10th Grade Health

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10th Grade Health

• Mental Health Unit
• Personal/Mental Health

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Personal/mental Health

• Process of __________ and liking oneself.
• Adapting to and coping with ___________,
  _____________ and _____________ that are a part
  of life.

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Characteristics of good mental health

• Feels comfortable with __________.
• Is able to meet the ____________ of life.
• Feels good about _______________.

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Definition of Self-esteem/Self-concept

• Is the __________ and ________that you feel about
  yourself.
• Self esteem is formed through various types of
  __________ (Messages from others that tell how
  they feel about a person or idea).

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Feedback

• ________ feedback - communication
  without words
• ________ feedback - communication with words

• _______ vs. _______

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs

• Physical
• Emotional
• Aesthetic
• Self-fulfilling

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Physical Needs

• Need to satisfy _______, _______, _________ etc.
• Need to be secure and safe, out of danger.

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Emotional Needs

• Need to belong and love and be loved
• Need to _______ and be _________

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Aesthetic Needs

• Need to know, explore, to _____________

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Self-fulfilling Needs

• Need for _______________
• the continuing process of striving to develop
  ones capabilities to their fullest.

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_____________

• Complex set of characteristics that make you
  unique and distinguishes you from everyone else.
• What influences our personality?

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Definition of Values

• __________ that one considers important
• Guide a persons actions, decisions and how you
  live your life.
• Developed from __________, personal beliefs,
  religion, school, __________, the media and
  society.

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Mental Disorders
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What is Mental Illness?

• ____________ is a brain disease or disorder that
  results in really drastic changes in peoples
  thinking, feeling and behavior.

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Types of Disorders

• _________ -
• an unreasonable fear
• (Claustrophobia
• Arachnophobia)

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Types Cont'd

• ____________
• Constantly thinking about something.

• _____________
• Constantly doing a certain behavior.

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Types Cont'd

• ___________- a preoccupation with the body and
  fear of presumed diseases
• _____________ - meaning split mind, the most
  serious mental illness characterized by paranoia

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Types Cont'd

• _____________- a feeling of emotional rejection
• _________________________- dramatic mood shifts
  for no apparent reason

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Psychiatrist

• Deals with mental, emotional, and behavioral
  disorders of the mind.
• Psychiatrists are____________, therefore they can
  prescribe medications.
• Types of therapies
• psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, medical therapy,
  electroconvulsive therapy, and group therapy

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Psychologist

• specializes in the study of abnormal human
  behavior in a clinical setting.
• Cannot. _______ ______________

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Stress

• the body and minds _______ to everyday demands
• caused by a stressor
• __________ - anything that makes a demand on the
  body

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Types of Stress

• ___________
• Negative stress
• OR
• Too much stress
• Positive stress

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Physiological Effects

• Stages of body ________,______
• __________
• ___________ System
• The heart speeds up its activity, providing more
  blood for the brain and muscles.
• __________ System
• Slows down to conserve energy.

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Physiological Effects

• __________ System
• Breathing becomes faster and deeper. Air
  passages increase as saliva and mucus dry up.
• __________ System
• Adrenal glands secrete a hormone called
  adrenaline, preparing for fight or flight
  response.

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Psychosomatic

• involving both the ________ ________
• ex. emotions cause physical reactions

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Coping with Stress

• Identify and use your own methods
• Time-Management Skills
• _______________ - strategies to deal with
  stressful situations (denial, fantasy,
  rationalize, etc.)

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Mental Health

• TEEN SUICIDE
• A ____________Solution to a ____________ Problem

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Teen Suicide - Stats

• Each Year - 500,000 ________ with 5,000
  ____________
• Incidence has tripled in last 20 years
• _____ leading cause of death from 15-24
• 4 males for every female _________ suicide

• Females _______ 4-8 times as frequently as males
• 2 of 3 suicides involve alcohol or drugs
• ____ of all teens who commit suicide have a close
  relative who has committed suicide

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Reasons for increase in suicide

• Break up of ______ family
• Decline in religion
• Increase in geographic_______
• Strong competitive ________________ teens
  experience in school
• Increase in alc. and ______ use

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Feelings prior to Attempts

• Helplessness
• Overwhelmed

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Precipitating factorsSituations which bring on
these feelings

• Loss of a _____ one - parent, friend,
  boy/girlfriend
• Lack of stable ______ life - divorce, parental
  conflicts, alc. or drugs
• Conflicts or probs. They feel _______ be solved

• Poor ____________ - about unhappiness, fears of
  failure, etc.
• Anxiety over achievement
• Major embarrassment - _____ or ________
• Prolonged depression

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Warning Signs

• _______________ or talking about death and/or
  suicide
• Sudden change in behavior
• Deteriorating _________
• Change in group of friends
• Giving away _____________ personal belongings
• Sudden loss of appetite

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Warning Signs Cont.

• Lack of interest in activities and an
  unwillingness to join _____ projects
• Change in __________ patterns(too much or too
  little)
• Persistent strong feeling of hopelessness or
  helplessness
• Use of alcohol or drugs
• Outbursts of ___________ aggression