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Self-Esteem and Mental Health. Self Esteem. Measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself. Benefits. Increased respect Increased ability to reach goals Increased willingness to try Increased feeling of value. Risks of Low Self Esteem. Insecurity Disrespect
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Self Esteem Measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself
Benefits • Increased respect • Increased ability to reach goals • Increased willingness to try • Increased feeling of value
Risks of Low Self Esteem • Insecurity • Disrespect • Vulnerable • Depressed • Drug use • Pessimistic • Destructive behavior
Improving your Self Esteem • Use positive self talk • Act with integrity • Choose supportive friends • Accept yourself
Good Communication Skills • Prevent misunderstandings • Build healthy relationships • Express yourself
Communication Styles • Passive • Aggressive • Assertive
Communication Styles • Scenario: Someone cuts in front of you in line. • Passive: You let them • Aggressive: You say “Well aren’t you special”. • Assertive: You say “Excuse me, but I believe I am next in line”.
Speaking Skills • The way you communicate • Voice volume • Tone and pitch • I and You messages • Empathy
Listening Skills • Active listening • Paraphrasing • Body Language
20% of children suffer from a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder.
Mental Health • State of mental well-being in which one can cope with the demands of daily life
Mentally and Emotionally Healthy People have: • A sense of control • Ability to endure failures and frustrations • Ability to see events positively • Ability to express emotions in a healthy way
Expressing Emotions • How do you respond to an experience? • Do others respond to your responses? • Are you easy to understand?
Managing Emotions • Talk it out • Blow off some steam • Be creative • Anger results from frustration or helplessness • Fear can protect us from danger • Guilt alerts you that you are going against your values • Jealousy is caused by a fear of something you own or love • Loneliness makes you feel isolated from others
A Defense Mechanism • Is an unconscious thought or behavior used to avoid experiencing unpleasant emotions. • Compensation • Daydreaming • Denial • Displacement • Idealization • Projection • Rationalization • Regression • Repression • sublimation
Mental Disorders • Illness that affects a person’s thoughts.
Types of Mental Disorders • Too much or too little sleep • Feeling extremely sad • Unexplained mood changes • Drug or alcohol abuse • Inability to concentrate • Extreme anxiety or irrational fear • Personality changes • False perception of reality
Depression • Lack of energy • Withdrawal from people • Loss of appetite or overeating • Too little or too much sleep • Feelings of helplessness or hopelessness
Mental Disorders • Depression • ADHD • Panic Disorder • OCD • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) • Eating Disorders • Hypochondria • Bipolar Disorder • Schizophrenia
Help • Psychotherapy • Group Therapy • Medication