Your Mental and Emotional Health Do you think you have a positive outlook? Do you look forward to facing life’s challenges?

Your Mental and Emotional Health Someone who is mentally and emotionally healthy can: Usually handle a wide variety of feelings and situations. Make wise choices that demonstrate both strong values and responsible behavior.

Lesson Objectives In this lesson, you’ll learn to: Identify the characteristics of good mental and emotional health. Explain the importance of meeting needs in healthful ways. Analyze the importance and benefits of abstinence as it relates to emotional health. Analyze the relationship between mental health promotion and disease prevention.

The Characteristics of Good Mental/Emotional Health Good Mental/Emotional Health Attributes People with good mental/emotional health demonstrate the following characteristics: Positive self-esteem Sense of belonging Sense of purpose Positive outlook Autonomy

A Pyramid of Needs Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow organized human needs in the form of a pyramid called the hierarchy of needs.

A Pyramid of Needs Physical Needs Survival needs such as food, water, sleep, and shelter rest at the bottom of the pyramid. There are many people for whom food, clean water, and shelter are not easily obtained. Social issues like homelessness can be related to health and physical needs.

A Pyramid of Needs Need for Safety Safety needs are not just about safeguarding yourself against physical harm, they can also be psychological in nature. Psychological needs for safety include: Safety of familiar places Safety of familiar people

A Pyramid of Needs Need to Be Loved and to Belong We need to interact with other people and to know that we are valued members of a group that enhances our physical, mental, and social health. Feeling a sense of belonging can: Increase your confidence. Strengthen your mental/ emotional health.

A Pyramid of Needs Need to Be Valued and Recognized People need to be appreciated and to be personally valued by family, friends, and peers. One way you might meet this need is by participating in productive activities. By being able to do something well, you gain respect and a feeling of self-worth.

A Pyramid of Needs Need to Reach Your Potential Self-actualization is a lifelong process, and part of the process is learning the self-discipline you need to reach your goals. It involves: Having goals that motivate and inspire you. Having the courage to make changes in your life in order to meet your goals and grow as a person.

Meeting Your Needs How Should You Meet Your Needs? The ways you choose to meet your needs affect your mental/emotional health. Sometimes people choose risky ways to fulfill their needs—for example, by engaging in sexual activity or by joining a gang. Practicing abstinence and finding healthful ways to meet emotional needs are strategies to avoid these risk behaviors.

Understanding Your Personality Influences on Your Personality Your personality: Is an important factor in how you choose to meet your needs. Includes your emotional makeup, attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors. Is influenced by heredity and environment.

Understanding Your Personality Personality and Heredity Heredity plays a role in determining your: Basic intellectual abilities and temperament, or emotional tendencies. Behaviors such as risk-taking. Talents such as athletic or artistic abilities.

Understanding Your Personality Personality and Environment Among the people in your environment are some who serve as role models for your behavior. Most people naturally engage in modeling. The values you learn from the person you model yourself after help shape the person you become and the way you live your life.

Understanding Your Personality Personality and Behavior Different factors affect your levels of physical and mental/emotional health. How you make decisions What actions you take What decisions you make Whether you recognize the consequences of those decisions

Promoting Mental/Emotional Health Why Should You Promote Good Mental/Emotional Health? Being mentally and emotionally healthy can: Promote your physical health. Help prevent some diseases. Strengthen all three sides of your health triangle.

Quick Review Choose the appropriate option. Q. The act of observing and learning from the behavior of others is known as _____. modeling 2. self-actualization 3. suppression 4. health literacy

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Q. List the needs in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Quick Review Provide a short answer to the question given below. Q. List the needs in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Click Next to view the answer.

A. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs lists human needs as: Quick Review - Answer A. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs lists human needs as: Physical needs Need for safety Need to be loved and to belong Need to be valued and recognized Need to reach your potential Click Next to attempt another question.

Q. Identify the characteristics of a mentally and emotionally Quick Review Provide a short answer to the question given below. Q. Identify the characteristics of a mentally and emotionally healthy person. Click Next to view the answer.

Quick Review - Answer A. The characteristics of a mentally and emotionally healthy person are: Positive self-esteem Sense of belonging Sense of purpose Positive outlook Autonomy Click Next to attempt another question.

Quick Review Provide a suitable explanation. Explain how homelessness is a health-related social issue.

The Characteristics of Good Mental/Emotional Health Good Mental/Emotional Health Attributes People with good mental/emotional health demonstrate the following characteristics: Good mental/ emotional health is defined as the ability to accept yourself and others, adapt to and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life. Positive self-esteem Sense of belonging Sense of purpose Positive outlook Autonomy

A Pyramid of Needs Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow organized human needs in the form of a pyramid called the hierarchy of needs. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a ranked list of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order, starting with basic needs and building toward the need for reaching your highest potential.

A Pyramid of Needs Need to Reach Your Potential Self-actualization is a lifelong process, and part of the process is learning the self-discipline you need to reach your goals. Self-actualization involves striving to become the best you can be. It involves: Having goals that motivate and inspire you. Having the courage to make changes in your life in order to meet your goals and grow as a person.

Understanding Your Personality Influences on Your Personality Your personality: Is an important factor in how you choose to meet your needs. Includes your emotional makeup, attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors. Is influenced by heredity and environment. Your personality is a complex set of characteristics that makes you unique.

Understanding Your Personality Personality and Environment Modeling involves observing and learning from the behaviors of those around you. Among the people in your environment are some who serve as role models for your behavior. Most people naturally engage in modeling. The values you learn from the person you model yourself after help shape the person you become and the way you live your life.

Quick Review - Answer A. Correct! The act of observing and learning from the behavior of others is known as modeling. Click Next to attempt another question.

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