Personal Health and Wellness

1. Personal Health and Wellness Chapter 5:  Mental and Emotional Health Lesson 5 - Mental and Emotional Problems (pp. 159-162) Lesson 6 - Help for Mental and Emotional Problems (pp. 163-168) Lesson 4 - Managing Stress (pp. 156-158)

2. Personal Health and Wellness • Description: • This unit will cover the importance of healthychoices on behavior, outside influences on decision makingand the importance of building healthy relationships. It will also include class discussions on positive and negative stress, depression, problem solving as well as social and cultural influences.

3. 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?

4. Personal Health and Wellness • Enduring Understanding • Emotional disorders can be treated so that they don't become lifelong problems.    • Peers can influence choices and behaviors. • There are healthy and unhealthy ways to problem solve. • Depression is a long-term feeling of hopelessness and sadness. • There is an importance to building healthy relationships. • There are different factors that influence food choices. • Knowing how to interpret food labels will allow them to make healthier food choices.

5. Personal Health and Wellness • Vocabulary • Adrenaline • Depression • Emotional Health • Mental Health • Negative Stress • Peer Pressure • Peers Positive Stress • Refusal Skills • Risk Behaviors • Stress Management • Suicide

6. Mental and Emotional Health • Going over Mental and Emotional Health • Mental and Emotional Disorders • When, Where, and How to get help

7. Understanding Mental and Emotional Health When you have mental and emotional health, you get along well with others, have a positive outlook on life, and a strong interest in school. mental and emotional health The ability to handle the stress and changes of everyday life in a reasonable way

8. Where Mental and Emotional Health Begins • If the physical needs of food, water, rest, and a sense of safety are not met, it can negatively affect your mental and emotional health. • Social needs also play an important role in your mental and emotional health. • Health Triangle Mind, Brain, Thinking Body Physical Mental/Emotional Feelings Social Interacting with People

9. How to Build Resilience Teens with resilience show persistence, flexibility, and strong self-confidence. resilience The ability to recover from problems or loss Most resilient teens believe they can do something about their problems.

10. How to Build Resilience Make positive choices for yourself. Strengthen your refusal skills. Take part in school activities that you feelcan make a difference for you or others. Build strong relationships with family and friends.

11. Your Self-Concept and Self-Esteem • Your self-concept includes the way you see yourself as a student, as a friend, and a member of groups. • Your self-concept is based on external input from others as well as internal thoughts and experiences. • Self-esteem is part of your self-concept. • High self-esteem helps you be confident around others.

12. Influences on Self-Esteem Messages youget from yourenvironment The media Your own attitudesand the choicesyou make Benefits of Self-Esteem • Being optimistic is one of the benefits of having high self-esteem • When you are optimistic, you are not afraid to try new activities. Even if you don’t succeed, you know you gave it your best shot.

13. Building Self-Esteem Set realistic goals. Focus on what your are naturally good at. Ask for help when you need it. Accept that no one is perfect. Think positively.

14. What Are Emotions? Your emotions affect all sides of your health triangle. emotions Feelings such as love, joy, or fear

15. What Are Emotions? Mood swings happen mainly because of physical changes in the body, such as hormone levels, worries over the future, and concerns over a relationship. mood swings Frequent changes in emotional state Mood swings are a normal part of growing up.

16. Happiness Sadness Anger Fear Grief Shock Anger Bargaining Sadness Acceptance Types of Emotions

17. Managing Your Emotions in Healthful Ways When dealing with anger, take time to cool down and think. If you are angry about a situation you can’t change, talk to a trusted adult. To cope with sadness, try writing in a journal or listening to music. Try physical activity to help you focus your energy. Think about positive feelings while you breathe deeply with your eyes closed. • Managing Your Emotions

18. What Are Mental and Emotional Disorder? There are many types of mental and emotional disorders. mental and emotional disorders Illnesses that affect a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior

19. Causes of Mental and Emotional Disorders Physical Causes Stressors • Drug use • Brain chemistry • Accidental injury • Heredity • Repeated emotionalstressors such as abuse

