Mental Health Wellness Lesson 2 Thinking Skill: Make decisions after reflection and review

Objectives Students will be able to: – Explain total health – Explain the concept of the health triangle – Assess and improve your personal health triangle.

Total Health Worksheet Total health is a combination of : – Physical – Mental – And social well-being

Mental Health Liking who you are Accepting yourself Express emotions in a healthy way Dealing with stress and problems

Social Health Getting along with others Working well in a group Making and keeping friends Giving and getting support

The Health Triangle What type of triangle is this? Why a triangle? PHYSICAL MENTAL SOCIAL

Your goal should be: Work on your weaknesses Understand that not every day will be balanced Your triangle is always changing Focus on your strengths To achieve a balanced triangle on most days

Unbalanced Triangles: M S P SM P

Health Triangle Activity Begin by reading “Your Health Triangle Activity Worksheet.” Add up your yes answers for each section (physical, mental, and social). For each yes cut out a block for that dimension. Once you have cut out all of your strips, form a triangle and tape it to the back of the “total health worksheet.” Do not forget to answer the questions on the bottom of the total health worksheet.

Your taped triangle should look like this: M M M M M S S S S S PPPPP