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Health Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mental/ Emotional Health | The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in life |
| mentally healthy people are | happy and enjoy their lives; and feel confident, comfortable, and flexible with life |
| good mental health | influences your physical and social health |
| Characteristics of good mental/emotional health | Sense of belonging, sense of purpose, positive outlook, self-sufficiency, healthy self-esteem |
| self-esteem | how much value, respect, and confidence you feel about yourself |
| how to develop self-esteem | Getting praised, being reassured by others, believing in yourself |
| Healthy self-esteem helps you feel proud of | yourself and your abilities, skills, and accomplishments |
| how to improve self-esteem | Choose friends that value and respect you, focus on positive aspects about yourself, replace negative self talk with supportive self-talk, work toward accomplishments rather than perfection, consider your mistakes learning opportunities |
| role model | someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you |
| ethical values | responsibility, honesty, and respect |
| Self-Awareness | understanding your needs and meeting them in healthy ways to help you reach your highest potential |
| Self-Actualization | strive to be the best you can be; morality, creativity, problem solving, lack of prejudice, acceptance of facts |
| Hierarchy of needs | a ranked list of those needs essential to human growth and development, presented in ascending order, starting with basic needs and building towards the need to reach your highest potential |
| Maslow's hierarchy of needs | Self Actualization, Esteem, Love/Belonging, Safety, Physiological |
| Esteem | self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect for others, respect by others |
| Love/Belonging | friendship, family, sexual intimacy |
| Safety | safety of body, employment, resources, family, health, property |
| Physiological | breathing, food, water, sleep, shelter, sex |
| Character | the distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves |
| Traits of good character | Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Good Citizen |
| Trustworthiness | Be honest, be reliable, don’t cheat/steal, do the right thing, be loyal, |
| Respect | Follow the Golden Rule, accepting of differences, use good manners, be considerate of others’ feelings, don’t hurt others, deal peacefully with anger |
| Responsibility | Do what you’re supposed to do, plan ahead, be diligent, do your best, use self control, be self disciplined, think before you act, be accountable |
| Fairness | Play by the rules, take turns, share, listen to others, be open-minded |
| Caring | Express gratitude, volunteer time, be kind, be compassionate, show care |
| Good Citizen | Do your share, obey laws and rules, be a good neighbor, volunteer, respect authority, stay informed, cooperate |
| Personality | your sense of yourself as a unique individual |
| Tips for promoting a healthy identity | - List your skills and strengths. - Surround yourself with positive and supportive people - Find something that you love to do, and do it frequently - Stop making life a contest - Help someone else |
| Emotions | signals that tell your mind and body how to react |
| What are some emotions | - Happiness - Sadness - Love - Fear - Guilt - Anger |
| Hormones | can make you feel as if your emotions are swinging from one extreme to another |
| Dealing with emotions | Positive: - Happiness and love can be expressed through facial expressions and actions - Empathy: the ability to imagine and understand how someone else feels |
| What are questions you can ask yourself when dealing with emotions? | o Why do I feel this way about this event? o Will this matter later on in my life? o Why should I wait before responding? o What can I do to feel better? o Who can I ask for help to deal with my negative feelings? |
| Ways to respond to difficult emotions | THEY CAN BE MANAGED!! - Take deep breaths - Get away from the situation - Talk about how you feel to someone - Relax your body |
| Defensive Mechanisms: | Mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations Ex: Handling Fear, dealing with guilt, managing anger |
| Common forms of defense mechanisms | Repression Regression Denial Projection Suppression Rationalization Compensation |
| Stress | the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands |
| Stressor | anything that causes stress |
| Responses to stress | o Alarm o Resistance o Fatigue (Exhaustion) |
| Handling Stress | o Practice relaxation techniques o Redirect your energy o Seek support |
| Grief | deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death |
| Stages of Grief: | - Denial - Emotional release - Anger - Bargaining - Depression - Remorse - Acceptance - Hope |
| Denial | difficulty believing the loss |
| Emotional release | the loss is recognized, crying is common |
| Anger | often used because he/she feels powerless and unfairly treated |
| Bargaining | reality sets in and the person may make a promise to change if what was lost can be returned |
| Depression | beyond the feelings of sadness, isolation, alienation, and hopelessness |
| Remorse | thoughts of how the loss could have been prevented |
| Acceptance | the person faces a reality of the loss and experience closure |
| Hope | remembering becomes less painful and the person begins to look ahead |
| T/F - Grieving alone is easy | F - Grieving alone makes the process more difficult, the help and support of others who are also grieving may make the process easier. |
| What are ways to show support for someone grieving? | - Help the person recall happy and positive memories - Be a sympathetic listener, sometimes silence is appropriate - Don’t rush the grieving process or attempt to resolve the person’s grief in one day |
| Traumatic event | any event that has a stressful impact sufficient to overwhelm your normal coping strategies - Sudden and shocking (accidents, violent assaults, suicides, natural disasters) |
| Anxiety | the condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen |
| Depression | a prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness |
| Causes of Depression | -Changes in thinking - Changes in feelings (apathy- lack of strong feeling, interest) - Changes in behavior |
| Warning signs of Depression | - Persistent sad or ____ mood - ____ of interest in activities once enjoyed - Change in _______ or weight - Difficulty _____ or oversleeping - Loss of ______ - Feeling of _______ - Difficulty _____________- - Recurrent thoughts of death or _____ |
| Ways to get help for depression | before depression lead to thoughts of suicide - Initiate meaningful conversation - Show support and ask questions - Try to persuade the person to seek help - Ask an adult or other friend |
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