General

Mental and Emotional HealthCHAPTER 3

1Mental and Emotional HealthA. Mental and Emotional Health Accepting yourself for who you are. Dealing with challenges in your life.1. Adapt Adjust to a new situation.II. PERSONALITYA. The unique combination of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, that make you different from everyone else.1. Shy, out going, leader, follower.B. People can react to the same situation in a different way. III. Self-ConceptThe view you have of yourself.A. When you look in the mirror do you see yourself as pretty, ugly, skinny, fat? This is your self-concept.

B. Self-concept develops in early adolescents. 1. Children who grow up in a loving environment have a high or positive self-concept.2. As children get older and begin school, peers and teachers can have a negative effect on self-concept.

IV. Self-EsteemThe way you feel about yourself and the way you value yourself.A. Positive self-esteem High degree of confidence and can do attitude. When things go wrong you are resilient.

B. Resilience The ability to bounce back from disappointment.1. Getting cut from a team or club.2. Not getting good grades.C. Low self-esteem Not believing in yourself. Thinking you are a failure.D. Building Self-esteem1. List your strengths.a. Everyone has strengths or talents. Write them down.2. Remember that everyone makes mistakes.3. Motivate yourself.a. Identify your goals and what you need to do to reach them. V. Understanding your emotionsEmotions Feelings created in response to thoughts, remarks and events.1. Anger, empathy, fear, happiness, jealousy, love, sadness, sympathy.B. Expressing your emotions1. How you express your emotions can affect your physical, mental, emotional, and social health. Always try to express emotions in a positive way.2. Expressing AnxietyAnxiety as state of uneasiness, usually associated with a future uncertainty.a. Sharing problems with friends can help you deal with your anxiety.b. Panic A feeling of sudden intense fear.

3. Expressing fearFear must sometimes be worked through. The best way is to try to talk it out.You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind. Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) American writer.

4. Expressing Anger7 steps in managing your anger. Pg 60

VI. Recognizing Emotional NeedsNeeds that affect your feelings and sense of well-being.A. The need to love and be loved.B. The need to belongC. The need to belong.D. The need to make a difference.VII. StressA. Stress Bodys response to change.

B. Stressor Anything that causes stress.

C. AdrenalineA hormone that gives the body extra energy.1.Adrenaline causes:a. Heart beats fasterb. Breathing quickensc. Muscles tightend. Pupils widenD. FIGHT OR FLIGHTFIGHT TAKE ON THE STRESSFLIGHT ESCAPE OR RUN AWAY

VIII. Managing StressA. TIME MANAGEMENTPUT PRIORITIES FIRSTMAKE A TO DO LISTPLAN YOUR DAY

B. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

C. RELAX

HUMORLEARN TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF!!