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Bell-ringer
Introduction to Mental Health
Feeling Situation Cards
Discussion
BELL-RINGER
Think about a strong feeling you have experienced
and write a paragraph about it. The paragraph
should include
• The feeling that was experienced.
• The cause of that feeling (death, loss of friend,
bad test grade, gossiping etc)
• How did you react to that feeling?
• Once you finish the paragraph, circle the
FEELING, underline the CAUSE and draw a box
around the REACTION.
MENTAL AND
EMOTIONAL
HEALTH
“Mental health is ____________________ to overall
health”
MENTAL HEALTH
NAMI (national alliance of mental
illness) defines mental health as
feeling comfortable with yourself.
Feeling good about your relationships with others
Being able to meet the demands of life
This is a life long process
EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Being emotionally mature means
being able to live with one’s true
self
Acceptance of one’s self despite flaws and limitations
Emotional maturity is essential to emotional health
People who are emotionally healthy can express emotions in
healthy ways and cope with circumstances in daily life
WHY SO IMPORTANT?
It affects your relationship with others
It affects how you learn
It can lead to other problems such as mental instability or
risky behaviors (drugs, alcohol, sexual promiscuity, etc)
It may lead to mental illnesses
It can help you cope with life's difficulties
COMPONENTS OF
MENTAL HEALTH
How you think
How you feel
How you act
FEELIN
G
THINKING
ACTION
S
THINKING
The
cognitive component to mental health
recognize thoughts and
It’s important to
determine if they’re reasonable for the situation
FEELING
emotional/sensory component
The
of mental health
Thoughts produce feelings
ACTIONS
Behavioral component of mental health
Actions can be healthy or unhealthy
INFLUENCESINTERNAL
Hormones, heredity, physical health, fitness
•Self-efficacy: belief in whether you can or cannot
do/accomplish something
•Self-esteem: one’s sense of self respect and self worth
• Learned Helplessness: response to continued failure where people
give up and fail to take action to help themselves
• Personality: None static/always changing throughout our lives.
Helps us learn to control emotions, develop relationships and
problem solve
INFLUENCESEXTERNAL
Uncontrollable factors
Parents
Peers
Environment
ACTIVITY TIME!
With your group you will complete
your assigned feeling card.
• What are you feeling?
• What caused this feeling?
• How could they react to the feeling?
DISCUSSION
• Which feelings are most difficult to
respond to?
• What happens when we react to strong
negative feelings without thinking?
• Is there more than one positive reaction
to feelings? Why or why not?
JOURNAL
REFLECTION
In what circumstances to
do you have the most
difficult time expressing
your feelings?
Today’s Agenda
Bell-ringer
Mental Disorders
Video Activity
Group Project
Journal Reflection
BELL-RINGER
• The emotional/sensory component
of mental health is called what?
• What is self-efficacy?
WHAT IS
NORMAL?
It's often difficult to distinguish normal mental health
from mental illness because there's no easy test to
show if something's wrong. Mental health conditions
are diagnosed and treated based on signs and
symptoms, as well as on how much the condition
affects your daily life.
MENTAL DISORDERS
Illness of the mind that can affect thoughts,
feelings and behaviors of a person,
preventing him or her from leading a
healthy, happy and productive life.
1 in 4 Americans suffer
NEUROSIS
Neurosis is a term generally used to
describe a nonpsychotic mental illness
which triggers feelings of distress and
anxiety and impairs daily functioning.
PSYCHOSIS
Psychosis- a mental illness that causes a
person to lose contact with reality.
• Hallucinations
• Difficulty functioning in school, work or home life.
• It is treatable
SIGNS/SYMPTOMS
Hallucinations
Confused Thinking
Changed Behavior
False Beliefs
• Strong beliefs or ideas, which are not real to others.
• Examples: believe to have special powers,
think they are being followed or having a
sense of communicating through TV or radio.
TYPES OF MENTAL
DISORDERS
Anxiety Disorders:
• Phobia
• Strong fear of something specific
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Persistent thoughts, fears, or urges. Need of
rituals
• Panic Disorder
• Attacks of sudden unexplained feelings
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Worry and tension for no reason
MOOD DISORDERS
Bipolar Disorder
• Extreme mood changes/behaviors
Conduct Disorder
• Patterns of behavior that violate rules and rights of others.
(stealing, aggression, vandalism, arson)
Schizophrenia
• Person loses contact with reality. (Delusions, hallucinations)
Personality Disorders
• Unable to regulate emotions. Feel awkward and distressed in
social situations
EATING DISORDERS
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Binge eating
Orthorexia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyWvfdcH2g&feature=rel
ated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn1OYlYzgm8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSxaP1XCbc
ACTIVITY
Directions: We have been learning about mental health and
associated disorders over the past two days. With your
group you will use the iPads to access valid information
pertaining to the mental disorder you were assigned.
You will create an educational awareness poster with your
group explaining the disorder.
JOURNAL
REFLECTION
Do you believe you are in a good state of
mental and emotional health? Why or why
not?
Name one external influence affecting your
mental health.