Mental Health is… Your ability to like yourself and To accept yourself as you are! Essential Skill: Recognize individual motivations, emotions, interests, values and strength.

People with good mental health: Can take disappointment Are happy and active, positive outlook Are aware of thoughts and feelings, express them in a healthy way Work well in a group Know how to accept criticism Are not afraid to face problems Give their best, set realistic goals

Developing Good Mental Health First you need to understand yourself Focus on your strengths Focus on your strengths Learn from past mistakes Learn from past mistakes Learn to accept people for who they are Everyone has faults Everyone has faults Everyone has qualities to admire Everyone has qualities to admire

Personality The sum total of your feelings, attitudes and habits.

Three factors that shape your personality… Heredity-the passing on of traits from your parents. Environment-the sum total of your surroundings. Behavior-the way you act-based on your values.

Mental Health Lesson 3 Self-Concept-The picture you have of yourself and the way you believe you are seen by others. Self-Concept always plays an important role in your behavior and in how well you get along with others.

Self Concept Your self concept begins to take shape in your earliest years of life Remarks that people make and ways that they act toward you reinforce or back up, the view you have of yourself. As you grow and change so will your confidence as you grow into your new self

To have a good self-concept… 1. Focus on your successes 2. Pay attention to the messages you give yourself 3. Turn to people you are close to for help when you need it