Personal BehaviorLesson 4, Chapter 21 Mental and Emotional Health Care.

Personal Behavior Lesson 4, Chapter 2 1

Mental and Emotional Health Care

Mental and Emotional Health Care

Personal Behavior Lesson 4, Chapter 2, Mental and Emotional Health Care

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MotivationMotivation• Emotions are feelings

created in response to thoughts, remarks, and events.

• Today, you'll learn about mental and emotional health.


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Lesson overviewLesson overview• What should you understand about

emotions?• How can you express your emotions in

healthy ways?• What can you do to understand and meet

your emotional needs?• What are the most common types of mental

health and emotional problems?


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Lesson overview (cont’d)Lesson overview (cont’d)• What are the warning signs of clinical

depression?• What are the warning signs of suicide?• What are the signs that a person may need

professional help?• What therapy methods are available for

mental health problems?• What are the sources of help for people with

mental health problems?


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Quick WriteQuick Write

Briefly describe in writing two situations in which you experienced one of the following: fear, anger, love, guilt, mixed emotions.


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What should you understand about emotions?

What should you understand about emotions?

• Emotions are your feelings created in response to thoughts, remarks, and events.

• Basic emotions are• Happiness• Love• Jealousy• Sadness• Anger• Fear• Anticipation• Joy


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What should you understand about emotions? (cont’d)


• Steps in learning to express emotions• Identify the emotion.• Understand the cause.• Respond in a healthy way.


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• Recognizing emotions will help you deal with them.• Happiness• Sadness • Fear • Anger


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• Love • Empathy • Sympathy• Anxiety• Jealousy


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How can you express your emotions in healthy ways?How can you express your emotions in healthy ways?

• Expressing anxiety and fear• You experience shorter breaths, faster heartbeat,

tense muscles.• Some anxiety may help you accomplish more.• Too much anxiety can cause sleep loss and panic.• Overcoming anxiety helps you build resilience.


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How can you express your emotions in healthy ways?

(cont’d)

How can you express your emotions in healthy ways?

(cont’d)• Expressing anger

• Stay calm.• Understand what made you angry.• Express your true feelings.• Talk to the other person about why you feel

this way.


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What can you do to understand and meet your emotional

needs?


needs?• Emotional needs are needs that affect

your feelings and sense of well-being.

• Basic emotional needs • To feel worthwhile• To love and be loved• To belong


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needs? (cont’d)


needs? (cont’d)

• Meet your emotional needs in healthy ways.• Help someone.• Talk to a friend.• Show affection to family.• Volunteer.• Engage in healthful behaviors.• Abstain from unhealthful behaviors.• Choose sexual abstinence.


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What are the most common types of mental and emotional

problems?


problems?• Anxiety disorder—intense anxiety or

fear keeps a person from functioning normally.• General anxiety disorder• Panic disorder


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problems? (cont’d)



• Phobia• Obsessive-compulsive disorder• Post-traumatic stress disorder


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disorders? (cont’d)


disorders? (cont’d)

• Personality disorder—affects a person’s ability to get along with others

• Mood disorder—a person undergoes changes in mood that seem inappropriate or extreme


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What are the warning signs of clinical depression?

What are the warning signs of clinical depression?

• Clinical depression—people lose interest in life and can no longer find enjoyment in anything

• Warning signs of clinical depression include• A depressed mood• Lack of energy• Inability to concentrate• Withdrawal


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What are the warning signs of clinical depression (cont’d)

What are the warning signs of clinical depression (cont’d)

• Change in sleep pattern• Feelings of worthlessness• Indifference• Pessimism• Irritability or anger• Thoughts of death or suicide


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What are the signs of suicide?What are the signs of suicide?

• Suicide • One of the leading causes of death for people

between the ages of 15 and 24

• People who are thinking about suicide• May show signs of depression at first• Talk about it beforehand


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What are the signs of suicide? (cont’d)


• Other warning signs of suicide include• Lack of energy• Withdrawal from friends and family• No longer taking interest in favorite activities• No longer taking interest in personal appearance• Taking unnecessary risks• Expressing suicidal thoughts or talking a lot about

death


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• What you can do to help:• React calmly.• Let the person talk.• Don’t challenge the person.• Offer comfort and support.• Urge the person to get help.• Tell an adult who will help.


