Mental and Emotional Health

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Mental and Emotional Health

• What is a STIGMA-
• A stigma is a mark of shame

• How does it apply
• Society labels these people as crazy
• They feel guilty for what they have

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• What is ones mental health impacted by?
• Emotions
• Social Relationships
• Physical Health
• Impacts the way an individual feels, behaves
  and thinks.

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• What is a mentally healthy person
• Feels comfortable with others
• Healthy self esteem
• Able to meet the demands of life
• Experience a range of emotions and conditions,
  when the conditions endager ones ability with
  life there is treatment

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• Organic VS. Functional
• Organic is a physical illness or injury
• (meningitis, accident, alcoholism, brain tumors)
• Functional is a psychological cause
• (stress, fears, traumatic experiences)

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• Anxiety Disorders
• A condition in which real, imagined or
  persistent fears prevent a person from enjoying
  life. Characterized by chronic nervousness or
  agitation.

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• Anxiety Disorders
• Phobias- Persistent fears
• Common Phobias
• Brontophobia -Thunder
• Acrophobia- Heights
• Claustrophobia- Enclosed Spaces
• Arachnophobia- Spiders
• Pyrophobia- Fire

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• Anxiety Disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Persistent thoughts with
  repeated behaviors (hand washing, counting)
• Panic Disorders fear gets in the way of
  enjoying life, or performing in certain
  situations (stage fright, roller coasters, public
  speaking)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Witness a tragic
  event with symptoms occurring after event
  (nightmares, insomnia)

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• Somatoform Disorders-An illness in which a person
  complains of disease symptoms, but no physical
  cause can be found
• EX Hypochondria- presumed problems with the body

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• Affective Disorders An illness (often with an
  organic cause) that relates to emotions and may
  involve mood swings or mood extremes
• Example Clinical Depression (extreme
  depression), Bi-Polar/Manic Depression (extreme
  mood swings)

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• Personality/Dissociative Disorders
• A variety of psychological conditions that
  affect a persons ability to get along with
  others
• Example Schizophrenia (split-mind), Dissociative
  Identity Disorder (multiple personalities)

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• Self-Esteem

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• Self-Esteem
• Ideal Self- Your mental image of what you would
  LIKE to be
• Self Concept- The CURRENT mental image you have
  of yourself
• Body Image- A persons perception of his or her
  image, appearance, level of health and fitness

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• Self-Esteem

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• Self-Esteem
• Self-Esteem is defined as the confidence of an
  individual.
• Self-Esteem is important because feeling good
  about yourself can affect how you act. A person
  who has high self-esteem will make friends
  easily, is more in control of his or her
  behavior, and will enjoy life more.

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• Self-Esteem

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody
else." Judy Garland
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• High Self-Esteem
• I feel proud of my accomplishment
• I feel optimistic about things I start and about
  life in general
• I have a good sense of humor and I'm able to
  laugh at myself
• I feel comfortable in social situations
• I accept compliments gracefully
• I praise others for what they've accomplished

• Low Self-Esteem
• Walking with your head down.
• You dont make and/or sustain direct eye contact.
• You do not accept compliments well.
• You apologize and feel guilty.
• You are depressed.
• You take things personally

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• How do you boost your self-esteem
• Make a list of the stuff you're good at
• Give yourself three compliments every day
• Remember that your body is your own, no matter
  what shape, size, or color
• Remember that there are things about yourself you
  can't change
• When you hear negative comments in your head,
  tell yourself to stop