Some ideas on how to present your topic

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Some ideas on how to present your topic

• Using Chap 3 (Psychological Health)
• to Illustrate Methods

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Goals of presentations

• To learn about health and health problems
• To have students teaching students
• To provide a forum for discussion
• To gain presentation experience

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Each presentation includes

• Content from text and other sources
• Research on media and/or peers
• /- Activity, performance, other creative endeavor

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Master of Ceremonies / Team Leader Introduces . .
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What will be covered. . .

• Student A Psychological Health Leading a
  Fulfilling Life (pp. 48-52)
• Student B Feeling in Control, Connecting with
  Others, Understanding Mental Health, and Anxiety
  Disorders (pp. 52-58)
• Student C Depressive Disorders, Suicide,
  Attention Disorders, and Schizophrenia (pp.
  58-65)
• On your own Overcoming Problems (pp. 65-68)

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First student steps up . . .
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B. Gerstman (gerstman_at_email.sjsu.edu)

• What is psychological health? (pp. 48 -49)
• Leading a Fulfilling Life Related (pp. 50
  54)
• Intro
• Feeling in control
• Connecting with others

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Components of Psychological Health (p. 48)

• Emotional health (feelings and moods)
• Mental health (ability to perceive reality as it
  is, respond to challenges, and develop rational
  strategies)
• /- Spiritual health (ability to identify purpose
  and experience fulfillment)

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Activity Mental Health Belief Survey

• Do not put name on surveys
• Complete survey
• Shuffle and redistribute
• Talley results by moving around room

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Psychological health is

• determined by interaction of culture,
  environment, the responsible self (not in book),
  genetics
• essential to well-being and quality of life
• just as important as physical health

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Emotional Intelligence

• As important as IQ
• 5 components of EQ
• Self awareness
• Altruism ( doing good)
• Personal motivation (manageable goals)
• Empathy
• Ability to love and be loved
• Which emotional competencies benefit college
  students most?

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Yada yada yada

• Student 1 finishes content then moves to

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Media and/or Peer Group Research Ideas

• Popular media
• TV
• Movies
• Music
• Print
• Peer group
• Survey
• Focus group

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A Popular Images of Emotional Health

• He laughs a lot
• He is accepting of others
• He is wise
• He is compassionate
• He is peaceful

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Student B

• Topic 1
• Topic 2
• Etc.
• Research

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Student C Major Mental Disorders

• Major depression
• Bipolar disorder
• Anxiety disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Suicide
• These are serious ailments e.g, major depression
  more than feeling blue (cold/pneumonia)
• These are more prevalent than some believe

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Major Depression (DSM Criteria) ? 5 of the
following

1. Depressed mood
2. Diminished interest/pleasure
3. gt 5 weight gain or loss per month
4. Insomnia/hypersomnia
5. Observable psychomotor agitation/retardation
6. Fatigue or energy loss
7. Feelings of worthlessness
8. Diminished ability to think/concentrate
9. Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide

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How common is major depression?

• 12 of Americans will suffer from clinical
  depression
• Affects 5-10 of teenagers
• Girls twice as likely as boys

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Treatment for Major Depression

• Psychotherapy
• Medication
• Exercise
• Electroconvulsive therapy (shocking!)

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Anxiety Disorders

• Phobias (irrational fears)
• Panic disorders
• General anxiety disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Suicide

• Stats
• 752,000 US suicides per year!
• 3rd leading cause of death in children/adolescents
  
• Underling cause is often depression
• Risk factors include male, elderly, Native
  American, access to firearms, drugs, alcohol,
  social isolation

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Attention Disorders

• Controversial
• Many children grow out of the problem
• 1 (rare) of adults have an attention disorder
• Symptoms
• Hyperactivity
• Impulsivity
• Distractibility

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Schizophrenia

• Most debilitating mental illness
• Lifetime incidence 1-2
• A common cause of homelessness
• Strong genetic basis w/ environmental triggers

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Grading

• Presentation (4 points)
• Peer reviews (0.4 point each)