Chapter 5 Mental and Emotional Health Get a Worksheet and a Book VA sols: 7.1c, d, e, f, g 7.2d, e & 7.4a Day 1 Lessons 1 & 2

Journal Entry In your Journal Section…. Think about a specific time you felt disappointed, upset or angry. Write down how you dealt with your feelings.

Definition Mental and emotional health: The ability to handle the stresses and changes of everyday life in a reasonable way.

Understanding Mental and Emotional Health All sides of this triangle are equally important and interact with each other Can you think of examples of how social or physical health affect mental/emotional health?

Accepting Who You Are Accepting yourself is a key part of mental and emotional health To accept yourself you must first recognize your strengths and work on improving your weaknesses

Definition Personality: A combination of your feelings, likes, dislikes, attitudes, abilities and habits.

Influences on Your Personality Many factors shape your personality Three of the most important factors are heredity, environment and behavior

Heredity The passing of biological traits from parents to children You can inherit personality traits from your parents such as being outgoing

Environment Your environment is your family, friends, neighbors, school and even the climate of where you live. An example of this would be coming from a family that is happy and teaches you how to be happy.

Behavior Behavior is how you act and is a big part of your personality. Of the three factors behavior is the one you have the most control over. The actions you choose to take show how you feel about yourself and others.

How to Build Mental and Emotional Health You can work to improve your mental and emotional health. When these inner qualities are strong, your outer life often shows it. The following are some good ways to build strong mental and emotional health……

Have a good attitude and a positive outlook Recognize your strengths and work on your weaknesses Set realistic goals Act responsibly Be able to relax or have fun in a group be aware of your feelings and express them in healthy ways Practice empathy Accept constructive feedback

Empathy: Identifying with and sharing another person’s feelings. Definition Empathy: Identifying with and sharing another person’s feelings.

Resilience: The ability to recover from problems or loss. Definition Resilience: The ability to recover from problems or loss.

Resilience

Building Resilience Resilience is an important part of mental and emotional health because it allows you to face challenges and move past them in a healthful way. The best way to become more resilient is to make positive choices. This can include strengthening relationships and taking part in activities that make a difference to you or others. Resilient people often have strong support from family and friends.

Your Self-Concept and Self-Esteem

Self-concept: The way you view yourself overall Definition Self-concept: The way you view yourself overall

Your Self-Concept Self-concept is how you see yourself as a student, a friend, and as a member of groups, such as sports teams. It is based on external output from others as well as internal thoughts and experiences.

Self-Esteem: How you feel about yourself Definition Self-Esteem: How you feel about yourself

Your Self-Esteem Part of your self-concept is your self-esteem. Do you like yourself? Do you feel good about who you are?

Why Self-Esteem is Important Having good self-esteem helps you take responsibility for your actions It gives you a sense of pride in your accomplishments It helps you to be more confident around others

Influences on Your Self-Esteem Supporting, loving messages build self-esteem Critical, hurtful messages break it down. With this is mind, the TV, radio, and the internet can also affect your self-esteem. Your own attitudes and choices you make can affect self-esteem.

Self-Esteem and TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U

Optimistic: Having a positive attitude about the future Definition Optimistic: Having a positive attitude about the future

Benefits of Self-Esteem Optimism is just one of the benefits of having high self-esteem Other benefits include… Taking care of yourself, including your health and personal hygiene Enjoying meeting and being with other people Increased oppurtunities from being willing to take on challenges Having confidence…

Confidence: Belief in your ability to do what you set out to do Definition Confidence: Belief in your ability to do what you set out to do

How to Build Self-Esteem Set realistic goals Focus on what you are naturally good at Ask for help when you need it Accept that no one is perfect Think positively

Goal Setting Fill out your goal chart for fitness testing I will give you your scores and you are to set SMART goals Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time

In a group of 4 or less people… Each of you will describe a stressful situation that you have dealt with Pick your choice of situation, then, Brainstorm an appropriate strategy for dealing with that stress and the benefits for using that particular stress management technique