lesson for participation grade

Mental and Emotional Mental and Emotional HealthHealthUnit 2Unit 2

Chapter 3, Lesson 3Chapter 3, Lesson 3Expressing Emotions in Expressing Emotions in

Healthful WaysHealthful Ways

Understanding Your EmotionsUnderstanding Your Emotions

EmotionsEmotions: : • signals that tell your mind and body how signals that tell your mind and body how

to reactto react

Hormones: Hormones: • chemicals produced by your glands that chemicals produced by your glands that

regulate the activities of different body regulate the activities of different body cellscells

Hormones can make you feel as if your Hormones can make you feel as if your emotions are swinging from one extreme emotions are swinging from one extreme

to another (i.e. “Mood Swings”). It’s to another (i.e. “Mood Swings”). It’s normal to feel overcome by emotions normal to feel overcome by emotions

during your teen yearsduring your teen years

Managing Your Emotions Positively Managing Your Emotions Positively through through EmpathyEmpathy: :

the ability to imagine and understand the ability to imagine and understand how someone else feelshow someone else feels

Understand that some people may feel Understand that some people may feel uncomfortable expressing their feelingsuncomfortable expressing their feelings

Learning to recognize Learning to recognize

and express emotionsand express emotions

Ask yourself:Ask yourself:• Why do I feel this way?Why do I feel this way?• Will this event matter later in life?Will this event matter later in life?• Why should I wait before responding?Why should I wait before responding?• What can I do to feel better?What can I do to feel better?• Who can I ask to help me deal with these Who can I ask to help me deal with these

feelings?feelings?

Responding to Difficult Emotions using Responding to Difficult Emotions using Defense MechanismsDefense Mechanisms::

mental processes that protect mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful individuals from strong or stressful

emotions and situationsemotions and situations

Sometimes used unconsciously but will Sometimes used unconsciously but will still need to resolve the problemstill need to resolve the problem

Common Common Defense MechanismsDefense Mechanisms::RepressionRepression

RegressionRegression

DenialDenial

ProjectionProjection

SuppressionSuppression

RationalizationRationalization

CompensationCompensation

Damaging EmotionsDamaging Emotions

FearFear

GuiltGuilt

AngerAnger

How do you deal with these feelings?How do you deal with these feelings?

Learn to manage damaging emotions:Learn to manage damaging emotions:

• Handling FearHandling Fear- recognize the fear- recognize the fear• Dealing with Guilt Dealing with Guilt – what’s the cause?– what’s the cause?• Managing Anger Managing Anger – most difficult to handle– most difficult to handle

take time to calm down; relax, breathe deeptake time to calm down; relax, breathe deep channel energy in a different directionchannel energy in a different direction talk with someone you trusttalk with someone you trust

Student Activity - Answer the following questions Student Activity - Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper to turn in:on a sheet of paper to turn in:

1.1. What are five common defense mechanisms?What are five common defense mechanisms?

2.2. List three strategies for handling anger in a healthful List three strategies for handling anger in a healthful way.way.

3.3. What role do hormones play in affecting a teenager’s What role do hormones play in affecting a teenager’s emotions?emotions?

4.4. Describe what can happen when you take time to Describe what can happen when you take time to think before you respond to a strong emotion.think before you respond to a strong emotion.

5.5. How can this help you stay healthy?How can this help you stay healthy?