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The Role of Mental Health in Learning

The Role of Mental Health in Learning. Subjective well-being of young people, an OECD overview. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. average rank for the six dimensions of child well-being assessed. Secure attachment. Instinctive urge to attach, rooted in evolution

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The Role of Mental Health in Learning

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  1. The Role ofMental Healthin Learning

  2. Subjective well-being of young people, an OECD overview Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

  3. average rank for the six dimensions of child well-being assessed

  4. Secure attachment • Instinctive urge to attach, rooted in evolution • Deep, long lasting emotional attachment • Affects: • Mind, body, emotions, relationships, values • Positive affect on: • Self-esteem, independence, enduring relationships, empathy, compassion and resilience

  5. Insecure attachment • An aversion to touch and physical affection. • Rather than producing positive feelings, touch and affection are perceived as a threat. • Control issues. • Often go to great lengths to remain in control and avoid feeling helpless. • Disobedient, defiant, and argumentative. • Anger problems. • Anger may be expressed directly, in tantrums or acting out, or through manipulative, passive-aggressive behavior. • May hide their anger in socially acceptable actions, like giving a high five that hurts or hugging someone too hard. • Difficulty showing genuine care and affection. • May act inappropriately affectionate with strangers while displaying little or no affection towards their parents. • An underdeveloped conscience. • Might act like they don’t have a conscience and fail to show guilt, regret, or remorse after behaving badly.

  6. Types of insecure attachment • Ambivalent – clings, withdraws in unfamiliar environment, separation anxiety, rejects efforts to comfort, soothe • Avoidant – pseudo independence and self-sufficiency, rejects or avoids comforting, unaffected by close, intimate contacts • Disorganized – no consistent strategy for comfort-seeking, depression, motor-freezing, disassociation (most serious form)

  7. Common causes • Abuse • Neglect • Addiction • Disrupted parental relationships • Parent death/loss

  8. Characteristics • Behavioural • Emotional • Cognitive/thinking • Relationships • Physical • Moral/spiritual

  9. Strategies • Reciprocal behavioursbetween child and adult • Respectful eye contact, body language • Respectful verbal language • Calming, soothing, nurturing responses • Physical proximity and touching • Careful, deliberate listening • Accepting limits - boundaries

  10. Strategies • Classroom Environment/Structure • Rationality • Realism • Intuitiveness • Creativity • Admit and correct mistakes • Benevolence and cooperativeness

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