1. Mental Illness

2. Emotions Mental Health An emotional brain Teens and emotions
Is the way people think about and respond to events in their daily lives
An emotional brain
Emotion- is a feeling produced in response to a life event
Emotional health- is the way a person experiences and deals with feelings
Teens and emotions
Hormones- are chemicals that help control how the body grows and functions

3. Understanding Emotions
An Emotional Spectrum
Emotional Spectrum- is a set of emotions arranged by how pleasant they are
Recognizing Emotions
Know Your Triggers
Trigger- Situations, people, and events that cause a person to feel an emotion
Physical Feelings

4. Expressing Emotions Healthy Emotional Expression Communication
Communication Skills
Body Language- is expressing emotions with the face, hands, and posture
Active Listening- not only hearing but also showing the you understand what a person is saying
Creative expression
Unhealthy Emotional Expression

5. Coping with Emotions Self-Esteem Time to Think Talking with Someone
A measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself.
Time to Think
Positive self-talk- is thinking about the good parts of a bad situation
Talking with Someone
Defense Mechanisms
Automatic behaviors used to reduce uncomfortable stress
Influences you can control

6. Mental Illness Understanding Mental Illness
Is a disorder that affects a persons thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety- is a feeling of extreme nervousness and worry
Anxiety Disorder- is an illness that causes unusually strong nervousness, worry, or panic.
Panic Disorder- is an anxiety disorder that causes a person to have brief periods of extreme anxiety called panic attacks.
Phobias- Panic attacks triggered by specific things
Obsession- anxiety triggered by repetitive thoughts
Compulsions-rituals, to try to overcome anxiety
Obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD)

7. Mental Illness Bipolar Mood Disorder(Manic Depression)
Mood disorder- is an illness in which people have uncontrollable mood changes, example: Bipolar Mood Disorder
Hallucinations
Delusions- is a false belief.
Schizophrenia
Is a disorder in which a person breaks from reality in several ways
Paranoia- is the belief that other people or things want to harm someone.

8. Depression Depression Very Dangerous
A mood disorder in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless for at least two weeks
Known as Major Depressive Disorder
Different then sadness
Of all people with in America who have it, only 40% are diagnosed.
Very Dangerous
Suicidal Thinking
The desire to take one’s own life

9. Getting Help How Serious is it? Finding help for other people
Preventing Further Problems
Help for Emotional Problems
Teachers, principals, school counselor, school nurse
Teen Hotline- is phone number that teens can call to talk privately about their problems
Professional Help
Counselor- is a professional who helps people work through difficult problems by talking
Psychologist- a person who tries to change thoughts, feelings, and actions by finding the reason behind them or by suggesting new ways to manage emotions
Psychiatrist- a medical doctor who specializes in illnesses of the brain and body that affect emotions and behavior.