Chapter 3 Mental & Emotional Health

1. Chapter 3Mental & Emotional Health

2. What is Mental & Emotional Health • Ability toyourself & others, express & manage emotions, &with the demands & challenges you meet in your life • Most people have& in life – that is normal • Mental & emotional health helps you function effectively each day

3. The Importance of Mental and Emotional Health Mentally healthy people are, in general: • H • C • comfortable spending time alone or with others. • F • able to cope with a wide variety of feelings and situations.

4. Characteristics of Good Mental and Emotional Health Characteristics of Good Mental and Emotional Health Feeling close to people provides you with support. Recognizing that you have value helps you set and reach goals. Seeing the bright side increases your chances of success. Being confident promotes your sense of independence. Having healthy self-esteem helps you recover from difficulties.

5. Self-Esteem • Healthy self-esteem is necessary for good mental/emotional health • Self-esteem influences the other characteristics of good mental health • Self-esteem • H

6. Benefits of Healthy Self-Esteem Healthy Self-Esteem Helps You: feel proud of yourself and your abilities, skills, and accomplishments. have the confidence to confront challenges and overcome them. have the confidence to try new things.

7. Improving Your Self-Esteem Suggestions for Improving Your Self-Esteem. Focus on positive aspects about yourself. Work toward accomplishments rather than perfection. Consider your mistakes learning opportunities. Try new activities to discover your talents.

8. Improving Your Self-Esteem Suggestions for Improving Your Self-Esteem. Write down your goals and the steps to achieving them. Volunteer your time to help someone. Focus your energy on changing the things you can change.

9. Developing Self-Awareness • The psychologist Abraham Maslow created a theory called thethat seeks to explain human development and motivation. Hierarchy of needs A ranked list of those needs essential to human growth & development, presented in ascending order, starting with basic needs & building toward the need to reach your highest potential

10. Developing Self-Awareness

11. Developing Self-Awareness Maslow’s hierarchy shows that once our basic physical and safety needs are met, we become interested in meeting these needs: The need to reach our potential or to achieve self actualization.

12. Developing Self-Awareness The fifth level of Maslow’s hierarchy is reaching potential, or achieving self-actualization. Self-actualization

13. Developing Personal Identity & Character • Personal Identity • Y • Depends on your age & circumstances • One of the most important tasks you will accomplish during teen years

14. How Identity Forms Influences on Personal Identity  Relationships   Opinions   Interests   Relationship Experiences 

15. How Identity Forms • Role Model • Someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you • Identity • W

16. The Importance of Good Character Character plays a significant role in your decisions, actions, and behavior. • Character • The distinctive qualities that describe how a person,, &

17. Traits of Good Character Six Traits of Good Character Responsibility Trustworthiness Citizenship

18. Working Towards a Positive Identity • Recognize your s& weaknesses • Demonstratevalues • Develop ain your life • Form meaningful relationships • Avoid unhealthful high-risk behaviors • Contribute to the community

19. Understanding Your Emotions Learning to recognize your emotions and to understand their effects on you will help you learn to manage them in healthful ways. Emotions

20. Understanding Your Emotions Happiness Common Emotions Fear

21. Understanding Your Emotions Changes during puberty are caused by hormones. Hormones

22. Managing Your Emotions Knowing how toyour emotions can help you manage them in healthful ways. • The way youyour emotions can produce good or bad consequences • Helps youwith emotional upsets

23. Dealing with Emotions in Positive Ways To help you recognize your emotions and express them in positive ways, ask yourself these questions: • Why do I feel the way I do about this event? • Will this event matter later on in my life? • Why should I wait before responding? • What can I do to feel better? • Who can I ask to help me deal with my negative feelings?

24. Responding to Difficult Emotions Sometimes you may use defense mechanisms unconsciously as a way to protect yourself from intense emotional pain. Defense mechanisms

25. Responding to Difficult Emotions Common Defense Mechanisms Involuntarily pushing unpleasant feelings out of one’s mind. Returning to behaviors characteristic of a younger age, rather than dealing with problems in a mature manner. Regression Unconscious lack of recognition of something that is obvious to others. Attributing your own feelings or faults to another person or group. Projection Consciously and intentionally pushing unpleasant feelings out of one’s mind. Making excuses to explain a situation or behavior, rather than taking responsibility for it. Rationalization Making up for weaknesses and mistakes through gift giving, hard work, or extreme efforts.

26. Responding to Difficult Emotions • F • Overcome some fears by recognizing that you’re afraid & figure out what is causing the fear • G • If you feel guilty about something, think about the cause • A • Figure out what is the cause • Deal with in a healthy way

27. Managing Anger Strategies for Managing Anger Listen to soothing music, read a book, or imagine sitting on a beach or walking through the woods. Channel your energy in a different direction. Use the energy generated by your anger to do something positive. Take a walk, play the piano or guitar, or write your feelings down in a private journal. Share your thoughts and feelings with a trusted friend or family member. The listener may be able to give you some tips on how to deal with the situation.