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Chapter 2: Psychological Health

Chapter 2: Psychological Health. An Invitation to Health Brief, 5 th Edition Hales. Prepared by: Jeanne Freeman, PhD, CHES. What is Psychological Health?. Emotional health Mental health Relationship to Spiritual Health Emotional intelligence Spiritual intelligence.

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Chapter 2: Psychological Health

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  1. Chapter 2: Psychological Health An Invitation to Health Brief, 5th Edition Hales Prepared by: Jeanne Freeman, PhD, CHES

  2. What is Psychological Health? • Emotional health • Mental health • Relationship to Spiritual Health • Emotional intelligence • Spiritual intelligence

  3. The Lessons of Positive Psychology

  4. The Lessons of Positive Psychology • Self-esteem • Locus of Control • Autonomy • Assertive • Managing Mood

  5. Spirituality • and Religiosity • Values • Prayer • Gratitude • Altruism

  6. Connecting with Others • Feeling connected enhances your physical and psychological health • Men vs. women • Social isolation • Solitude • Overcoming loneliness • Shyness • Social anxiety

  7. Sleepless in America – And on Campus • Health risks of chronic sleep problems • Longevity • Hypertension • Diabetes • Obesity • Depression • Heart attack • Stroke

  8. Sleepless in America – And on Campus • Insomnia • Irritability, depression, traffic accidents, memory problems • Sleep-deprived university students • More tension, anger, depression, fatigue, and confusion • How much sleep • Normal range is 5 to 10 hours • Average is 7.5 hours

  9. Understanding Mental Health

  10. Understanding Mental Health • Mental disorders • Depression on campus • Stress • Substance abuse • Sleep loss • Mind-body connection • Mind-exercise connection

  11. Depressive Disorders • Minor depression • Dysthymic disorder • Major depression • Bipolar disorder (Manic depression) • Treating depression • Psychotherapy • Medication • Exercise • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

  12. Anxiety Disorders • Phobias • Most prevalent type of anxiety disorder • Behavior therapy • Systematic desensitization • Panic attacks and panic disorder • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)r

  13. Attention Disorders • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

  14. Suicide • Suicide in the young • Third leading cause of death among adolescents 10-19 years old • Second leading cause of death among college students • Factors leading to suicide • Prevention

  15. Overcoming Problems of the Mind • Therapy • Psychodynamic psychotherapy • Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT • Interpersonal therapy (IPT) • Psychiatric drugs • Alternative mind-mood products

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