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Mental and Emotional Health

Mental and Emotional Health . Teen Emotions. : a feeling produced in response to a life event (produced by the brain) Both personality and experience influence a person’s emotional responses As you grow and experience more situations, people learn and change their emotional responses

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Mental and Emotional Health

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  1. Mental and Emotional Health

  2. Teen Emotions • : a feeling produced in response to a life event (produced by the brain) • Both personality and experience influence a person’s emotional responses • As you grow and experience more situations, people learn and change their emotional responses • Emotions in teens are also affected by the changes happening in their bodies (i.e. inherited personality traits, hormones, learning and life experiences) • Most teens are happy and well-adjusted (they have healthy emotional lives

  3. Emotional Spectrum • A range of emotions organized by how pleasant they are: Despair  Sadness  Contentment  Happiness  Elation It is to have a wide range of emotions

  4. Love/Hate/Anger • Prejudice: an unfair judgment made before a person knows anything about someone or something • Misdirection: aiming your feelings at a person who did nothing to cause those feelings • If you are angry at someone, it is not always best to confront them . • Allow time to “cool down”

  5. Communicating Emotions • Communication allows people to understand each other • Verbal communication: expressing and understanding thoughts and emotions by talking • Non-verbal communication: Communicating in ways other than talking • Body language: a way to express thoughts and emotions with the face, hands, and posture • : Shows that you are interested

  6. Communicating Emotions • Active listening: not only hearing, but also showing that you understand what a person is saying • : Acting on your values and thoughts without making other people feel bad

  7. Physical Effects • During an emotional response, chemical changes in the brain cause changes in the body: • Fear: increase HR, blood pressure, breathing; lightheadedness; trembling, shaking; sweating • Happiness: lower HR and blood pressure • : increase HR, blood pressure, muscle tension, quick energy boost, and slowed digestion

  8. Physical Effects • Response • Your heart beats faster • Your pupils dilate • Your senses sharpen

  9. Creative Expression • Using an art to express emotions • Includes: painting, sculpting, acting in a play, dancing, writing, playing music

  10. Dealing with Unpleasant Emotions • Unpleasant emotions can be healthy because they help you • Negative thinking (BAD): focusing on only the bad parts of a situation • Positive self-talk (GOOD): the process of thinking about the good parts of a bad situation

  11. Stress • Stress: body’s response to new or unpleasant situations • Response to something new or threatening • : anything that causes a stress response • There is both good and bad stress • Can cause physical problems • Stress and are NOT the same thing

  12. Coping with Stress • : our responses to stress (a short-term way to handle stress) • Healthy defense mechanisms: using humor • Unhealthy defense mechanisms: transferring unpleasant feelings about a situation to specific people

  13. Coping with Stress • stress can make stress worse • Planning for important tasks helps manage stress effectively • to people about stress can help relieve stress

  14. Triggers • A person, thing, or event that causes an response • If you recognize that certain situations always make you feel badly, you can try to avoid these situations.

  15. Self-Esteem • Self-esteem is a measure of how much you value and respect yourself • A person with high self-esteem will himselfor herself for who they are • Build self-esteem by: • Setting goals • Helping others • Focusing on your strengths

  16. Self-Concept • The way you see or imagine as a person

  17. Self-Esteem vs. Self-Concept • What is the difference??

  18. Integrity • Being with yourself and others

  19. Mental Illness • A that affects a person’s thoughts, emotions, and behaviors • 1 out of every 6 people has a mental illness • Can be grouped by the kinds of emotional and behavioral changes they cause • Examples: anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia

  20. Anxiety Disorders • An that causes unusually strong nervousness, worry, or panic • Panic disorder • Causes a person to have panic attacks • People become extremely scared; experience fast HR, difficulty breathing, lightheadedness • Phobias • Can trigger panic attacks • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) • Combination of repetitive thoughts/actions, anxiety, and ritual activity

  21. Mood Disorders • An illness in which people have mood changes • Bipolar mood disorder • Causes a person to experience 2 kinds of extreme moods: depression and mania

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