Ch.2 Mental Health Lesson 1

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Ch.2 Mental Health Lesson 1 What is Mental
Health?

• Health Ed.

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Mental Health

• Accepting and liking oneself adapting to and
  coping with the emotions, challenges, and changes
  that are a part of everyday life

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• Mental Health does not mean always feeling happy.
  People that are mentally healthy are able to deal
  with their emotions
• People with good mental health adapt well to
  change

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A person with good mental health is..

• Able to meet the demands of life- able to deal
  with everyday problems asking for help when big
  problems arise
• Feels good about himself/herself- not overwhelmed
  by their emotions for long periods of time
• Feels comfortable with other people- allowing
  other people to get close to you and for you to
  get close to them

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• Having a high level of self-esteem promotes good
  health (remember psycho-nuero-immunology, the
  mind, body, immune system connection)

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Feedback

• Messages from others that tell you how they feel
  about you (parents, siblings, coaches)/ can be
  positive or negative

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Positive vs. Negative

• A person who receives positive feedback probably
  has a higher self-esteem and mental health than a
  person who has received mostly negative feed back
• Someone who has received mostly negative feedback
  may be more likely to have a fragile mental
  health. They may misinterpret the feedback they
  receive from others, sometimes assuming messages
  are negative when they are not

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Ch. 2 lesson / lesson 2 Understanding Your
Needs, Understanding Your Personality

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Maslow

• Abraham Maslow was a psychologist from America.
  He studied human development and came up with
  group of needs that he felt all people needed
• He said that all human needs include biological
  and more complex needs

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

• 1- Physical
• 2- Emotional
• a. Need to be Loved
• b. Need to Belong
• c. Need to valued/recognized

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• 3- Aesthetic needs- responding to or appreciating
  that which is beautiful
• 4- Self-Fulfillment/ Self Actualization- reaching
  your full potential

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Personality

• Complex set of characteristics that make you
  unique and distinguishes you from others. This
  includes all of your traits, attitudes, feelings,
  and behavior

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Personality Types

1. Type A achievement oriented, tend to stress out
   easily
2. Type B laid back, do not tend to get overly
   worried or anxious, can be considered lazy.
3. Type AB ideal personality type combination
   of the two, sets realistic goals, can adapt to
   change

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Extroversion vs. Introversion

• Extravert- someone who is outgoing with meeting
  and interacting with others
• Introvert- someone who is more quiet and shy

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• If you dont know what an extrovert is
  thinking you havent been listening. But, if you
  dont know what an introvert is thinking, you
  havent asked.

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Thinking vs. Feeling

• Thinking- logical in their reactions
• Feelings- reacts to information and situations
  according to their emotions

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Factors the influence the development of your
personality

1. Heredity
2. Environment
3. Personal values

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• Personal values- principles that you find
  important and that guide the decisions that you
  make and the life that you live
• ( Have students create their own personal mission
  statement )

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Ch. 2 / lesson 3 Understanding Emotions

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Emotions

• Feelings that influence your thinking and
  behavior
• Emotions themselves are neither healthy nor
  unhealthy. However, how you express your emotions
  can either be healthy or unhealthy

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Hormones

• Chemical produced by the body that cause physical
  and emotional changes
• Chemicals are produced to the endocrine system by
  glands and ducts
• Examples
• -Progesterone, Testosterone

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• The key is to recognize and express your feelings
  in an appropriate manner. Expressing your
  emotions in a positive way is a learned behavior.
• Food and Moods- pg 38/ laugher- pg. 37

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A look into two common emotions

• Fear
• Fear is the bodies natural response to danger.
  When you experience fear, your nervous system
  relays a message to your brain that danger is
  present. You body responds by getting itself
  ready for action
• This is called the flight or fight response
• Most fear is learned (except the fear of falling
  and of loud noises)

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• Healthy ways to deal with fear
• Major fears- turn to pg. 40

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• Anger
• Anger is a natural response the body has when a
  person become frustrated. The important thing to
  keep in mind is to express your anger in
  constructive ways and not to explode.
• Some positive ways to deal with anger..
• (pg. 41)

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• Strong emotions produce tension in the body. If
  this tension does not go away the body becomes
  exhausted

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What are some ways to deal with your emotions in
a healthy way

• Journal (pg. 42)
• Develop a hobby you enjoy
• Do physical exercise
• Listen to music
• Call a friend

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To properly handle your emotions you must

• 1- identify the emotion
• 2- identify the source of the emotion
• 3- express the emotion in a constructive way

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• It is not what happens to you, but rather your
  attitude to what happens to you.
• Lincoln story

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