Aim: How can we better understand our emotions?

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Aim How can we better understand our emotions?

• Do Now Define the term emotion. Give some
  examples.
• Project 1 due on Monday
• HW Pg 95 questions 1-5 due Thursday
• Next Test will be Friday 10/10

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What do our emotions tell us?

• Emotions are strong reactions that are felt in
  response to an experience
• Awareness is key it helps you to express what
  you are feeling in a clear manner
• Emotion accompanied by facial changes
• Some emotions can cause physiological changes
• Examples?

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What is love?

• A strong affection or deep concern for another
  person
• There are different types of love
• Love of Friends
• Love of Family
• Love of Spouse
• Love of Country
• Love of Humanity

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Aim How can we deal with our emotions in a
healthy way?

• Do Now What is the flight or fight response?
• Hand in Project 1
• HW Pg 95 questions 1-5 due Thursday
• Test on Friday 10/10

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Anger Questions for discussion

• What are some reasons why a person might get
  angry?
• What is hostility?
• How can anger be helpful?
• How can it be handled in a constructive manner?
• Is it ever a good idea to suppress ones anger?
  Why or why not?

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Activity Grief

• Take a moment and on your own think about a time
  when you either experienced OR witnessed grief
  from
• a. Death of a loved one
• b. Divorce of parents
• c. Loss of a close friend
• How did you/someone close to you feel when it
  first happened? Be specific
• How did you learn to handle the grief?

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The Grieving Process

• Shock/Disbelief
• Emotional Release
• Depression/loneliness
• Physical Distress
• Guilt
• Panic
• Hostility
• Dejection
• Reconciliation
• Adaptation

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Aim What is stress?

• Do Now What are defense mechanisms?
• Hand in HW
• Test on Friday 10/10 Emotions, Stress, Mental
  Disorders

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Defense Mechanisms

• Repression
• Rationalization
• Projection
• Idealization
• Daydreaming
• Regression
• Denial
• Sublimation
• Displacement
• Reaction Formation

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Activity Defense Mechanisms

• Work in groups to develop a situation where
• A person uses a defense mechanism to deal with
  his/her problem
• A person avoids using a defense mechanism and
  deals with his/her problem in the proper manner

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Aim How does stress effect our health and how
can we adequately deal with it?

• Do Now What are two types of stress?
• Test on Friday 10/10
• Guest Speaker on Tuesday

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What is stress?

• The bodys response to physical or mental demands
  or pressures
• Demands Stressors
• What are some physical stressors?
• What are some mental stressors?

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Types of Stress

• Eustress Positive use of stress
• Distress Negative use of stress
• Can you think of an example of each?

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The Stress Response

• Alarm Stage
• Resistance Stage
• Exhaustion
• Take a look at page 109, how might you rate those
  stressors?

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Aim What are the types of Mental Disorders and
what are their symptoms?

• Do Now Take a look at page 109, how might you
  rate those stressors?
• Remember Guest Speaker Tomorrow
• HW due on Wednesday Read Text pgs 135-138.
  Create a chart in your notebooks with five
  columns titled Mood Disorders, Anxiety
  Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Personality
  Disorders and Dissociative Disorders. In each
  column list the types of mental illnesses
  associated with each and write a one sentence
  description of the disorder.
• Test on Friday Emotions, Stress and Mental
  Disorders

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Stress and Health

• Psychosomatic Reactions
• Physical disorders caused by stress rather than
  by disease or injury to the body
• NOT AN IMAGINARY ILLNESS
• Example?
• Immune System
• Helps fight diseases
• How might stress interfere with the immune
  systems ability to function efficiently? Be
  specific
• Heart Disease
• How might stress increase your risk of heart
  related diseases? Be specific

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Managing Stress

• Mental Awareness
• Decision making process
• Nutrition
• Physical Activity
• Endorphins
• Progressive Relaxation
• Visualization

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Manage Your Time

• Set Priorities
• Schedule your tasks
• Set goals
• Be realistic
• Identify ultimate goal and break it down into
  smaller tasks
• Dont procrastinate
• Leave time for relaxation
• Learn to say no

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How To Evaluate Mental Health

• Difficult to assess because of differences among
  society However these are what psychologists
  have agreed on
• Perception of Reality
• Self Awareness
• Control over Behavior
• Self Acceptance
• Productive Attitude

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Types of Mental Disorders

• Organic Disorders Caused by a physical problem
  that impairs brain functions either permanently
  or temporarily
• Degenerative Disorders Progressive deterioration
  of tissue over several years
• Functional Disorders Develop as a result of a
  persons environment (childhood or stress)
• Symptoms include Personality or mood changes
• Caused by Chemical Imbalance (temporary or
  permanent)