Learning Outcomes

Define each of the four components of

psychological health, and identify the basic
traits shared by psychologically healthy
people.
Discuss the roles of self-efficacy and self-
esteem, emotional intelligence, personality,
and happiness in psychological well-being.
 What Is Psychological Health?
Psychological health is the sum of how we
think, feel, relate, and exist in our day-to-
day lives.
It includes mental, emotional, social, and
spiritual dimensions.
 Psychologically Healthy People
Feel good about themselves
Feel comfortable with other people and express respect
and feel compassion toward others
Self compassionate
Control tension and anxiety
Meet the demands of life
Curb hate and guilt
Maintain a positive outlook
Value diversity
Appreciate and respect the world around them

Enrich the lives of others!

To achieve these characteristics, the basic needs in our lives
must be met.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
 Characteristics of Psychologically Healthy
and Unhealthy People

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 Mental Health:
The Thinking You
Reason, interpret, and remember.
Sort through information, attach meaning,
and make decisions.
Think rationally and accurately.
Irrational thinking may indicate poor mental
health
Mentally healthy people tend to respond in
positive ways
 Emotional Health
Emotional health refers to the feeling, or
subjective, side of psychological health.
Emotions are intensified feelings or
complex patterns of feelings that include
love, hate, frustration, anxiety, and joy.
Emotionally healthy people respond
appropriately to upsetting events; in
contrast, emotionally unhealthy people are
more likely to let their feelings overpower
them.
 Social Health
Socially healthy individuals enjoy a wide
range of interactions with family, friends
and acquaintances and are able to have
healthy interactions with an intimate
partner.
They can listen, express themselves, and
form healthy attachments.
They act in socially acceptable and
responsible ways and find the best fit for
themselves in society.
 Spiritual Health
Spirituality is broader in meaning than
religion and is defined as an individual's
sense of peace, purpose, and connection to
others, and the beliefs about the meaning in
life.
It goes beyond material values and is
practiced in many ways.
Spiritual health refers to the sense of
belonging to something greater than
physical or personal dimensions of
. existence.
 Factors Influencing Psychosocial
Health
Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem

Self-Efficacy
Belief in ones ability to perform a task successfully

Self-Esteem
Sense of self-respect or self-worth
 Factors Influencing Psychosocial
Health
Learned Helplessness vs. Optimism

Learned helplessness (Seligman)

Giving up because of repeated past failure

Learned optimism
Teaching oneself to be optimistic
Positive affirmations
 Developing and Maintaining
Self-Esteem
Supportive network of people.
Completing required tasks - accomplishment.
Identifying realistic expectations.
Making and Taking time for you.
Maintain your physical health.
Face problems.
Seek help from others when needed.

Can you think of ways to enhance psychological health?

 Basic Emotional Needs
The deepest urge in human nature is the
desire to be important.
John Dewey

To be accepted or belong
To feel significant
To feel capable or competent
To feel safe

Nakamura, 1996
Social and Emotional Expression
Forms of verbal and non-verbal expression convey
Our state of mind
Our emotional state
Our words can reflect of our view of the world?
Can be a positive or negative view
Can you suggest some forms of nonverbal and verbal
expression that illustrate a state of mind?
 Our State of Mind
Influences the way we feel
Influences the way we interact
Influences the decisions we make
Influences the way we view a situation
Influences how much we care
Influences our physical health, too.
What experts call the mind:body connection.
 The Mind-Body Connection
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is the
study of the brain and behavior and how
they affect the body's immune system.
Happiness is a collective term for several
states in which individuals embrace the
world around them.
Hopefulness, optimism, and contentment
appear to reduce the risk of some chronic
diseases.
 Mind-Body Connection
Happiness
Can have a profound affect on the body
Laughter can enhance health
Stressed people become less depressed with humor
Students who use humor as a coping mechanism
experience positive mood
Jokes, especially shared, increase social cohesion

What are the things that make you happy?

VIDEO
Satisfaction with Life Scale
 Mind-Body Connection Proof
Dr. Dean Ornishs - mind-body program.
Complete lifestyle approach AND positive and
hopeful attitude.
Stanford University study about women
with cancer.
Social Support and Emotional Support
 Hope and Healing
Bottom-line - no conclusive, hard-core
medical findings, but ...
Clearly, positive emotions cant hurt when
combined with medical care.
 What will you do today?
To enhance your own social and emotional
health?
To make someone else feel significant?
To connect with others?