Mental and Emotional Health

1. Mental and Emotional Health

2. POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH is… • The successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with others, and the ability to adapt to change and successfully cope with adversity. • A state of emotional and social well being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively or fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community

3. DEPRESSION “Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.”

5. Eeyore Video Clips

6. DEPRESSION de·pres·sion/ dipreSHən/ • Depression is a MOODdisorder • Depression is a disease of the brain; a chemical imbalance • Severe miseryand gloominess, accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. • A condition of mental disturbance, typically with lack of energy and difficulty in maintaining concentration or interest in life.

7. ANYONE CAN SUFFER FFROM IT

8. Forms Of DEPRESSION • Chronic (Mild – Serious) • Long lasting; lingering • Seasonal Affective Disorder • Generally occurs during winter months? • Manic – Depression / Bi-Polar • Weeks or months of extreme highs followed by extreme lows

12. Changes in sleeping Much more or much less Changes in eating Much more or much less Fatigue, loss of energy. PhysicalSymptoms of DEPRESSION

13. Behavioral/Attitudesymptoms of DEPRESSION • Diminished enjoyment of previously pleasurable activities • sports, hobbies, going out with friends, etc. • Difficulty concentrating or making decisions. • Neglecting responsibilities and personal appearance. • Engaging in risky behaviors related to: • Drug use, fighting, sex • Dangerous activities (can cause physical harm)

14. Emotionalsymptoms of DEPRESSION Feeling: • Down • Apathetic (don’t care) • Irritable • Pessimistic • Negative • Guilty • Anxious • Empty • Helpless • Hopeless • Worthless • Suicidal thoughts • SOME people, NOT all

15. Coping with DEPRESSION Many people need: • MEDICATION • THERAPY • plus Some might only need: • Positive Thinking • Exercise • Socializing • Balanced Diet • Lots of bright light • Get outside • Get away from what is stressing you or making you sad.

17. Draw or Describe • What does depression look like • Would it be living or an object? • What name might it have? • How would you decorate it? • What would it look like as a tree or flower? • An outfit? A building? A person? An animal?

18. suicide A permanent solution to a temporary problem

19. 220 feet 120 mph 1 jump every 2 weeks 98% die

20. Who is affected by one’s choice to take their own life?

21. Between 1952 and 1995, suicide in young adults nearly tripled. Facts on suicide Suicide takes the lives of nearly 30,000 Americans every year. In the month prior to their suicide, 75% of elderly persons had visited a physician. Over half of all suicides are completed with a firearm. For young people 15-24 years old, suicide is the third leading cause of death. Many who attempt suicide never seek professional care. There are twice as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS. Suicide rates among the elderly are highest for those who are divorced or widowed. Suicide rates in the United States are highest in the spring. Over half of all suicides occur in adult men, ages 25-65.

22. Facts on suicide Substance abuse is a risk factor for suicide. By 2010, depression will be the #1 disability in the world. There are three female suicide attempts for each male attempt 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year.

23. Facts on suicide The highest suicide rate is among men over 85 years old: 65 per 100,000 persons. 80% of people that seek treatment for depression are treated successfully. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-old Americans There are four male suicides for every female suicide.

24. Signs of suicide Signs of planning a suicide such as obtaining a weapon or writing a suicide note Getting affairs in order (paying off debts, changing a will) Giving away articles of either personal or monetary value Withdrawal from family and friends Thoughts of death, suicide, or wishes to be dead

25. Signs of suicide Life isn't worth living I'd be better off dead Have you heard someone say: I won't be around to deal with that Take my (prized collection, valuables) - I don't need this stuff anymore I won't be in your way much longer I just can't deal with everything -- life's too hard Next time I'll take enough pills to do the job right Nobody understands me -- nobody feels the way I do You'll be sorry when I'm gone I feel like there is no way out There's nothing I can do to make it better

26. Who can I call?

27. BULLYING “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”

28. Types of bullying • Cyber • Written threats, harassment, rumors, teasing through social media • Physical • Assault • Taking or damaging property • Relational / Social • Rejecting or excluding from a group • Spreading rumors • Verbal • Harassment • Teasing

29. BULLYING facts Bullied teens are more likely to be depressed! Bullying is a major stressor Teens are UNLIKELY to confide in their peers or get help though THEY SHOULD Bullying is NOT easily ignored

30. Bullying Clip “If You Really Knew Me”

31. HAVE YOU… YES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MAYBE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NO • Bullied someone? • Been bullied? • By an adult? • By a peer? • Observed someone being bullied and just watched? • Observed someone being bullied and stepped in to stop it? • Stood up to someone bulling you? • What did you say/do?

