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Health and Well Being

Health and Well Being. Grade 12 Healthy Active Living. No help = Pain Suffering Failing. HELP = Better academic achievement Less substance abuse Improved chances for their future. Icebreaker. What is a Stigma?. Stigma: Negative Attitudes about Mental Illness.

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Health and Well Being

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  1. Health and Well Being Grade 12 Healthy Active Living

  2. No help = Pain Suffering Failing

  3. HELP =Better academic achievement Less substance abuse Improved chances for their future

  4. Icebreaker

  5. What is a Stigma?

  6. Stigma: Negative Attitudes about Mental Illness • People often feel ashamed, guilty or embarrassed about having a mental health problem (or having a child with a mental health problem). • People may believe that the illness is a sign of weakness or that they really have no good reason to feel the way they do. • Parents may feel guilty, that they’ve done something to cause a child’s mental illness. And others may blame or judge people who have a mental health problem. • This kind of ‘stigma’ makes things even more difficult for children, youth and families coping with mental health problems. And it’s one reason why people don’t get the help they need.

  7. How does stigma affect someone struggling with mental illness? • Feelings of shame and isolation • Loss of friends • Future thrown off course – education, profession, marriage • Lowers self-esteem • Difficult to get them to accept treatment • Self medicate with drugs or alcohol

  8. Personal Health and Wellness • Essential Questions • What determines a good decision? • How do you recognize depression? • How do peers influence your choices? • Why is it important to have healthy relationships? • How much stress is normal?

  9. Your Brain

  10. Mental health and mental illness: can we have them both? • Yes. It may sound strange, but we can have an illness and still have health. Do you know someone with heart disease? • They may need a special diet, exercise plan and medications, but they can still feel ‘well’, and do the things they need to do. This is also true for mental illnesses. A teen with depression may need regular ‘talk’ therapy and medications. She may need help learning to cope with stress, or how to handle her emotions. • But when the depression is under control, he can feel well, enjoy school, friends and activities. • Sometimes though, an illness can be very serious. Even though people do their best and follow their treatment carefully, they may have to live with limitations. The same is true for people with mental illnesses or brain conditions. • Some mental illnesses are more serious, and people may have to live with some limitations. But we still need to accept and support people whether they have heart disease or a mental health problem

  11. How common are mental health problems in children and youth? • Mental health problems are more common than most people realize. • In Ontario, 1 in every 5 children and youth have some type of mental health problem. • But most who need professional help will not get it. Just 1 in 6 children and youth get the help they need. • Just imagine if only 1 in 6 people with broken bones got treatment.

  12. Mental illnesses have a powerful impact on children, youth and those who care for them. • Death by suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth 15-19 years (the number one cause of death in this age group is unintentional injury, or ‘accidents’).

  13. Can mental illnesses be prevented? • Just like we can prevent physical health problems, we can also reduce our chances of developing mental health problems. • We can do things to promote our physical health, by eating healthy food, exercising, not smoking or wearing a seatbelt. • But even if we do all these things, we sometimes still get sick or hurt. It’s just the same for mental health.

  14. What is mental illness? • An illness of the mind that can affect the thoughts, feelings, and behavioursof person. • Mental disorders can prevent people from leading a happy, healthful, and productive lives.

  15. Causes of Mental Disorders • ORGANIC • Caused by physical illness or injury to brain • FUNCTIONAL • Occur as a result of psychological causes in which no clear brain damage is involved. CLICK

  16. What about teens? CLICK

  17. Anxiety Disorders

  18. Mood Disorders

  19. Teens who experience any of these symptoms should seek help from a trusted adult right away. Loss of appetite Neglect ofpersonal appearance Nightmares Signs of Mental and Emotional Problems Difficulty sleeping Hearing voices Long-lasting feelingsof sadness

  20. Angry or aggressivebehaviors

  21. Poorconcentration

  22. Increasedtardiness or absences

  23. Withdrawn Withdrawn

  24. Anxious

  25. Troubled? Typical?

  26. Experiencing more than normal developmental challenges, inability to form healthy relationships • Without treatment, more likely to have serious problems: • Academic • Relationships • Employment TroubledTeens

  27. What causes mentalhealth disorders? biology + environment

  28. Teen Mental Health Disorders Mood disorders Anxiety disorders Psychotic disorders Behavioral/disruptive disorders

  29. CLINICAL DEPRESSION • Deep despair, sadness, crying • 1 in 13 teens experience symptoms • BIPOLAR DISORDER • Extreme changes from happy to sad • 1 in 100 teens have it • Hard to diagnose, looks like depression

  30. ANXIETY DISORDERS • Overwhelming fear with no cause • Risk is greater with family history • EATING DISORDERS • Unrealistic thoughts about weight • 1 in 20 teens suffer; 90% females • Untreated it can result in hospitalization or death

  31. SCHIZOPHRENIA • Strange thoughts, unusual behaviors • High functioning, then big decline • Distrustful, no longer social, voices • ADHD • Problems paying attention • Can seriously impact ability to learn

  32. OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER • Stubborn, argumentative, hostile • Major distraction in the classroom • CONDUCT DISORDER • Verbal/physical aggression • Junior sociopaths • End up in detention centers

  33. Psychiatrists Psychologists Mental Health Counselors

  34. Changing a Life’s Course

  35. Activity • You and a partner have been asked by the “school counselor” (the class) from The Boys and Girls Club of Kingston to create a brochure relating to health and wellness. • Your role is to develop a brochure to help students be more aware of different topics such as positive and negative stress, mental and emotional disorders, the importance of getting help and where to get it, signs of suicide, and strategies to manage stress, Mental illness and Stigma. • The teacher, textbook, notes, internet and peers are great sources to help you accomplish this task. When you have accomplished this task, you will present your research to the “class”.

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