Chapter 3: Self Esteem and Mental Health

1. Chapter 3: Self Esteem and Mental Health Section One: Building Your Self-Esteem

2. What Is Self-Esteem • Self-esteem • A measure of how much you value and respect yourself

3. Benefits of High Self-Esteem • Increased Self Respect • Increased ability to reach goals • Increased willingness to try • Increased feelings of value

4. Risk Of Low Self Esteem • More likely to make unhealthy decisions • More vulnerable to pressure • Increase risk for depression • Increase risk of suicide

5. Self Esteem High Low • Speaks up • Respects self and others • Has confidence • Tries new things • Feels valuable • Adjust to change • Feels optimistic • Make GREAT decision • Feels insecure • Disrespects self and others • Vulnerable to peer pressure • Doesn’t feel valuable • Feels depressed • Fears failure • Uses drugs and alcohol • Feels pessimistic • Behave destructively

6. Developing Self Esteem Self Concept Interpreting Messages from Others • How you view yourself • Dealing with what others say about you • Positive • negative

7. Improving Self Esteem • Positive Self Talk • Act With Integrity • Choose Supportive Friends • Accept Yourself

8. Section Two: Using Good Communication Skills

9. Benefits of Good Communication • Preventing Misunderstandings • Building Healthy Relationships • Expressing Yourself Effectively

10. Three Communication Styles • Passive: Does not offer opposition • Aggressive: Dominates conversation • Assertive: Expresses opinions while listening to others viewpoints • ASSERTIVE IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11. Section2 Using Good Communication Skills Chapter 3

12. Three Major Communication Skills • Speaking • Listening • Body Language

13. Speaking Skills • Voice volume • Tone and Pitch • “I” messages • “You” messages • Empathy- understanding others feelings

14. Listening Skills • Active listening • Providing feedback • Paraphrasing • Oh really… • So what you’re saying is…

15. Body Language • Body language- what you are saying when you are not talking • Rolling eyes • Clenched fist • Smiling • crying

16. Section Three: Mental And Emotional Health

17. Mental Health • Mental Health: mental well being • The ability to cope effectively

18. A Mentally Healthy Person… • Has a sense of control • Is able to endure failures and frustrations • Sees events positively • Expresses emotions effectively

19. Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs • The needs a person has to reach in order to become the best they can be.

20. Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs

21. Three Ways To Manage Emotions • Talk it out • Blow off steam • Be creative

22. Emotions • Anger-comes from frustration • Fear- can be positive or negative • Can keep you from getting in trouble or keep you from trying new things • Guilt-alerts you that you are doing something that is against your values • Jealousy- can cause major problems • Loneliness- join a group or volunteer

23. Defense Mechanisms • A way to avoid unpleasant emotions

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26. Section 4: Understanding Mental Disorders

27. What is a Mental Disorder • An illness that affects a persons thoughts emotions and behaviors

28. Types of Mental Disorders • Depression- caused by a life event or chemical imbalance • Lack of energy • Withdrawn • Appetite Impacted • Feeling hopeless • Do not wait for depression to go away • Face it • Identify it • Take action

29. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • ADHD • Inattentive • Impulsive • Easily Distracted Medications available

30. Anxiety Disorders • Panic Disorders • Extreme fear for safety • Phobias • Fear that something common may cause injury • Obsessive compulsive disorders • The need to do a certain behavior in a certain way

31. Section 4 Understanding Mental Disorders Chapter 3

32. Ways To Help Mental Disorders • Psychotherapy • Group therapy • Medication