20. Types of Mental and Emotional Disorders There are many types of mental and emotional disorders including anxiety disorders and mood disorders. anxiety disorders Extreme fears of real or imaginary situations that get in the way of normal activities mood disorder A mental and emotional problem in which a person undergoes mood swings that seem extreme, inappropriate, or last a long time

21. Anxiety Disorders

22. Mood Disorders

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

24. What Is Suicide? If you believe that someone you know is considering suicide, talk to a trusted adult right away. suicide The act of killing oneself

25. What Is Suicide? Warning Signs of Suicide Talking about suicide Wanting to beleft alone Interest in death orviolence Engaging in riskybehavior, such asdrug use Giving awaypossessions Saying finalgoodbyes to friendsand loved ones

26. Medical Treatments and Counseling Counseling,also called therapy Medication Hospitalization Individual Group Family

27. Where to Find Help Family orFriend Health CareProfessional referral A suggestion to seek help or information from another person or place CrisisHotline Resources Teacher ReligiousLeader Referral

28. Lesson 6 Review What I Learned VocabularyWhat is a resource? AnalyzeWhy might a person with a mental or emotionaldisorder fail to seek treatment? IdentifyWhat are some differences between individualand group therapy? ListWhat are some resources a person could use toget help for a mental or emotional disorder?

29. Stress ManagementDay 3 • Stress Management

30. What Is Stress? You cannot get rid of stress completely, but you can learn to deal with it effectively. stress The body’s response to real or imagined dangers or other life events

31. What Is Stress? The two types of stress are: • Positive Stress • Distress, or negative stress positive stress Stress that can help you reach your goals distress Stress that prevents you from doing what you need to do, or stress that causes discomfort

32. What Are Stressors? Common events like being late for class or playing a solo during a concert are examples of stressors. stressors Sources of stress Different people find different situations stressful.

33. The Body’s Response to Stress The body reacts to stress with the fight-or-flight response. fight-or-flight response The body’s way of responding to threats

34. The Body’s Response to Stress As your body prepares for action against a stressor, it releases adrenaline. adrenaline A hormone that increases the level of sugar in the blood, giving your body extra energy

35. The Body’s Response to Stress After a stressful situation, you may feel fatigue. fatigue Tiredness Fatigue occurs because your body directed much of its energy into the fight-or-flight response.

36. Avoiding Stress You can avoid some stressful situations by planning ahead and managing your time. You can deal with unavoidable stress by being prepared for situations like taking a test.

37. Ways to avoid/relieve stress

38. Strategies for Managing Stress Eat nutritiousfoods. Stay physicallyactive. Get enoughsleep. Relax. Use your timewisely. Thinkpositively. Talk withothers.

39. Play C’mon 6Stress-Related Game Materials Needed: • 1 pencil per group • ½ sheet of paper for each student • 1 die for each group (get from teacher) Rules: Each person receives a piece of paper. Each group will have 1 pencil and 1 die. The pencil and die should be placed in the middle of the circle. Any person in the group may be the one to start rolling the die, the object is to roll a SIX. After your roll, pass it to the person on the left and so on, around the circle, each person having a chance to roll a SIX. This continues until someone rolls a SIX… Upon rolling a SIX, that person takes the pencil and starts to put the numbers on THEIR PAPER FROM 1 TO 100.

40. ActivityDay 4 • You have been asked by the school counselor from Central Middle 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. • The teacher, textbook, notes, and peers are great sources to help you accomplish this task. When you have accomplished this task, you will present your research to the “school counselor”.

41. Presentation Rubric Health & Wellness Brochure

42. PresentationsDay 5 • Present Brochure

43. Personal Health and Wellness Review • The student will know: • Negative and Positive Peer Pressure. • Steps to Solving Problems. • Symptoms of Depression. • The Importance of Healthy Relationships. • Warning Signs of Suicide • Strategies for Managing Stress • The student will be able to: • develop a plan for utilizing problem-solving skills. • create and role play various scenarios of risky influences. • develop an action plan for someone thinking about suicide. • make a plan for managing stress. • identify resources in the community that offer counselings, therapy, and/or treatment for mental/emotional problems.

44. Reminder Bring food label from home for next class