1. Mental and Emotional Health Lesson 1: Emotional Health

2. Health Class Get Ready for Class Pick up Emotional Health Notes Take out Goals and Dreams Notes Finish the last section – questions about Pistol Pete We will be turning this in today You are Learning Today… How the brain controls emotions. How to explain what causes emotions. How to identify different emotions. Reminders Parent Teacher Conferences If you were not here to take the test – you must set a time to come in the morning or during lunch to make it up.

3. Starter Describe a time when you have felt the emotion listed under the heading “Starter” on your notes page. Use the following definition list to help understand that emotion.

4. Afraid: Feeling fear and worry Angry: Feeling mad with a person, act, or idea Ashamed: Feeling bad after doing wrong Confident: Feeling able to do something Confused: Felling unable to think clear Depressed: Feeling sad, blue, discouraged, and unhappy Embarrassed: Feeling worried about what others may think Energetic: Feeling full of energy Excited: Feeling happy and aroused Glad: Feeling joy and pleasure Jealous: Feeling upset when someone has something that you would like to have or they get to do something you wanted Lonely: Feeling alone and that nobody cares Proud: Feeling pleased for doing well Relaxed: Feeling at ease and without worry, calm Stressed: Feeling tense, tired, uneasy and overwhelmed

5. Emotions An emotion is a feeling that is produced in response to a life event. When you feel an emotion your brain sends out messages that causes a feeling. These feelings can include: Physical changes Change in thoughts Change in behavior

6. Changes with Emotions A physical change could be: Heart racing Eye dilating Breathing increase Crying Face turning red

7. Changes with Emotions Some examples how thought could change could be: Wondering what other people are thinking or saying about you Trying to quickly solve the problem Positive or negative self thoughts

8. Changes with Emotions Behavioral changes could be: Becoming shy Withdrawal from friends and family Being more loud Having more energy Acting out or becoming more aggressive Showing more affection

9. Assignment 1 With a partner think how each emotion can change the person in each area: 1.What happens physically 2.What thoughts to you have? 3.How does your behavior change? 1.Fear 2.Love 3.Embarrassed

10. Emotions It is important to correctly identify emotions. Many time people will say they are mad, happy, or sad because they are basic emotions. In fact many times the emotion is much different.

11. Emotions For example: A mother yells at her family before a big party. She might even say she is angry or upset.

12. Emotions But the real emotion(s) could be: Stress there is not enough time to get ready. Worried there is not enough food Anxious how people will judge her party.

13. Emotions The mom is not really upset at her family. She just hasn’t taken the time to identify her emotions and what is causing them.

14. Triggers Not only do we need to understand what emotions we are feeling – we need to understand where that emotion came from.

15. Triggers How many times have you woken up in the morning in a bad mood? What is causing that emotion to happen?

16. Triggers Triggers are events that cause a person to feel an emotion. When you wake up in the morning in a bad mood – What is the trigger?

17. Triggers Did you get enough sleep? Do you have an assignment due that you didn’t finish? Did you have a fight with your friend the night before? Did your sibling eat the last doughnut for breakfast?

18. Triggers When we understand the emotions we are having and what the trigger is we are able to fix problems, make better decisions, and stay healthy.

19. Most Teens are emotionally out of control. Despite the changes occurring in their lives, bodies and brains, most teens are happy and well adjusted.

20. Teens and Emotions There are a lot of changes both socially and physically that affect teen’s emotions. Responsibilities, expectations, and the want of personal freedoms all increase during teen years.

21. Teens and Emotions Hormones also change during adolescents (teen years). Hormones are chemicals that help control how the body grows and functions.

22. Teens and Emotions During adolescents, teens release larger amounts of hormones. This extra release of hormones into the body can cause (not all of the time) teens to experience extreme emotions during a short amount of time.

23. Teens and Emotions Think about it – you have probably experienced or have observed one of your friends being on a complete high to swing to a devastating low.