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• Things to remember when you are feeling down:• You are not alone.• There are people who understand how you

feel.• Take care of your physical needs.• Avoid alcohol and other drugs.• Talk to someone.


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What are the signs that a person may need professional

help?


help?• Signs that you may need help

• Feeling sad or angry for no reason• Tired all the time• Inability to concentrate• Lower grades than usual• Aches or pains for no reason• Feeling hopeless, guilty, or ashamed


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help? (cont’d)


help? (cont’d)• Losing or gaining a lot of weight• Change in sleep patterns• Losing interest in activities you usually enjoy• Avoiding friends or family• Wanting to be alone• Thinking that you can’t fit in• Feeling that you can’t deal with life• Using alcohol or other drugs


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What therapy methods are available for mental health

problems?


problems?• Therapy methods available for mental health

problems• Talk therapy includes a variety of counseling

methods.• Biological therapy involves using medication for

treatment.• Some professionals combine both types of therapy.


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problems? (cont’d)• Types of counseling

• Individual counseling—person talks alone to a counselor

• Group therapy—counselor meets together with several people who have the same or similar problems

• Family therapy—type of group therapy to improve troubled family relationships


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• Two methods of counseling• Helping people feel better about themselves• Changing behavior


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problems? (cont’d)• Some mental health disorders can be

treated with drugs.• People with anxiety disorders may take anti-anxiety

drugs.• People with clinical depression may take

antidepressant drugs.• Drug treatment is highly individual. • Medications for mental disorders can be prescribed

only by a medical doctor.


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What are the sources of help for people with mental health

problems?


problems?• People who can help with mental health

problems• Clergy member• Parent or other adult family member• Teacher or school counselor• Family counselor


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• School nurse• Social worker• Psychologist• Psychiatrist


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Lesson reviewLesson review• Emotions are feelings created in

response to thoughts, remarks, and events.

• Basic emotions are happiness, love, jealousy, sadness, anger, fear, anticipation, and joy.

• Emotions can influence most aspects of your life, including how you behave.


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Lesson review (cont’d)Lesson review (cont’d)• There are important steps in learning to

express your emotions. You should identify the emotion, understand the cause, and respond in a healthy way.

• Your basic emotional needs include the need to feel worthwhile, the need to feel that you make a difference in the world, and the need to love and be loved.


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Lesson review (cont’d)Lesson review (cont’d)• There are several mental and emotional

problems a person may experience.• An anxiety disorder is a condition in

which intense anxiety or fear keeps a person from functioning normally.

• Anxiety disorders include general anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.


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Lesson review (cont’d)Lesson review (cont’d)• Personality disorders are a variety of

conditions that affect a person's ability to get along with others.

• A mood disorder is a disorder in which a person undergoes changes in mood that seem inappropriate or extreme.

• A person with clinical depression loses interest in life and can no longer find enjoyment in anything.


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Lesson review (cont’d)Lesson review (cont’d)• Signs of clinical depression include

depressed mood, lack of energy, inability to concentrate, withdrawal, pessimism, irritability or anger, and thoughts of death or suicide.

• Suicide is intentionally killing oneself.


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Lesson review (cont’d)Lesson review (cont’d)• Warning signs of suicide include withdrawal

from friends and family, loss of interest in favorite activities or personal appearance, taking unnecessary risks, expressing suicidal thoughts, and talking a lot about death.

• The two types of therapy for mental health problems are talk therapy and biological therapy.


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Lesson review (cont’d)Lesson review (cont’d)• Types of counseling include individual

counseling, group therapy, and family therapy.

• People in a variety of roles and professions can help with mental health problems.


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SummarySummary• What do you need to understand about

emotions?• How can you express your emotions in

healthy ways?• What can you do to understand and meet

your emotional needs?• What are the most common types of mental

health and emotional problems?


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Summary (cont’d)Summary (cont’d)• What are the warning signs of clinical

depression?• What are the warning signs of suicide?• What are the signs that a person may need

professional help?• What therapy methods are available for

mental health problems?• What are the sources of help for people with

mental health problems?


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NextNext• Done—Mental and emotional health care

• Next—Avoiding and preventing violence

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