MODULE 7 - MENTAL HEALTH and WELL BEING v2.pptx
- 1. MODULE 7 Mental Health and Well-Being In Middle and Late Adolescence
- 2. 1. Interpret the concepts of mental health and psychological well- being in everyday observations about mental health problems during adolescence OBJECTIVES:
- 3. 2. Identify your own vulnerabilities 3. Create a plan to stay mentally healthy during adolescence OBJECTIVES:
- 4. 1.ONE person in every 100 persons develops schizophrenia or
- 5. 1.ONE percent of the general population develops schizophrenia FACT
- 6. 2. A person who has one or both parents with mental illness is more likely to develop mental or
- 7. 2. Mental illness can be hereditary. FACT
- 8. Schizophrenia: 8% (if 1 parent has it) 37-46% (if both parents has it) Depression: 1 in 10 general population 1 in 4 for people whose parents have experienced it FACT
- 9. 3. Mental illness is contagious or
- 10. FICTION 3. Mental illness is NOT contagious, HEREDITY can play a factor for the development of the disease
- 11. 4. Mental illness tends to begin during adolescence or
- 12. 4. First episode often occurs between the age of 15 and 30 years. FACT
- 13. 4. Early intervention is currently thought to be one of the most important factors related to recovery FACT
- 14. 4. Embarrassment, fear, peer pressure and stigma often prevent young people from seeking out help FACT
- 15. 5. Poor parenting causes mental illness or
- 16. FICTION 5. Childhood abuse or neglect does not cause mental illness such as schizophrenia.
- 17. FICTION 5. However, stressful or abusive environments may seriously impair a person’s ability to cope with and later manage the illness
- 18. 6. Illegal drug use causes mental illness or
- 19. 6. Alcohol and other drugs sometimes play a role in the development of some symptoms and disorders but do not usually cause the illness &
- 20. 6. However, long term drug and alcohol use can lead to the development of drug- induced psychosis, which has many of the same symptoms of organic mental illness &
- 21. 7. Mental illness can be cured with willpower. or
- 22. FICTION 7. Mental illness is associated with chemical imbalances in the brain and requires a comprehensive treatment plan
- 23. 8. People with mental illness never get better or
- 24. FICTION 8. With the right kind of help many people with a mental illness do recover and go on to lead healthy, productive satisfying lives.
- 25. FICTION 8. While the illness may not go away, the symptoms associated with it can be controlled.
- 26. FICTION 8. This allows the person to regain normal functioning. Medication, counseling, and psychosocial rehabilitation are treatment options
- 27. 9. People with mental illness tend to be violent or
- 28. FICTION 9. People who experience a mental illness acutely sometimes behave very differently from people who do not.
- 29. FICTION 9. While some of their behaviors may seem bizarre, people with mental illness are NOT more violent than the rest of the population
- 30. 10. All homeless people are mentally ill. or
- 31. FICTION 10. Although studies have shown that between 17 and 70% of people who are homeless have mental illnesses, it is clear that being homeless doesn’t automatically indicate a mental illness
- 32. 11. Developmental disabilities are a form of mental illness or
- 33. FICTION 11. Mental illness is often confused with developmental disabilities, even though the two conditions are quite different.
- 34. FICTION 11. Mental illness does not affect the individual’s intellectual capacity, whereas developmental disabilities do. However, people with developmental disabilities are more susceptible to developing
- 35. 12. Poor people are more likely to have mental illness than those who are not. or
- 36. FICTION 12. Income is not a factor in overall rates of mental health problems. However, people with lower incomes experience slightly higher rates of depression.
- 37. FICTION 12. People who live with major mental illnesses often end up in lower social classes because the illness may interfere with their ability to hold a job.
- 38. Your MIND
- 39. MENTAL HEALTH The way your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors affect your life.
- 40. MENTAL HEALTH GOOD mental health leads to 1.)POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE.
- 41. MENTAL HEALTH 2.) satisfying relationships with friends and others.
- 42. MENTAL HEALTH 3.) It helps you make good decisions and deal with life’s challenges.
- 43. MENTAL HEALTH Teenagers tend to develop problems with their mental
- 45. MENTAL HEALTH Unfortunately most young people with mental health problems don’t GET any treatment.
- 46. MENTAL HEALTH Often ignore mental health problems thinking they will “snap out of it” or something to be ashamed of.
- 47. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST TREATMENT: Understand mental health, and CHANGE your MINDSET!.
