MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

CHAPTER 3ACHIEVING MENTAL AN

EMOTIONAL HEALTH

CHAPTER 3

• ACHIEVING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

• CHAPTER 3 FOCUSES ON WAYS TO DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A HEALTHY IDENTITY AND GOOD CHARACTER, AND HEALTHFUL WAYS TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS.

CHAPTER 3 LESSON 1

• BIG IDEA- BELLRINGER

• WHAT ACTIVITIES DO YOU CURRENTLY DO THAT HELP BUILD SELF ESTEEM?

• VIDEO-THE STRENGTH TO STAND OUT

LESSON 1DEVELOPING YOUR SELF-ESTEEM

• GOOD MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SELF-ESTEEM

• BELLRINGER-WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS THAT IMPACT TEEN’S SELF-ESTEEM?

WHAT IS MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH?

• MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH HELPS YOU FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY EACH DAY.

• MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH-IS THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT YOURSELF AND OTHERS,EXPRESS AND MANAGE EMOTIONS, AND DEAL WITH THE DEMANDS AND CHALLENGES YOU MEET IN YOUR LIFE.

The Importance of Mental and Emotional Health

• MENTALLY HEALTHY PEOPLE ARE, IN GENERAL HAPPY AND ENJOY LIFE.

• CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

• SENSE OF BELONGING• SENSE OF PURPOSE• POSITIVE OUTLOOK• SELF-SUFFICIENCY• HEALTHY SELF ESTEEM

• RESILIENT-THE ABILITY TO ADAPT EFFECTIVELY AND RECOVER FROM DISAPPOINTMENT,DIFFICULTY, OR CRISIS.

• SELF-ESTEEM• -HOW MUCH YOU

VALUE,RESPECT,AND FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT YOURSELF.

HOW YOU DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM

• INCREASES WHEN YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN SUCCEED.

• SELF-TALK-THE ENCOURAGEMENT OR CRITICISM THAT YOU GIVE YOURSELF, CAN EFFECT YOUR SELF-ESTEEM. POSITIVE SELF-TALK

BENEFITS OF HEALTHY SELF-ESTEEM

• HELPS YOU FEEL PROUD OF YOURSELF

• YOUR ABILITIES• SKILLS• ACCOMPLISHMENTS• CONFRONT CHALLENGES AND

OVERCOME THEM• TRY NEW THINGS

IMPROVING YOUR SELF-ESTEEM

• YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR SELF-ESTEEM AND YOUR OVERALL MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH.

• CHOOSE FRIENDS WISELY• POSITIVE ASPECTS ABOUT YOUR

SELF• REPLACE NEGATIVE SELF-TALK• CONSIDER MISTAKES LEARNING

OPPORTUNITIES.

DEVELOPING SELF-AWARENESS

• UNDERSTANDING YOUR NEEDS AND MEETING THEM IN HEALTHY WAYS WILL HELP YOU REACH YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.

• ABRAHAM MASLOW-HIERACHY OF NEEDS-IS A RANKED LIST OF THOSE NEEDS ESSENTIAL TO HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. BASIC NEEDS TO REACH YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. SEE PAGE 70.

• SELF-ACTUALIZATION- TO STRIVE TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN.

Lesson 2 DEVELOPING PERSONAL IDENTITY AND

CHARACTER• BIG IDEA-BELLRINGER

• WHAT ARE SOME OF THE POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE YOU UNIQUE?

YOUR PERSONAL IDENTITY

• YOUR PERSONAL IDENTITY DESCRIBES WHO YOU ARE.

• -YOUR SENSE OF YOURSELF AS A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL

• DEPENDS A LOT ON AGE AND CIRCUMSTANCES

HOW IDENTITY FORMS

• RECOGNIZING YOUR LIKES AND DISLIKES

• RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

• ROLE MODEL-SOMEONE WHOSE SUCCESS OR BEHAVIOR SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR YOU.

• IT WILL CHANGE THROUGHOUT LIFE.

ASPECTS OF IDENTITY

• PERSONALITY-A COMPLEX SET OF CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE.

• PERSONALITY SETS YOU APART FROM OTHERS.

• THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD CHARCTER-CHARACTER PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN YOUR DECISIONS, ACTIONS, AND BEHAVIOR.

• CHARACTER-THE DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES THAT DESCRIBE HOW A PERSON THINKS, FEELS,AND BEHAVES.

• CORE ETHICAL VALUES-REPONSIBILITY,HONESTY,REPECT REPRESENT GOOD CHARACTER.

TRAITS OF GOOD CHARCTER

• INTREGRITY-A FIRM OBSERVANCE OF CORE ETHICAL VALUES

1. TRUSTWORTHINESS2. RESPECT3. RESPONSIBILITY4. FAIRNESS5. CARING6. CITIZENSHIP

WORKING TOWARD A POSITIVE IDENTITY

• YOU CAN CONTROL WHO YOU BECOME

• RECOGNIZING YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

• BE HONEST AND REALISTIC• DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE VALUES• Practicing good character helps build

positive identity.

• DEVELOP A PURPOSE IN LIFE• SET GOALS AND WORK TO ACHIEVE

THEM• BUILD A HEALTHY IDENITITY• SHORT TERM GOAL• LONG TERM GOAL• CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM-

NONHOSTILE COMMENTS THAT POINT OUT PROBLEMS AND ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENT.

• AVOID UNHEALTHFUL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS EX. TOBACCO/ALCOHOL ETC.

• CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY• EXTENDED SUPPORT SYSTEM• VOLUNTEERING

LESSON 3 EXPRESSING EMOTIONS IN HEALTHFUL

WAYS• BIG IDEA-BELLRINGER

• WHAT ARE SOME OF THE EMOTIONS EXPERIENCED BY TEENS?

• ACKNOWLEGEMENT AND MANAGING EMOTIONS ALLOWS A PERSON TO EXPRESS THEM IN HEALTHFUL WAYS.

UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONS

• RECOGNIZING AND ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR EMOTIONS IS A GOOD SIGN OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH.

• EMOTIONS-SIGNALS THAT TELL YOUR MIND AND BODY HOW TO REACT.

• HORMONES- CHEMICALS PRODUCED BY YOUR GLANDS THAT REGULATE THE ACTIVITIES OF DIFFERNET BODY CELLS.

COMMON EMOTIONS

• HAPPINESS• SADNESS• LOVE• FEAR• GUILT• ANGER• HOSTILITY-THE INTENTIONAL USE OF

UNFIRNDLY OR OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR.

MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS

• KNOWING HOW TO RECOGNIZE YOUR EMOTIONS CAN HELP YOU MANAGE THEM IN HEALTHFUL WAYS.

• EMOTIONS ARE NEITHER GOOD OR BAD.

• DEALING WITH EMOTIONS IN POSITIVE WAYS

• EMPATHY-THE ABILITY TO IMAGINE AND UNDERSTAND HOW SOMEONE ELSE FEELS.

RESPONDING TO DIFFICULT EMOTIONS

• DEFENSE MECHANISMS- MENTAL PROCESSES THAT PROTECT INDIVIDUALS FROM STRONG OR STRESSFUL EMOTIONS AND SITUATIONS.

• HANDLING FEAR• DEALING WITH GUILT• MANAGING ANGER