Understanding Emotions Mental Health Understanding Emotions

Personality Nature Vs Nurture Heredity Environment What has the greatest influence? Nature – traits your born with Nurture – Environment your raised in Heredity Environment Family Modeling Friends Peer Group Culture

Stages of Personality Development Develop trust – birth -18 months Learn to be independent – 18m – 3 years Take initiative – 3 -6yrs Develop Skills – 6-12 yrs Search for Identity – 12 – 20 yrs Identity –sense if self Establish Intimacy – 20 -40yrs Create & Nurture – 40 -65 yrs Look back w/Acceptance – 65 +

Self Esteem The confidence and worth that you feel about yourself– is directly related to your general level of wellness How is Self Esteem Formed? Feed-back Messages from others that indicate who they think you are or what they think you are like. Self- Talk Positive self-talk Negative Self Talk

Esteem Continued Benefits of high Self esteem Risks of Low Self Esteem What are they? Risks of Low Self Esteem How Self- Esteem Develops Childhood Adolescence Adulthood

Improving your self esteem Make a list of strengths and weakness Set ambitious, but realistic goals Don’t be to hard on yourself Rely on your values Learn to accept accomplishments Looks beyond your own concerns Do not focus too much on appearance.

Emotions What Are Our Emotions? Signals that tell your mind and boy how to react. What are some of our most common emotions? What are some of the changes you body may go through when feeling certain emotions? Give an example of a scenario and the emotion that relates Love, Empathy, Fear, Anger, & Guilt

Phobias Phobia is and Irrational Fear that we have. What are some of your Phobias?

Common Phobias Hematophobia Fear of blood

Ailurophobia Fear of Cats

Demophobia Fear of Crowds

Nyctophobia Fear of the Dark

Belonephobia Fear of needles

Ophidiophobia

arachnophobia

Reacting to our Emotions Defense Mechanisms What are Defense Mechanisms? Strategies used to deal with strong or stressful emotions and situations. How do we develop our defense mechanisms? What are some of the common Defense Mechanisms?

Common Defense Mechanisms Repression Suppression Rationalization Regression Denial Compensation Projection Idealization

Activity As a group (Table or Row) you will be given a defense mechanism or two. It is up to the group to discuss and rationalize an example of your given defense mechanism. Page 204 in your book will help you define your defense mechanisms so you can develop your example.