1. Mental and Emotional Health
DEVELOPING GOOD CHARACTER
DEVELOPING A HEALTHY MIND
EXPRESSING EMoTIONS ANd MANAGING STRESS

2. Assignment Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Codependence Personality Mind Body Connection
Relapse Formal Intervention Emotion
Addiction Codependent Serotonin
Hostility Attitude Hidden Anger
Mental Disorder Projection Stress
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
General Adaptation Anger Management Stress Management
Syndrome Skills Skills
& Three Stages

3. VOCABULARY
Codependence – a problem in which people neglect themselves to care for, or try to “fix” someone else.
Relapse – a return to previous behavior, such as drug misuse or abuse.
Addiction – a condition in which a person denies that they are depressed or have a problem and rely on material things for comfort such as binge eating or shopping.
Hostility – a chronic state of anger.
Mental Disorder – behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with distress or disability.

4. VOCABULARY
Personality – an individual’s unique pattern of characteristics that makes him or her different from others.
Formal Intervention – an action by people such as friends or family members, who want an addicted person to get treatment
Codependent – person who neglects himself/herself and instead wants to care for, rescue, or control someone else.
Attitude – feeling of emotion toward something or someone
Projection – blaming others for actions or events for which they are not responsible.

5. VOCABULARY
Mind Body Connection – relationship between your thoughts and feelings and bodily responses.
Emotion – a specific feeling, such as anger, happiness or anxiety.
Serotonin – chemical involved in controlling states of consciousness and mood.
Hidden Anger – unrecognized, inappropriately expressed anger.
Stress – response of the body to daily living demands.

6. General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
Series of body changes resulting from stress.
Broken up into three stages:
The Alarm Stage
The Resistance Stage
The Exhaustion Stage

7. Alarm Stage Sometimes called the “Fight or Flight Stage”
Adrenaline is secreted into the blood stream.
The following body changes occur during this stage:
Pupils dilate to improve vision
Hearing sharpens
Saliva decreases (dry mouth)
Heart rate and blood pressure increase
Increased blood flow to muscles
Muscles tighten

8. Resistance Stage The body attempts to regain internal balance
Adrenaline is no longer secreted
Body changes include:
Pupils constrict
Hearing is normal
Saliva increases
Heart rate and blood pressure return to normal
Muscles relax

9. Exhaustion Stage
People find themselves in this stage after a long period spent in the alarm stage
Wear and tear on body increase the risk of injury, illness and premature death.
Due to people’s lack of ability to manage the stressors in their life.

10. Anger Management Healthful ways to control and express anger.
Keep an anger self-inventory – what? Why? Who?
Use I-messages instead of you-messages. Less threatening.
Write it down in a letter or journal.
Do some safe physical activity
Find something to laugh at
Talk to someone who is not the trigger of your anger.

11. Stress Management Skills
Techniques to prevent and deal with stressors and to protect one’s health from the harmful effects produced by stress response.
Make responsible decision
Manage time effectively
Manage money effectively.
Talk to responsible adults
Have good friends who will support you.

12. Protecting Your Health During Stressful Periods
Be physically active
Write things down – keep a journal
Use breathing techniques – slow breathing in through nose and out of mouth
Eat a healthful diet – stress uses up supply of Vitamin B & C
Vitamin B is needed for a healthy nervous system
Vitamin C is needed for a healthy immune system
Get plenty of rest and sleep. When stressed your body works extra hard so it needs extra rest.

13. Getting Help & Resiliency