1. 5 Contents Chapter Mental and Emotional Problems
Section 1 Coping with Difficult Emotions
Section 2 Mental and Emotional Disorders
Section 3 Teens and Suicide
Section 4 Emotional Healing

2. Fact or Fiction?
Is this statement true or false? If you think it’s false, explain what is true.
Emotionally healthy people handle life’s problems without any help.

3. Content Vocabulary
anxiety
grief
guilt
shame

4. Emotions are neither positive nor negative.
The way emotions are handled can be positive or negative.
Learning to handle emotions in a positive way will protect your physical, mental/emotional, and social health. 4

5. Fear and Anxiety
In small doses, fear and anxiety can help you meet challenges, but too much anxiety is disabling.

6. Fear and Anxiety
Anxiety is natural and can be helpful in some situations because it increases alertness.
Common symptoms of anxiety are rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, trembling, and increased muscle tension.
anxiety
An emotional state of high energy that triggers the stress response 6

7. Fear and Anxiety
Fear is a normal, instinctive response to a dangerous situation.
Fear can be healthy when it encourages you to be careful in dangerous situations.
Phobias are not a real or serious threat, but are fears that hold you back from doing your best.

8. Sadness and Grief
Normal sadness is not the same as depression, a serious mental illness. 8

9. Sadness and Grief Sadness is a normal reaction to events in life.
Sadness can be mild and brief or deep and long-lasting.
The deepest form of sadness most people experience is grief.
grief
The emotional response to a major loss, such as the death of a loved one 9

10. Sadness and Grief Sadness and depression are not the same thing.
Sadness is a normal and temporary emotion.
Depression is a serious illness that interferes with a person’s daily life.
Long-lasting sadness can lead to depression. 10

11. Anger
Dealing with anger involves recognizing the emotion, addressing the cause, and taking time to cool off. 11

12. Anger
During the teen years, increased levels of hormones can cause you to become angry over small things.
To control anger, you must first recognize the emotion and identify its cause before reacting.
When you understand the cause, give yourself a chance to calm down and then address the problem. 12

13. Guilt and Shame
Guilt can remind you of your values. Shame is harmful and can contribute to serious mental problems. 13

14. Guilt and Shame
Feelings of guilt may prompt you to act according to your values.
The best way to deal with guilt is to admit fault when it is appropriate to do so.
guilt
The normal feeling that arises from the conscience when a person acts against internal values 14

15. Guilt and Shame Shame means feeling bad about who you are as a person.
Guilt makes people want to correct mistakes, but shame makes them feel incapable of doing so.
Shame can be linked to mental problems, including depression and eating disorders.
shame
A feeling of being inherently unworthy 15

16. Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary
Anxiety is __________.
anxiety
An emotional state of high energy that triggers the stress response

17. Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary
The emotional response to a major loss, such as the death of a loved one, is called __________.
grief
The emotional response to a major loss, such as the death of a loved one