- 49. BE A CRITICAL VIEWER MEDIA’s definition of BEAUTY and SUCCESS do not have to define your SELF-IMAGE nor POTENTIAL
- 50. HOW TO BE WISE 1. ALL MEDIA images and messages are CONSTRUCTIONS NOT REFLECTION of REALITY
- 51. HOW TO BE WISE 2. PURPOSE of ADVERTISEMENT: CONVINCE you to BUY
- 52. HOW TO BE WISE 3. EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE looks like a REALITY – you are only seeing what they want you to SEE!
- 53. HOW TO BE WISE 4. THEY THINK what will work for you (the best that you want to see in you)… but does NOT necessarily mean it WILL INDEED work for you.
- 54. HOW TO BE WISE 5. Choose a filter that protects your self-esteem and body image. STRENGTHEN YOURSELF against FALSE BELIEFS
- 55. SELF-ESTEEM & BODY ESTEEM “I’m too tall” “I’m too short” “I’m too skinny”
- 56. RELATE MUCH… “IF only I had straight hair” “If only I had smaller nose” “I‘d be happy.”
- 57. THE TRUTH It’s not always easy to like every part of your looks, but when you get STUCKED on the negatives it can really bring down your SELF-ESTEEM
- 59. Because… Self-esteem is all about how much you feel you are worth – and how much you feel other people value you
- 60. Because… whether you feel you are attractive and whether others like your looks Body image is how you view your physical self –
- 62. 1. PUBERTY & DEVELOPMENT •BODY goes through many changes, •Wanting to feel accepted •Comparing oneself to others
- 63. 1. PUBERTY & DEVELOPMENT NOT everyone grows or develops at the same time or in the same way. DO NOT COMPARE!
- 64. 2. Media images & other outside influence •We compare ourselves to “ideals” •Superficial, artificial, airbrushed and fake!
- 65. 3. Families and School •Parents/coaches that are too focused on looking a certain way or “making weight” for a sports team
- 66. 3. Families and School •Classmates and peers who give hurtful comments/teasing – you never know when it hurts •Do NOT be TOO SENSITIVE to other people’s comment
- 67. Common Eating Disorders 1. ANOREXIA NERVOSA 2. BULIMIA NERVOSA
- 69. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE What do you NEED to know about mental health disorders?
- 70. Eating Disorder
- 72. BULIMIA eating large amount of food over a short period time followed by an attempt to get rid of the
- 74. This getting rid of food is called “purging.”
- 75. ANOREXIA weight loss that occurs from not eating
- 76. What do anorexics see in the mirror?
- 78. EXTREME OVEREATING is marked by eating, eating, and eating then having feelings guilt and shame.
- 79. The truth is…
- 82. common hard to focus and sit still hard to finish things, thoughts jumping around
- 83. 1. Can learn to control thoughts and bodies by figuring out what helps them focus, 2. Can help talking to a doctor or mental health professional 3. Some do better in school if they can do their work in a quiet room 4. Medicine can help too
- 84. People who have ADHD are just smart as other people. They can still do well in school and in life.
- 87. RAPE RAPE Combat Exposure Childhood Neglect Childhood Physical Abuse Sexual Molestation Physical Attack Threatened with a weapon TOP 4 REASONS MEN and WOMEN SUFFER PTSD:
- 88. Kids with PTSD might have very bad dreams that seem real, or think something bad is going to
- 89. But kids who are diagnosed with PTSD can learn ways to handle their fears and can live healthy and happy
- 91. SCHIZOPHRENIA
- 92. Schizophrenia makes it hard for people to know what is real and what is not real. It can make the brain think it sees or hears things that are NOT really there.
- 93. Usually people do not get this illness until their late teens or early adulthood There are ways to make their lives better, like therapy and medication.
- 95. Obsessions are recurrent thoughts or images that intrude on a person’s awareness. Compulsion are repetitive behaviors where a person feels a strong urge to perform a
- 96. an anxiety disorder in which a person experiences recurrent obsessions or compulsions that he/she feels cannot be controlled. centered on removing dirt or fear of contamination. If the person will not do it, he/she becomes anxious
- 97. these are intrusive thoughts and strong urges
- 98. with professional consultation and therapeutic treatment necessary together with support from family and friends, people with OCD can live normal lives wanting to be friend and have friends just like any human
- 100. typically distrustful and suspicious of others. prone to unjustified anger or aggressive outbursts when they perceive others as disloyal or deceitful, emotionally “cold” or excessively serious
- 102. These people need more of: assurance and positive trust creating consistency and honesty among people around them treatment and intervention
- 103. 1. People facing mental challenges are just like everybody: who wants to be a friend and have friends with; helping people with mental health challenges can get better and live normal lives. Conclusion