Mental and Mental and Emotional Health Emotional Health

Unit 2Unit 2Lessons 5, 8, 9, 10, 11Lessons 5, 8, 9, 10, 11

Communication SkillsCommunication Skills

I-message: expresses your feelings or thoughts on a subject.

You-message is a statement that blames or shames another person.

Listening SkillsListening SkillsActive listening is the way you respond

in conversation to show that you hear and understand what the speaker is saying.

Active listening includes clarifying, restating, summarizing, or affirming what was said.

Good CharacterGood Character

• Values = your standard or belief• Self-control = regulates own behavior• Compassion• Good citizenship• Fairness• Respect• Responsibility• Trustworthiness• Honesty

Self-RespectSelf-Respect

• Pay attention to your appearance

• Responsible actions

• Time for yourself

• Support others/Care about them

• Family time vs. Friend time

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.  ~Joan Didion

Self-EsteemSelf-Esteem

• A person’s belief about his or her worth.

• Positive self-esteem is a person’s belief that he or she is worthy and deserves respect.

• A person’s belief that he or she is not worthy and does not deserve respect is negative self-esteem

EnvironmentEnvironment

• Positive social-emotional exists when you receive plenty of social-emotional boosters.

• Negative social-emotional environment exists when you experience too many social-emotional pollutants.

What Determines Your What Determines Your Personality?Personality?

• Heredity

• Environment

• Attitudes

• Behaviors

Personality Test!!!!!!!!!!Personality Test!!!!!!!!!!

How You Focus Your EnergyHow You Focus Your Energy

• Extroverted: You are energized by people and things.

• Introverted: You are energized by ideas and images.

How You Gather InformationHow You Gather Information

• Sensing: You trust tangible information that you gather from your senses.

• Intuitive: You give more weight to information from your insight and imagination.

How You Make DecisionsHow You Make Decisions

• Thinking: You base your decisions on objective principles and facts.

• Feeling: You trust your “gut” and weigh decisions against people issues and concerns.

How You Get Work DoneHow You Get Work Done

• Judging: Your approach to doing things is structured and organized.

• Perceiving: Your approach to doing things is flexible . You adapt as you do things and prefer open-ended deadlines.

Making DecisionsMaking Decisions

• Describe the situation that requires a decision.

• List all possible decisions.• Evaluate outcomes of those

decisions• Decide and Act• Review your decisions

• Drugs• Exercise• Gambling• Nicotine• Perfectionism• Relationship• Shopping• TV / computer• Work• Thrills

AddictionsAddictions - - Compelling desire to engage in Compelling desire to engage in a situationa situation

Mental Disorders

• Anxiety= Real or imagined fears prevent a person from enjoying life.

• Obsessive Compulsive= persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images and engages in certain rituals.

• Panic= feelings of terror strike suddenly and repeatedly.

• Phobia= excessive fear of certain things• Depression=long lasting hopelessness• Seasonal Affective Disorder=type of

depression, reduced sunlight

Mental Disorders

• Post-Traumatic Stress= after effects of a terrifying event.

• Dementia= brain deteriorates in function.• Eating= starve or binge• Clinical Depression= feelings of hopelessness,

sadness• Bipolar= extreme happiness to extreme

sadness• Schizophrenia= breakdown in the logical

thought process• Hypochondria=misinterpret aches and pains

Mental Health TreatmentMental Health Treatment

• Formal Intervention• Evaluation• Psychiatrist =med• Psychologist=no med• Medication• Treatment Centers• Therapy• Support Groups

• Anger is the feeling of being irritated or annoyed.

• An anger trigger is a thought or event that causes a person to become angry.

• An anger cue is a body change that occurs when a person is angry.

• Hidden anger: Not

recognized, expressed

inappropriate ways• Hostility: Chronic state of anger• Projection: Blaming others for actions or events• Displacement: Release of anger on someone or

something that isn’t cause of anger.

SerotoninSerotonin

• Chemical that is involved in controlling states of consciousness and mood.

• Lowered brain serotonin levels increases aggressiveness

• Self Statement

• Use I messages

• Write a Letter

• Write in Journal

• Physical Activity

• Breathe Deeply

• Talk to Someone

• Rehearse Bad Situation

• Stress: Response of the body to the demands of daily living. (physical & mental)

• Stressor: Cause or source of stress

• Eustress: Good stress

• Distress: Bad stress

Emotional Signs of StressEmotional Signs of Stress

• Aggressive Behavior

• Irritability

• Nervous Laughter

• Trouble Sleeping

• Eating

Physical Signs of StressPhysical Signs of Stress

• Pounding Heart

• Trembling

• Grinding Teeth

• Dry Mouth

• Perspiration

• Aches in Back/neck

General Adaptation SyndromeGeneral Adaptation Syndrome

• Alarm Stage: Body ready for quick action, adrenaline is secreted into bloodstream.

