Your Mental and Emotional Health Chapter 7 Lesson #1 Pages

Do Now What do you really need in life to feel good mentally, physically and emotionally?

The Characteristics of Good Mental/Emotional Health The ability to accept yourself and others, adapt to and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life. People with good mental/emotional health demonstrate… –Positive Self-Esteem (Feelings of confidence) –Sense of Belonging (Family, Friends, Teachers) –Sense of Purpose (Recognizing your value) –Positive Outlook (Sees the bright side & has hope) –Autonomy (Having confidence to make safe & responsible decisions)

On a sheet of paper: draw this pyramid and fill in what you think each level of humans needs are (most basic at the bottom)

Maslow’s Pyramid Of Needs Hierarchy of Needs- A ranked list of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Physical (Physiological) Needs –Survival Needs (food, water, sleep and shelter) Safety Needs –People who make you feel secure (family, home, financial, and medical insurance) Belonging Needs –Feeling loved or wanted, sense of confidence, and strengthen your mental/emotional health. Feeling Recognized –Being appreciated or valued by family, friends & peers. Being able to do something well. Potential Needs –Self-Actualization (being the best you can be) Having courage to make changes in your life in order to reach your goals. This is a lifelong process.

Applying Maslow’s needs! Look at your first answer and make adjustments if needed What do you really need in life to feel good mentally, physically and emotionally?

Understanding Your Personality (pg. 175) Personality: A complex set of characteristics that makes you unique. Personality includes an individual’s emotional make-up, attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors. It is composed of tendencies that you are born with and some you develop in response to life situations and experiences Heredity and environment are the two main influences on you personality.

Your Personality And… Personality and Heredity –Heredity plays a role in determining a person’s basic intellectual abilities and temperament or emotional tendencies. What are some examples? Personality and Environment –Your surroundings (environment) have an influence that impact your developing personality. How? –Modeling- observing and learning from the behaviors of those around you, sometimes without knowing Personality and Behavior –Most control over your behavior –Decision making, how you make them, and recognizing the consequences of those decisions

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Activity Give examples of people you feel have good mental health and a psychological edge. How do you think they developed it? What can be done to obtain it?

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