1. Introductions Name Where you’re from Major/minor
One goal you have for yourself this term

2. Psychosocial Health
Tuesday, September 30, 2010

3. What is Psychosocial Health?
Psychosocial health encompasses the mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of what it means to be healthy.
Psychosocial health is the result of complex interaction between a person’s history and his or her thoughts about and interpretations of the past and what the past means to the present.

4. What is Psychosocial Health?
Psychosocially healthy people
Feel good about themselves
Feel comfortable with other people
Control tension and anxiety
Are able to meet the demands of life
Curb hate and guilt
Maintain a positive outlook
Value diversity
Appreciate and respect nature
Enrich the lives of others

5. Characteristics of Psychosocially Healthy People

6. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

7. Factors Influencing Psychosocial Health
The Family
Dysfunctional families
Children raised in dysfunctional families may have a harder time adapting to life and run an increased risk of psychosocial problems.
The Macro Environment
Drugs, neighborhood, crime, threats to safety, injury, school failure, unemployment, financial problems, and natural disasters also play a role in increased risk of psychosocial problems.

8. Factors Influencing Psychosocial Health
Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem
Self-Efficacy
Belief in one’s ability to perform a task successfully
Self-Esteem
Sense of self-respect or self-worth

9. Build Your Self-Esteem

10. Inge Missmahl Kabul, Afghanistan
60% of the population suffering from depressive symptoms and traumatic experiences
Ongoing violence, poverty, and insecurity for 30 years
"Psychological therapy is virtually unknown in Afghanistan. Until recently there were only 28 psychologists and psychiatrists in the country for roughly 30 million people.“
-Martin Gerner, Qantara.de

11. The MindBody Connection
At the core of the mind—body connection is the study of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), or how the brain and behavior affect the body’s immune system.
Happiness and Health
Happiness and health have a profound effect on the body.
Neurotransmitters function more efficiently in happy people.
Does Laughter Enhance Health?
Stressed people become less depressed with humor.
Students who use humor as a coping mechanism experience positive mood.

12. The Mind Body Connection
Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
Uplifting feeling of inner peace
Overall “feel-good” state
Three Components of SWB
Satisfaction with present life
Relative presence of positive emotions
Relative absence of negative emotions

13. The Mind Body Connection
Using Positive Psychology to Enhance Happiness
Develop gratitude.
Use capitalization.
Know when to say when.
Grow a signature strength.

14. Happy Brains Video

15. Enhance Your Happiness
Use Positive Psychology
Develop gratitude
Use capitalization
Know when to say when
Grow a signature strength
Courage
Wisdom
Humanity
Hope
Etc.

16. When Psychosocial Health Deteriorates
Abusive relationships, stress, anxiety, loneliness, financial upheavals, and other traumatic events
Chemical imbalances, drug interactions, trauma, neurological disruptions, and other physical problems
Mental illnesses
Disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and behaviors and that impair daily functioning

17. When Psychosocial Health Deteriorates
57.7 million U.S adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year
6% suffer from a serious mental illness
Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada for people aged 15-44
Nearly 45% of those with any mental disorder meet criteria for two or more disorders at the same time

18. Mental Health Threats to College Students
Today’s college students face increasing threats from difficulties in relationships, anxiety, depression, sexual assaults, pressures to take drugs, and other social and environmental problems
18.2% of students had been diagnosed with depression at some time in their lives
American College Health Association survey

19. Mental Health Concerns

20. Mood Disorders Chronic mood disorders
Disorders that affect how you feel
Persistent sadness
Feelings of euphoria
Depression
Bipolar disorder
Seasonal affective disorder
10% of Americans aged 18 or older suffer from a mood disorder
The median age of onset of a mood disorder is 30

21. Mood Disorders Depression disorders
“Common cold” of psychological disturbances
Approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 7 percent of the U.S population
Leading cause of disability in the U.S for people aged 15 to 44
Combination of symptoms that interfere with work, study, sleep, eating, relationships, and enjoyment of life
Major depressive disorder
Severe depression that entails chronic mood disorder, physical effects such as sleep disturbance and exhaustion, and mental effects such as the inability to concentrate

22. Causes of Depressive Disorders
Interaction between biology, learned behavioral responses, cognitive factors, environment, and situational triggers and stressors.
Some types of depression appear to have a genetic component
People who have:
Low self-esteem
Who consistently view themselves and the world with pessimism
Who are readily overwhelmed by stress
Can also be triggered by a serious loss, difficult relationships, financial problems, and pressure to get good grades or succeed in athletics

23. Causes
Changes in the body’s physical health can be accompanied by mental changes
Stroke
Heart attack
Parkinson’s disease
Chronic pain
Type 2 diabetes
Certain medications
Alcohol
Hormonal disorders

24. Women and Men
Women are twice as likely as men to experience depression
Hormonal changes
Menstrual cycle
Pregnancy
Miscarriage
Postpartum period
Premenopause
Multiple stressors and responsibilities
Women’s coping strategies make them more vulnerable to depression

25. Women and Men
6 million men in the United States are currently in treatment for depression
Masked by alcohol, drug abuse, or working long hours
Irritated, angry, discouraged vs. hopeless and helpless
Associated with a higher risk of death by heart disease
More likely to act on suicidal feelings than women and are more successful at suicide
Suicide rates among depressed men are four times those of women