32. What is the connection to bullying? Self-Esteem Empathy Stress Depression The law Violence Get into groups of 2 or 3 and write 2-3 ideas for each of the following factors:

33. Is it bullying? • Stan writes a blog that many of his classmates read. One night he calls a girl in his class “fat and ugly.” • Mandy invites every girl on the cheerleading squad to her birthday party except Caitlyn. • Chris greets his friend Jon (who is 4’11”) with “Hey Shrimp!” Jon smiles and replies, “What’s up dude.” • James corners Alice in the hall and says, “You better watch what you say, or I’ll hurt you.”

34. Is it bullying? • Sarah hears that Tammy is flunking English. Sarah doesn’t know if it’s true, but she tells all her friends anyway. • Hank punches Dean and steals his iPod. • Liz signs into an instant messenger program using her friend Molly’s screen name. Pretending to be Molly, Liz tells Molly’s crush, Kevin, that she likes him. • Franny greets Owen with, “What’s up, Chunky?” Owen gets flustered and turns red. • When Ms. Jackson returns Ian’s geometry test, she says, “Another poor performance. You can be a real moron sometimes.”

35. SELF-INJURY "I'll draw you a picture,I'll draw it with a twist,I'll draw it with a razorblade,I'll draw it on my wrist.And if I draw it correctly,a red fountain will appear...to wash away my sorrows,to chase away my fears.” "How will you know I am hurting,If you cannot see my pain? To wear it on my bodyTells what words cannot explain.”

36. What is self-injury? • Self-injury is a type of abnormal behavior. • Self-injury is most commonly associated with cutting, involving making cuts or scratches on the person’s body. • Cutting is done with any sharp object – including knives, razor blades, needles, or even fingernails. • The arms, legs, and front of the abdomen are the most frequent targets of self-injury, because these are the areas that can be easily reached, and are the best (most easily) hidden under clothes. However, any area of the body can be subject to self-injury.

37. Self-injury • Cutters may not be able to understand why they deliberately hurt themselves, and may be frightened by the fact that they do. • They injure themselves by cutting (or other means) and when they do, they may feel a momentary sense of calm and/or a release of tension. • Unfortunately, these feelings are quickly followed by feelings of shame and guilt and the return of other painful emotions.

38. Self-injury • Self-injury is not a suicide attempt; however, self-injury can bring with it the very real possibility of serious, and sometimes even fatal, injuries. • Self-injury, many times, is done on impulse, so it is sometimes considered an impulse-control behavior problem. It is also known as self-harm, self-injurious behavior, and self-mutilation.

39. Some people don't feel any pain while they're hurting themselves, even when they’re creating deep cuts. Other people do feel pain upon self-injury, but they welcome the pain as punishment, or a distraction from their emotional turmoil.

40. Types of self-injury Cutting – most common Burning themselves Poisoning or overdosing Scratching themselves Carving words or symbols on their skin Breaking their bones Hitting or punching themselves Piercing their skin with sharp objects Head banging Pulling out their hair Interfering with wound healing Pinching themselves Biting themselves

42. EATING DISORDERS

43. ANOREXIA NERVOSA • Definition: : a serious eating disorder primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usually excessive weight loss (emaciated).

44. Who is looking at who? What does she see? What thoughts are going through her mind?

45. Health Consequences

46. Lethal Consequences • Kidney Failure • Heart Failure • Anemia = low blood iron = lack of O2 transport • Osteoporosis = brittle bones = lack of calcium

47. Bulimia Definition: a serious eating disorder that occurs chiefly in females, is characterized by compulsive overeating usually followed by self-induced vomiting or laxative or diuretic abuse, and is often accompanied by guilt and depression

49. Binge-Eating A disorder in which people regularly go on large binges, uncontrollably eating large quantities of food in short periods of time.

50. Health consequences • Obesity • Heart Disease • Diabetes • High Blood Pressure