CHAPTER 8 NOTES

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UNIT 2

• CHAPTER 8-9-10-14

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CHAPTER 8 NOTES

• MENTAL HEALTH-
• GENERALLY HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND OUTLOOK
  ON LIFE

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SIGNS OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH

• REALISTIC
• RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR
• AVOID HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS
• OPEN MINDED AND FLEXIBLE
• FUN LOVING
• RESPECT OTHERS NEEDS AND BELIEFS
• EXPRESS THEIR OWN EMOTIONS
• VIEW CHANGE AS A CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

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ROAD BLOCKS TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH

• ALL OR NOTHING THINKING
• EXPECTING THE WORST IN OTHERS OR YOURSELF
• BEING A PERFECTIONIST
• LETTING YOUR ACTIONS OR WORDS BETRAY YOUR VALUES

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SELF ESTEEM

• HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF
• HOW YOU THINK OTHERS FEEL
• ROLE OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
• SELF TALK

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

• There are 4 different Levels
• Physical
• Emotional
• Aesthetic
• Self-Fulfilling

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Level One

• PHYSICAL
• BOTTOM OF PYRAMID!
• NEED TO BE SAFE AND SECURE OUT OF DANGER!
• NEED TO SATISFY HUNGER, THIRST, AND SLEEP!

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Level Two

• EMOTIONAL
• NEED TO BE LOVED!
• NEED TO LOVE AND BELONG!
• NEED TO ACHIEVE, AND BE RECOGNIZED!

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Level Three

• AESTHETIC
• NEED TO KNOW, EXPLORE, AND TO UNDERSTAND!
• GENERALLY ONE SEEKS OUT HIGHER EDUCATION.

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Level Four

• SELF ACTUALIZATION
• Striving to be the best you can be!
• All other needs are taken care of, time is
  spent fulfilling the needs of ones own mind and
  body!

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PERSONALITY

• IT IS WHAT MAKES YOU WHO YOU ARE!
• HEREDITY
• ENVIROMENT PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL
• PERSONAL BEHAVIOR

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EMOTIONS

• LOVE
• EMPATHY
• FEAR
• ANGER
• GUILT

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POSITIVE WAYS TO DEAL WITH YOUR EMOTIONS

• LOOK BELOW THE SURFACE
• CONSIDER WHETHER THE SITUATION WILL REALLY MATTER
• DO NOT ACT ON STRONG EMOTIONS UNTIL YOU CLEAR
  ABOUT IT
• REMIND YOURSELF FEELINGS ARE JUST THAT NOT FACTS
• REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT ALONE

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DEFENSE MECHANISMS

• REPRESSION
• SUPPRESSION
• RATIONALIZATION
• REGRESSION
• DENIAL
• COMPENSATION
• PROJECTION
• IDEALIZATION

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MANAGING ANGER

• RE-CHANNEL YOUR ANGER
• GET AWAY BY YOURSELF
• PICK UP A PHONE CALL A CLOSE FRIEND
• WRITE DOWN EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE FEELING
• COUNT TO 10 TAKE DEEP BREATHS

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Unit 2

• Chapter 9 Notes

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CHAPTER 9 NOTES

• TYPES OF STRESS
• DISTRESS
• negative stress
• Example fight, loss of job, failing grades
• EUSTRESS
• positive stress
• Example birthday party,
• wedding, high school
• graduation

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KINDS OF STRESSORS

• Top Ten Stressors1. Death of spouse2.
  Divorce3. Marital separation4. Jail term5.
  Death of a close family member6. Personal injury
  or illness7. Marriage8. Fired at work9.
  Marital reconciliation10. Retirement

• BIOLOGICAL
• ENVIROMENTAL
• COGNITIVE/THINK-ING
• PERSONAL BEHAVIOR
• LIFE SITUATION

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STRESS RESPONSE

• NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
• ALARM
• RESISTANCE
• FATIGUE
• PHYSICAL, PATHOLOGICAL,
• PSYCHOLOGICAL

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STRESS

• RESILIENCY
• PERSONALITY TYPE
• A COMPETITIVE, CHANGE,
  COMMITMENT, CONTROL
• B LAID BACK

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STRESS AND THE BODY

• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• HEADACHE
• ASTHMA
• IMMUNE RESPONSE
• PSYCHOSOMATIC RESPONSE

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SIGNS OF STRESS

• PHYSICAL
• EMOTIONAL
• MENTAL
• BEHAVIORAL

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STRESS MANAGEMENT

• IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
• PLAN, RECHANNEL ENERGY
• RELAX AND LAUGH
• TIME MANAGEMENT
• SEEK SUPPORT

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STAGES OF LOSS

1. DENIAL
2. ANGER
3. BARGAINING
4. DEPRESSION
5. ACCEPTANCE

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UNIT 2

• CHAPTER 10 NOTES

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CHAPTER 10 NOTES

• TYPES OF MENTAL DISORDERS
• MENTAL DISORDERS ARE ILLNESSES OF THE MIND THAT
  AFFECT THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND BEHAVIORS

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ANXIETY DISORDERS

• PHOBIAS
• OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
• PANIC DISORDER
• POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

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SOMATAFORM DISORDER

• PERSON COMPLAINS OF DISEASE SYMPTOMS, WHICH NO
  PHYSICAL CAUSE CAN BE FOUND
• HYPOCHONDRIA

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AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

• A MOOD DISORDER THAT HAS AN ORGANIC CAUSE.
• PERSON EXHIBITS LARGE MOOD SWINGS
• CLINICAL DEPRESSION
• BI POLAR DISORDER

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PERSONALITY DISORDERS

• AFFECT A PERSONS ABILITY TO GET ALONG WITH OTHERS
• ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER
• PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE DISORDER
• SCHZIZOPHRENIA

