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MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
CHAPTER 3ACHIEVING MENTAL AN
EMOTIONAL HEALTH
CHAPTER 3
• ACHIEVING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
• CHAPTER 3 FOCUSES ON WAYS TO DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A HEALTHY IDENTITY AND GOOD CHARACTER, AND HEALTHFUL WAYS TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS.
CHAPTER 3 LESSON 1
• BIG IDEA- BELLRINGER
• WHAT ACTIVITIES DO YOU CURRENTLY DO THAT HELP BUILD SELF ESTEEM?
• VIDEO-THE STRENGTH TO STAND OUT
LESSON 1DEVELOPING YOUR SELF-ESTEEM
• GOOD MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SELF-ESTEEM
• BELLRINGER-WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS THAT IMPACT TEEN’S SELF-ESTEEM?
WHAT IS MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH?
• MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH HELPS YOU FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY EACH DAY.
• MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH-IS THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT YOURSELF AND OTHERS,EXPRESS AND MANAGE EMOTIONS, AND DEAL WITH THE DEMANDS AND CHALLENGES YOU MEET IN YOUR LIFE.
The Importance of Mental and Emotional Health
• MENTALLY HEALTHY PEOPLE ARE, IN GENERAL HAPPY AND ENJOY LIFE.
• CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
• SENSE OF BELONGING• SENSE OF PURPOSE• POSITIVE OUTLOOK• SELF-SUFFICIENCY• HEALTHY SELF ESTEEM
• RESILIENT-THE ABILITY TO ADAPT EFFECTIVELY AND RECOVER FROM DISAPPOINTMENT,DIFFICULTY, OR CRISIS.
• SELF-ESTEEM• -HOW MUCH YOU
VALUE,RESPECT,AND FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT YOURSELF.
HOW YOU DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM
• INCREASES WHEN YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN SUCCEED.
• SELF-TALK-THE ENCOURAGEMENT OR CRITICISM THAT YOU GIVE YOURSELF, CAN EFFECT YOUR SELF-ESTEEM. POSITIVE SELF-TALK
BENEFITS OF HEALTHY SELF-ESTEEM
• HELPS YOU FEEL PROUD OF YOURSELF
• YOUR ABILITIES• SKILLS• ACCOMPLISHMENTS• CONFRONT CHALLENGES AND
OVERCOME THEM• TRY NEW THINGS
IMPROVING YOUR SELF-ESTEEM
• YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR SELF-ESTEEM AND YOUR OVERALL MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH.
• CHOOSE FRIENDS WISELY• POSITIVE ASPECTS ABOUT YOUR
SELF• REPLACE NEGATIVE SELF-TALK• CONSIDER MISTAKES LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES.
DEVELOPING SELF-AWARENESS
• UNDERSTANDING YOUR NEEDS AND MEETING THEM IN HEALTHY WAYS WILL HELP YOU REACH YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.
• ABRAHAM MASLOW-HIERACHY OF NEEDS-IS A RANKED LIST OF THOSE NEEDS ESSENTIAL TO HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. BASIC NEEDS TO REACH YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. SEE PAGE 70.
• SELF-ACTUALIZATION- TO STRIVE TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN.
Lesson 2 DEVELOPING PERSONAL IDENTITY AND
CHARACTER• BIG IDEA-BELLRINGER
• WHAT ARE SOME OF THE POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE YOU UNIQUE?
YOUR PERSONAL IDENTITY
• YOUR PERSONAL IDENTITY DESCRIBES WHO YOU ARE.
• -YOUR SENSE OF YOURSELF AS A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL
• DEPENDS A LOT ON AGE AND CIRCUMSTANCES
HOW IDENTITY FORMS
• RECOGNIZING YOUR LIKES AND DISLIKES
• RELATIONSHIPS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
• ROLE MODEL-SOMEONE WHOSE SUCCESS OR BEHAVIOR SERVES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR YOU.
• IT WILL CHANGE THROUGHOUT LIFE.
ASPECTS OF IDENTITY
• PERSONALITY-A COMPLEX SET OF CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE.
• PERSONALITY SETS YOU APART FROM OTHERS.
• THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD CHARCTER-CHARACTER PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN YOUR DECISIONS, ACTIONS, AND BEHAVIOR.
• CHARACTER-THE DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES THAT DESCRIBE HOW A PERSON THINKS, FEELS,AND BEHAVES.
• CORE ETHICAL VALUES-REPONSIBILITY,HONESTY,REPECT REPRESENT GOOD CHARACTER.
TRAITS OF GOOD CHARCTER
• INTREGRITY-A FIRM OBSERVANCE OF CORE ETHICAL VALUES
1. TRUSTWORTHINESS2. RESPECT3. RESPONSIBILITY4. FAIRNESS5. CARING6. CITIZENSHIP
WORKING TOWARD A POSITIVE IDENTITY
• YOU CAN CONTROL WHO YOU BECOME
• RECOGNIZING YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
• BE HONEST AND REALISTIC• DEMONSTRATE POSITIVE VALUES• Practicing good character helps build
positive identity.
• DEVELOP A PURPOSE IN LIFE• SET GOALS AND WORK TO ACHIEVE
THEM• BUILD A HEALTHY IDENITITY• SHORT TERM GOAL• LONG TERM GOAL• CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM-
NONHOSTILE COMMENTS THAT POINT OUT PROBLEMS AND ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENT.
• AVOID UNHEALTHFUL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS EX. TOBACCO/ALCOHOL ETC.
• CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY• EXTENDED SUPPORT SYSTEM• VOLUNTEERING
LESSON 3 EXPRESSING EMOTIONS IN HEALTHFUL
WAYS• BIG IDEA-BELLRINGER
• WHAT ARE SOME OF THE EMOTIONS EXPERIENCED BY TEENS?
• ACKNOWLEGEMENT AND MANAGING EMOTIONS ALLOWS A PERSON TO EXPRESS THEM IN HEALTHFUL WAYS.
UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONS
• RECOGNIZING AND ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR EMOTIONS IS A GOOD SIGN OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH.
• EMOTIONS-SIGNALS THAT TELL YOUR MIND AND BODY HOW TO REACT.
• HORMONES- CHEMICALS PRODUCED BY YOUR GLANDS THAT REGULATE THE ACTIVITIES OF DIFFERNET BODY CELLS.
COMMON EMOTIONS
• HAPPINESS• SADNESS• LOVE• FEAR• GUILT• ANGER• HOSTILITY-THE INTENTIONAL USE OF
UNFIRNDLY OR OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR.
MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS
• KNOWING HOW TO RECOGNIZE YOUR EMOTIONS CAN HELP YOU MANAGE THEM IN HEALTHFUL WAYS.
• EMOTIONS ARE NEITHER GOOD OR BAD.
• DEALING WITH EMOTIONS IN POSITIVE WAYS
• EMPATHY-THE ABILITY TO IMAGINE AND UNDERSTAND HOW SOMEONE ELSE FEELS.
RESPONDING TO DIFFICULT EMOTIONS
• DEFENSE MECHANISMS- MENTAL PROCESSES THAT PROTECT INDIVIDUALS FROM STRONG OR STRESSFUL EMOTIONS AND SITUATIONS.
• HANDLING FEAR• DEALING WITH GUILT• MANAGING ANGER