1. Introduction to Mental Health Feeling Situation Cards Discussion
Today’s Agenda
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Bell-ringer
Introduction to Mental Health
Feeling Situation Cards
Discussion

2. 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.

3. Mental and Emotional Health
“Mental health is ____________________ to overall health”

4. 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

5. Being emotionally mature means being able to live with one’s true self
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

6. 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

7. Components of Mental Health
How you think How you feel How you act
FEELING
THINKING
ACTIONS

8. Thinking
The cognitive component to mental health It’s important to recognize thoughts and determine if they’re reasonable for the situation

9. Feeling
The emotional/sensory component of mental health Thoughts produce feelings

10. Behavioral component of mental health
Actions
Behavioral component of mental health
Actions can be healthy or unhealthy

11. Self-esteem: one’s sense of self respect and self worth
Influences-Internal
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

12. Influences- External
Uncontrollable factors Parents Peers Environment

13. 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?

14. 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?

15. Journal Reflection
In what circumstances to do you have the most difficult time expressing your feelings?

16. Today’s Agenda
Bell-ringer
Mental Disorders
Video Activity
Group Project
Journal Reflection

17. Bell-ringer
The emotional/sensory component of mental health is called what?
What is self-efficacy?

18. 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.

19. 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

20. Neurosis
Neurosis is a term generally used to describe a nonpsychotic mental illness which triggers feelings of distress and anxiety and impairs daily functioning.

21. 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

22. 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.

23. 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

24. 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

25. Eating Disorders
Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa Binge eating Orthorexia

26. http://www. youtube. com/watch
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27. 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.

28. 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.