24. Teens and Emotions Or you have seen someone “freak out” over something very small. Could it be hormones? Yes and no.

25. Teens and Emotions In the end we are all personally responsible for our emotions and for our actions based on those emotions. We can’t blame punching the wall on hormones. It was your choice and now your consequence.

26. Empathy Not only do we need to understand our feelings we need to understand the feelings of others around us. Empathy means to understand how others could feel by placing yourself in their situation.

27. Assignment 2 Empathy Read each scenario. Then, with a partner decide how you think you would feel if you were in that same situation. Remember people can have more than one emotion at the same time. Make sure to list all the emotions you think might apply.

28. Assignment 1 Empathy Continued 1.Danny slipped on ice, fell, and broke his arm. 2.Carrie got a new cell phone for her birthday. 3.Somebody makes an inappropriate joke about race, age, or gender. How might someone that overheard this joke feel? 4.Kate made her grandmother a cake. How might Kate feel? How might her grandmother feel? 5.Jennifer’s pet dog is missing. 6.Jimmy won a new IPod in a contest. 7.How might Jimmy’s friend feel about him winning the IPod and not them. 8.Tom was sleeping. He woke up because his roommates were being loud. How might Tom feel after being awoken when he needed rest? 9.Somebody cheats in a game. How might the others feel when they found out about being cheated? 10.A friend just told you that their grandfather was in the hospital and that he might not have many more hours to live. How might your friend feel?

29. Body Language Besides having empathy, we can use other tools to understand other’s emotions. We can tell other’s emotions by their body language. Body language is an expression emotions with the face, hands, and posture.

30. Assignment 3: Body Language Charades Instructions: I’m going to pick four people to come up and use their body language to try and show what type of emotion they are feeling. With your partner you need to try and guess the emotion and write it down on your notes page.

31. Expressing Emotions As stated early, emotions are normal. Emotions also need to be expressed in a healthy manor at the right time and place.

32. Assignment 4: Expressing Emotions With your partner – come up with healthy ways to express your emotions in the following situations. 1.Your parents won’t let you hang out with your friends this weekend because you have to babysit. 2.You just lost a big sports game. 3.You got caught cheating on your assignment.

33. Expressing Emotions Sometimes people do not express their emotions in health ways. This can lead to unhealthy situations. Here as some unhealthy ways people tend to express their feelings. 1.Hurting people physically or emotionally 2.Destroying property 3.Non compliance (not doing what you are asked) 4.Breaking rules on purpose

34. Expressing Emotions Expressing emotions in unhealthy ways can lead to serious and dangerous consequences.

35. Expressing Emotions It is important to understand that when someone continues to express emotions in unhealthy ways that person needs help immediately.

36. Assignment 4: Getting Help With your partner list three people who could help others who are having problems dealing with their emotions. How can that person help. Person How can they help 1. 2. 3.

37. Quick Check 1.Chemicals that influence emotions are called _________. 2.Situations that cause emotions are called __________. 3.Which of the following statements about emotions is false? A.A person can’t control emotions B.Emotions are produced by the brain. C.Having a wide range of emotions is healthy and normal. D.Most teens have healthy emotional lives. 4.Unpleasant emotions such as sadness A.Are always unhealthy B.Are more common in teens than in adults C.Can be healthy because they help you learn D.Can never be controlled 5.Which of the following affects teen’s emotions A.Inherited personality traits B.Hormones C.Learning and life experiences D.All the above

38. Quick Check Answers 1.Chemicals that influence emotions are called HORMONES 2.Situations that cause emotions are called TRIGGERS 3.Which of the following statements about emotions is false? A.A person can’t control emotions B.Emotions are produced by the brain. C.Having a wide range of emotions is healthy and normal. D.Most teens have healthy emotional lives. 4.Unpleasant emotions such as sadness A.Are always unhealthy B.Are more common in teens than in adults C.Can be healthy because they help you learn D.Can never be controlled 5.Which of the following affects teen’s emotions A.Inherited personality traits B.Hormones C.Learning and life experiences D.All the above