Mental and Emotional Health Care

I hate School!

I can’t believe he

got a better grade than me

I can’t stand her, she deserves to be alone

she just broke up with me!

Sadness Anger

Jealousy

Understanding Your Emotions

EmotionsEmotions are your feelings created are your feelings created in response to thoughts, remarks, in response to thoughts, remarks, and eventsand events

Basic emotions are:Basic emotions are:Happiness Anger Love Fear JoyHappiness Anger Love Fear Joy

JealousyJealousy Anticipation Sadness Anticipation Sadness

Expressing Your Emotions

Identify the EmotionIdentify the Emotion

- Calmly tell the other person how you - Calmly tell the other person how you feelfeel

Understand the CauseUnderstand the Cause

- Identify what action caused the feeling- Identify what action caused the feeling

Respond in a Healthy WayRespond in a Healthy Way

- Tell the person what you expect from - Tell the person what you expect from them in the futurethem in the future

Expressing Your EmotionsExpressing Your Emotions

Exercise

Understanding Your Emotional Needs

EVERYONEEVERYONE has 3 Basic Emotional Needs… has 3 Basic Emotional Needs…

The need to feel worthwhileThe need to feel worthwhile-Need to feel you make a difference/contribution in the world-Need to feel you make a difference/contribution in the world

The need to love and be lovedThe need to love and be loved-Need to feel you are cared for and that you are special to people-Need to feel you are cared for and that you are special to people

The need to belongThe need to belong-Need to know that others accept and respect you as you are-Need to know that others accept and respect you as you are

Meeting Your Emotional Meeting Your Emotional NeedsNeeds

How can you meet your emotional needs?How can you meet your emotional needs?

-Help someone-Help someone

-Show affection to family-Show affection to family

-Volunteer-Volunteer

-Abstain from unhealthy behaviors-Abstain from unhealthy behaviors

-Talk to a friend-Talk to a friend

-Engage in healthful behaviors-Engage in healthful behaviors

Common Types of Common Types of Mental Health ProblemsMental Health Problems

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders-Anxiety, Panic, Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive -Anxiety, Panic, Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive (rain man, monk)(rain man, monk)

Personality DisordersPersonality Disorders--Most seriousMost serious is Schizophrenia is Schizophrenia

Mood DisordersMood Disorders-Bipolar, Clinical Depression-Bipolar, Clinical Depression

Clinical Depression

-A mood disorder in which people lose interest in life and can no longer find enjoyment in anything.

Warning Signs-Depressed Mood -Lack of Energy -Inability to Concentrate -Withdrawal-Change in Sleep Pattern-Feelings of Worthlessness-Indifference -Pessimism -Irritability or Anger-Thoughts of Death or Suicide

Suicide

The leading cause of death among The leading cause of death among young people between the ages of young people between the ages of 15-24.15-24.

What are some signs?

With most people, a suicide attempt is a cry for help.

-Try to react calmly and let the person talk out his or her -Try to react calmly and let the person talk out his or her feelings. Listen without interrupting!feelings. Listen without interrupting!

-Don’t make comments challenging the person’s intent, -Don’t make comments challenging the person’s intent, such as “You just want attention.” or “I don’t think you such as “You just want attention.” or “I don’t think you have the nerve to go through with it.”have the nerve to go through with it.”

-Offer comfort and support. Tell them how important they -Offer comfort and support. Tell them how important they are to other peopleare to other people

-Urge the person to get help -Urge the person to get help right awayright away..

-Don’t promise to keep a conversation about suicide a -Don’t promise to keep a conversation about suicide a secret.secret.

Suicide - What can you do?

Signs A Person May Need Signs A Person May Need Professional HelpProfessional Help

Feeling sad or angry for no reasonFeeling sad or angry for no reason Aches or pains for no reasonAches or pains for no reason Inability to concentrateInability to concentrate Lower grades than usualLower grades than usual Thinking you don’t fit inThinking you don’t fit in

Therapy MethodsTherapy Methods

Two broad types:Two broad types:

Talk therapyTalk therapy-includes a variety of -includes a variety of counseling methods (individual, counseling methods (individual, group, family)group, family)

Biological therapyBiological therapy-involves using -involves using medication to treat mental health medication to treat mental health problemsproblems

Sources of HelpSources of Help

Parent or other adult family memberParent or other adult family member Clergy memberClergy member Teacher or school counselorTeacher or school counselor Family counselorFamily counselor School nurseSchool nurse Social workerSocial worker PsychologistPsychologist PsychiatristPsychiatrist