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SUICIDE RISK FACTORS

• SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• VIOLENCE
• PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL ABUSE
• PRIOR SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
• FIRE ARMS IN THE HOME
• JAIL TIME
• FAMILY HISTORY OF MENTAL DISORDERS
• EXPOSURE TO OTHER SUICIDES

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SUICIDE WARNING SIGNS

• DEPRESSION AND HOPELESSNESS
• LACK OF ENERGY OR ZEST FOR LIFE
• WITHDRAWL FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS
• DROP OR RISE IN GRADES
• GIVING AWAY POSSESIONS
• EXTREME SENSITIVITY

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SUICIDE WARNING SIGNS CONTINUED

• INCREASED RISK TAKING
• PERSONALITY CHANGES SUCH AS APATHY OR MOODINESS
• A SUDDEN UPBEAT MOOD
• DRAMATIC CHANGE IN APPEARANCE
• REBELLIOUS BEHAVIOR
• DRUG/ALCOHOL USE
• VIOLENT ACTIONS OR BEHAVIOR

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PREVENTING SUICIDES

• TAKE ANY AND ALL TALK SERIOUSLY
• STRESS THE TEMPORARY NATURE OF THE PROBLEM
• STRESS THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM BUT
  SUICIDE IS NOT THE ANSWER
• NEVER PROMISE TO KEEP IT A SECRET
• SEEK PROFFESSIONAL HELP
• ASK THE PERSON IF THEY HAVE ANY PLANS

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MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

• PSYCHIATRIST - A MEDICAL DOCTOR THAT SPECIALIZES
  IN DIGNOSING AND TREATING MENTAL DISORDERS
  
• NEUROLOGIST - A PHYSCIAN THAT SPECIALIZES IN
  ORGANIC DISSORDERS OF THE BRAIN
• CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST - CAN DIAGNOSE AND TREAT
  MENTAL DISORDERS BUT CANNOT PRESCRIBE
  MEDICATIONS
• PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER - CONCENTRATES ON
  PSYCHIATRIC CASEWORK IN MENTAL HOSPITALS AND
  MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS
• COUNSELORS - SCHOOL, MINISTERS, PRIESTS, RABBI

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UNIT 2

• CHAPTER 14 NOTES

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CHAPTER 14 NOTES

• CONFLICT - IS ANY STRUGGLE, DISAGREEMENT, OR
  FIGHT
• TYPES OF CONFLICT
• Interpersonal a conflict between two people.
• Internal a conflict with ones own self, could
  be a moral issue.

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RECOGNIZING CONFLICT

• WHAT IS REALLY BOTHERING ME AND WHY?
• IS THIS A MINOR, CHRONIC, OR MAJOR PROBLEM?
• WHAT IS TRIGGERING THE CONFLICT?
• WHAT EMOTIONS ARE INVOLVED?
• HAS ANYONES RIGHTS BEEN VIOLATED?
• WHAT IS MY PART IN THE CONFLICT?
• DOES THIS CONFLICT INVOLVE MY PERSONAL VALUES OR
  BELIEFS?
• WHAT IS AT STAKE HERE?

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION

• RESPECT
• RIGHTS
• RESPONSIBILITY
• TOLERANCE
• NEGOTIATION
• MEDIATION

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STEPS IN NEGOTIATING

1. CHOOSE A TIME AND PLACE CONDUCIVE TO WORKING
   THINGS OUT
2. WORK TOGETHER
3. KEEP AN OPEN MIND
4. BE FLEXIBLE
5. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR PART
6. GIVE THE PERSON AN OUT

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VIOLENCE AND TEENS

• 1990 -1994 MURDERS COMMITTED BY TEENS ROSE 22 BY
  14 17 YR OLDS
• RAPE, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND ROBBERY HIGHEST IN
  15 34 YR OLD AGE GROUP
• OCCURS NOT ONLY ON THE STREETS BUT IN SCHOOLS
  HOME

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FACTORS AFFECTING VIOLENCE

• AVAILIBILITY OF WEAPONS
• TERRITORIALITY
• THE MEDIA
• SUBSTANCE ABUSE

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PREVENTING VIOLENCE

• AVOID GUNS AND ALCOHOL/DRUGS
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• BUILD YOUR SELF ESTEEM
• LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO NEGATIVE MEDIA THAT
  PROMOTES VIOLENCE AND PREJUDICE

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TYPES OF ABUSE

• PHYSICAL ABUSE
• SEXUAL ABUSE
• EMOTIONAL ABUSE
• RAPE OR DATE RAPE

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PHYSICAL ABUSE

• ACCORDING TO THE AMA (American Medical
  Association), BETWEEN 2 AND 4 MILLION WOMEN ARE
  ABUSED BY THEIR PARTNER EVERY YEAR
• 30 OF AMERICAN WOMEN REPORTED THEY HAD BEEN
  ABUSED
• ABOUT 1/3 OF WOMEN WHO WERE ABUSED AS ADULTS,
  GREW UP IN ABUSIVE HOMES
• ACCORDING TO THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUND,
  34 OF AMERICANS HAVE WITNESSED DOMESTIC ABUSE

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SEXUAL ABUSE

• ACCORDING TO THE AMA 61 OF THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL
  ABUSE ARE FEMALES UNDER 18
• MALES ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ABOUT 5 OF
  THE TIME
• OVER 700,000 WOMEN ARE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED EVERY
  YEAR
• CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IS REPORTED UP TO 80,000 TIMES
  ANNUALLY

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HOW TO AVOID ABUSE

1. LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR
2. RESIST AND BE ASSERTIVE IF YOU ARE NOT
   COMFORTABLE
3. REPORT ANY ABUSE