Mental And Emotional Health

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Mental And Emotional Health

• We are learning to analyze how messages from
  media influence health behaviors.

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Mental and Emotional Health

• The Influence of Media on Student Attitude
  Behavior
• Self-Esteem
• Emotional Needs
• Stress
• Body Image

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Media

• Magazines
• TV
• Radio
• Billboards / Public Advertisement
• Sponsor ads/ Commercials
• Project

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Self-Esteem - Words to Know

• Personality unique combination of feelings,
  thoughts, and behaviors that make you different
  from everyone else.
• Self-concept view you have of yourself.
• Self-esteem - the way you feel about yourself.
• Resilience ability to bounce back from
  disappointment.

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Self-Esteem

• Whether your self-esteem is high or low, it can
  always be improved upon.
• Journal Entry
• Lists your talents and abilities
• Remember that everyone makes mistakes
• Motivate yourself

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Emotional Needs

• Emotions Feelings created in response to
  thoughts, remarks, and events.
• Emotional needs Needs that affect your feelings
  and sense of well-being.

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Types of Emotions

• Anger- is a strong feeling of displeasure
• Empathy- the ability to understand and share
  another persons feelings.
• Fear- a response to physical and emotional
  danger
• Happiness- a sense of well being
• Jealousy- resentment or unhappiness of anothers
  misfortune.
• Love- combination of caring and affection.
• Sadness a normal healthy reaction to an unhappy
  event.
• Sympathy- the ability to understand and share
  anothers problems or sorrows

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Stress- Words to Know

• Stress- the bodys response to change
• Stressor- Anything that causes stress.
• Fight or flight response- The process by which
  the body prepares to deal with a stressor.
• Adrenaline A hormone that gives the body extra
  energy.

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Motivator

• In your opinion, what causes the most stress ?
• List your top five.
• List what you think are your parents top five.
• Now, take the assignment home and have your
  parents complete. In your parents opinion, what
  causes the most stress?
• Have them identify what they think are your top
  five.
• Have them identify their top five .
• Compare the two lists and discuss with them.
  Bring both lists to class.

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Positive Ways to Manage Stress

• Physical Activity
• Relaxation techniques
• Laughter and Positive Outlook
• Time Management
• Sleep
• Talk to someone you trust
• Other?

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Negative Ways to Manage Stress

• Media images of how to manage stress
• Substance abuse
• Eat
• Shop
• Procrastinate
• Sleep
• Party
• Withdraw/isolate self
• Other?

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Signs of Depression
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Media and Body Image EATING DISORDERS

• What does the media tell us about our bodies?
  What are we supposed to look like? ( Barbie,
  models, athletes, celebrities)
• Why do some people develop eating disorders?
• Can people with eating disorders do permanent
  damage to their bodies?
• Where can a teen with an eating disorder get
  help?
• Next week we will learn more about eating
  disorders.

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How the Perceptions of Norms Influence Healthy
and Unhealthy Behaviors

• Perceptions?
• Norms?
• How do these influence our healthy and unhealthy
  behaviors?

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Mass Media

• Mass media powerfully influences our perceptions
  of beauty, our attitude toward others, and our
  own self-image.
• The media promotes images that can harm our
  self-esteem and tempt us to do unhealthy or
  expensive acts to try and live up to the beauty
  ideals we see through media.

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Media Messages about Bodies

• The media presents messages about ideal body
  types for both men and women.
• Men are expected to be muscular, strong, violent,
  masculine, aggressive, tough, and dominant.
• Women are expected to be feminine, thin, dainty,
  and passive.

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Statistics

• The average American woman is 54 and 140 pounds
• The average fashion model is 511 and 115 pounds
• Models are thinner than 98 of American women
• 80 of women are dissatisfied with their
  appearance
• 25 of men and 45 of women are on a diet
• Approx. 7 million girls/women struggle with
  eating disorders
• Approx. 1 million boys/men struggle with eating
  disorders

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The Beauty Industries

• Our insecurities about our size, shape and
  appearance of our bodies has created a
  multi-billion dollar economy.
• Fashion/Cosmetics/Fragrance/Weight Loss/Cosmetic
  Surgery
• Clothing is designed to suit the tall, thin
  frames.
• The cosmetic industry suggests that freckles,
  pores, fine lines, and wrinkles are to be covered
  and hidden. (airbrush)
• We spend 20 billion a year on cosmetics to help
  us try and conform to society and look like what
  we see in the media.

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Journal Reflection

• Why is the American body ideal for women so thin
  today? And why is the body ideal for men so large
  and muscular? Does this tell us anything about
  the roles we expect men and women to fulfill?
• Can you think of any plus-size celebrities
  today? How are they portrayed?
• Why are boys encouraged to play contact sports
  such as football and hockey, while women are
  encouraged to take up sports such as tennis,
  figure-skating, or gymnastics?
• Did you play with Barbie, G.I. Joe or other
  similar toys when you were growing up? Do you
  think this had any effect on your ideas about
  male and female bodies or male and female roles?

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