• Resistance Stage: Body attempts to regain internal balance

• Exhaustion Stage: Wear and tear on the body increase, risk injury, illness

Two Types of StressorsTwo Types of Stressors

• External

• Internal

External StressorsExternal Stressors

• Physical Environment

• Social Interaction

• Organisational

• Major Life Events

• Daily Hassles

Physical EnvironmentPhysical Environment

• Noise

• Bright Lights

• Heat

• Confined Spaces

Social InteractionSocial Interaction

• Rudeness

• Bossiness

• Aggressiveness by Others

• Bullying

OrganisationalOrganisational

• Rules

• Regulations

• “Red - Tape”

• Deadlines

Major Life EventsMajor Life Events

• Birth

• Death

• Lost job

• Promotion

• Marital Status Change

Daily HasslesDaily Hassles

• Commuting to School

• Misplaced Homework

• Mechanical breakdowns

Internal StressorsInternal Stressors

• Lifestyle Choices

• Negative Self - Talk

• Mind Traps

• Personality Traits

Lifestyle ChoicesLifestyle Choices

• Caffeine

• Lack of Sleep

• Overloaded Schedule

• Sports

• Partying

Negative Self TalkNegative Self Talk

• Pessimistic Thinking

• Self Criticism

• Over Analysing

Mind TrapsMind Traps

• Unrealistic Expectations

• Taking Things Personally

• All or Nothing Thinking

• Exaggeration

• Rigid Thinking

• It is a normal reaction to feel angry or depressed while trying to adjust to a life crisis.

Types……Types……

• Minor depression is a mood disorder accompanied by feelings of hopelessness, sadness, or helplessness.

• Dysthymic disorder is a long-lasting form

of depression.

• Major depression is a mood disorder accompanied by long-lasting feelings of hopelessness, sadness, or helplessness.

Symptoms Used to Diagnose Symptoms Used to Diagnose DepressionDepression

The American Psychiatric Association uses these symptoms to diagnose depression:

• deep sadness• apathy• fatigue• agitation• sleep disturbances• weight or appetite

changes

• lack of concentration• feelings of

worthlessness• morbid thoughts

What Causes DepressionWhat Causes Depression

• Inability to cope with a life crisis • Changes in brain structure• Genetic predisposition: the inheritance

of genes that increase the likelihood of developing a condition.

• Low serotonin levels• Traumatic family events• Physical illness and disorders• Alcohol and other drug use

Coping With DepressionCoping With Depression

• Talk to Someone• Treatment• Avoid Drugs/Alcohol• Stay Social• Practice Self-management Skills• Resiliency is the ability to adjust,

recover, bounce back, and learn from difficult times.

SuicideSuicide

• Suicide is the intentional taking of one’s own life.

– Parasuicide is a cry for help.

– Some teens who make a suicide attempt and do not intend to die are not found in time, and their attempts end in death.

– Without help, teens who have attempted suicide once might attempt suicide again.

• Para-suicide: is a suicide attempt in which a person does not intend to die.

– If you know someone who has committed suicide, talk to your parents, a guardian, a school counselor, or another trusted adult.

– Do not copy this person’s mistake.

• Cluster suicides are a series of suicides occurring within a short period of time and involving people who are connected in some way.

Suicidal TendenciesSuicidal Tendencies• Abuse of alcohol/drugs• Death of loved one• Feelings of alienation/rejection• Coping with body changes and sexuality• Depression• Impulsive/Aggressive behavior• Mental disorder

Signs of SuicideSigns of Suicide

• Direct statements• Indirect

statements• Changed

personality• Withdrawing• Appearance

• Giving away possessions

• Change in schoolwork

• Use alcohol/drugs

• Preoccupied with death

Suicide Prevention StrategiesSuicide Prevention Strategies

• Look for warning signs

• Listen without giving advice

• Take suicide threat seriously

• Ask if have a plan/ follow through

• Do not swear to secrecy

• Get an adult involved

• Stay with them until help arrives

80% of all modern diseases have 80% of all modern diseases have their origins in stress.their origins in stress.