1. Mental Health Review

2. What are the 3 main components of health?
Physical
Social
Emotional / Mental

3. List 5 characteristics of good mental health.
Sense of belonging
Sense of purpose
Positive outlook
Self sufficiency
Healthy self-esteem

4. List 5 characteristics of healthy self-esteem.
Friends who value and respect you
Positive view of self
View mistakes as learning opportunities
Accept the things you can’t change and focus on things you can
Try new activities

5. Define perception
The act of becoming aware through the senses

6. What is a stressor?
Anything that causes stress

7. Examples of psychosomatic responses to stress
High blood pressure
Weakened immune system

8. What is the difference between positive and negative stress?
Positive stress motivates you to work at something
Negative stress can harm your mental and physical health

9. When should someone seek outside help for managing their stress?
When the stress is interfering with the ability to carry out normal daily activities

10. What is the first step in handling stress?
Identify what is causing the stress

11. How can chronic stress effect an individual?
Harms physical and mental health

12. How can a positive outlook help to manage stress?
It can change the way you perceive a stressor

13. Ways to relax
Deep breathing
Warm bath
laughing

14. Define mental health
Ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life

15. Define self-sufficiency
Being confident enough to make decisions that promote your independence and self-assurance

16. 3 stages of body’s response to stress
Alarm – brain sends signals from hypothalamus to pituitary gland to adrenal gland to produce adrenaline for “fight or flight”
Resistance – body adapts and reacts to stress
Fatigue – after long term exposure, the body loses ability to adapt and cannot manage stress effectively

17. Physical reactions of body to stress
Increased HR
Increased Blood flow to brain and muscles
Increased Blood Pressure

18. Stress management techniques
Avoidance or limiting
Relaxation
Redirect energy
Seek support
Maintain good physical health