Personal Health

and Wellness
Mental and Emotional
Health
FRANCO L. RAZON, RN, MAN
DIVINE WORD COLLEGE OF
LEGAZPI
COLLEGE OF NURSING

Personal Health and

Wellness
Description:
This unit will cover the importance of
healthy choices on behavior, outside
influences on decision making and the
importance of building healthy
relationships.It will also include class
discussions on positive and negative
stress, depression, problem solving
as well as social and cultural
influences.

Personal Health and

Wellness
Essential Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.

What determines a good decision?

How do you recognize depression?
How do peers influence your choices?
Why is it important to have healthy
relationships?
5. How much stress is normal?

Personal Health and

Wellness
Enduring Understanding
1. Emotional disorders can be treated so that they don't
become lifelong problems.
2. Peers can influence choices and behaviors.
3. There are healthy and unhealthy ways to problem
solve.
4. Depression is a long-term feeling of hopelessness and
sadness.
5. There is an importance to building healthy
relationships.
6. There are different factors that influence food choices.
7. Knowing how to interpret food labels will allow them to
make healthier food choices.

Personal Health and

Wellness
Vocabulary

Adrenaline
Depression
Emotional Health
Mental Health
Negative Stress
Peer Pressure
Peers Positive Stress
Refusal Skills
Risk Behaviors
Stress Management
Suicide

Mental and Emotional Health

Going over Mental and Emotional
Health
Mental and Emotional Disorders
When, Where, and How to get help

Understanding Mental and Emotional Health

When you have mental and emotional health, you
get along well with others, have a positive outlook on
life, and a strong interest in school.
mental and emotional health The ability to handle the stress and
changes of everyday life in a
reasonable way

Where Mental and Emotional Health Begins

If the physical needs of food, water, rest, and a sense of
safety are not met, it can negatively affect your mental and
emotional health.

Social needs also play an important role in your mental and

emotional health.

Social

Mind, Brain, Thinking

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Health Triangle

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Body

Ph
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Feelings

Interacting with People

How to Build Resilience

Teens with resilience show persistence, flexibility,
and strong self-confidence.
resilience The ability to recover from problems or loss

Most resilient teens believe they can do something

about their problems.

How to Build Resilience

Make positive choices for yourself.

Strengthen your refusal skills.

Take part in school activities that you feel

can make a difference for you or others.

Build strong relationships with family and friends.

Your Self-Concept and Self-Esteem

Your self-concept includes the way you see

yourself as a student, as a friend, and a member
of groups.
Your self-concept is based on external input from others as well
as internal thoughts and experiences.

Self-esteem is part of your self-concept.

High self-esteem helps you be confident around others.

Influences on Self-Esteem
Messages you
get from your
environment

The media

Benefits of Self-Esteem

Your own attitudes

and the choices
you make

Being optimistic is one of the benefits of having high

self-esteem
When you are optimistic, you are not afraid to try new
activities. Even if you dont succeed, you know you gave
it your best shot.

Building Self-Esteem
Set realistic goals.
Focus on what your are naturally good at.
Ask for help when you need it.
Accept that no one is perfect.
Think positively.

What Are Emotions?

Your emotions affect all sides of your health triangle.
emotions Feelings such as love, joy, or fear

What Are Emotions?

Mood swings happen mainly because of physical
changes in the body, such as hormone levels, worries
over the future, and concerns over a relationship.
mood swings Frequent changes in emotional state

Mood swings are a normal part of growing up.

Types of Emotions
Happiness

Sadness

Anger

Fear

Grief
Shock
Anger
Bargaining
Sadness
Acceptance

Managing Your Emotions in Healthful Ways

When dealing with anger, take time to cool down and think.
If you are angry about a situation you cant change, talk to a trusted adult.
To cope with sadness, try writing in a journal or listening to music.
Try physical activity to help you focus your energy.
Think about positive feelings while you breathe deeply with your eyes closed.

Managing Your Emotions

What Are Mental and Emotional Disorder?

There are many types of mental and emotional
disorders.
mental and emotional disorders Illnesses that affect a persons
thoughts, feelings, and behavior

Causes of Mental and Emotional Disorders

Physical Causes

Drug use
Brain chemistry
Accidental injury
Heredity

Stressors
Repeated emotional
stressors such as
abuse

Types of Mental and Emotional Disorders

There are many types of mental and emotional
disorders including anxiety disorders and
mood disorders.
anxiety disorders Extreme fears of real or imaginary situations that
get in the way of normal activities
mood disorder A mental and emotional problem in which a person
undergoes mood swings that seem extreme,
inappropriate, or last a long time

Anxiety Disorders
Panic disorder

People experience intense feelings of fear for a short

time. The body prepares for fight or flight, even during
an ordinary situation.

Phobias

A phobia is an exaggerated or inappropriate fear of

something specific. Some phobias can interfere with
normal, everyday activities.

Obsessivecompulsive disorder
(OCD)

A person with this disorder may feel that he or she

must perform a certain activity, such as washing his
her hands several times.

Post-traumatic
stress disorder
(PTSD)

This disorder is a reaction to a very traumatic event.

People with PTSD often have bad memories of the
event for a long time.

Mood Disorders

Depression

People with this disorder feel a strong sense of

hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness, guilt, and
extreme sadness. If depressed people begin to feel
hopeless, they may consider ending their lives

Bipolar disorder

Also called manic-depression, this disorder involves

extreme mood swings for no apparent reason.
A person with this disorder usually experiences
alternating periods of excessive activity called mania
and depression.

Signs of Mental and Emotional Problems

Loss of appetite

Neglect of
personal appearance

Nightmares

Difficulty sleeping

Hearing voices

Long-lasting feelings
of sadness

Teens who experience any of these symptoms should

seek help from a trusted adult right away.

What Is Suicide?
If you believe that someone you know is considering
suicide, talk to a trusted adult right away.
suicide The act of killing oneself

What Is Suicide?
Warning Signs of Suicide
Talking about
suicide

Wanting to be
left alone

Interest in death or
violence

Engaging in risky
behavior, such as
drug use

Giving away
possessions

Saying final
goodbyes to friends
and loved ones

Medical Treatments and Counseling

Counseling,
also called
therapy

Individual
Group
Family

Medication

Hospitalization

Where to Find Help

Family or
Friend

Crisis
Hotline

Health Care
Professional

Resources

Religious
Leader

Teacher

Referral

referral A suggestion to
seek help or
information from
another person
or place

Lesson 6 Review

What I Learned
Vocabulary What is a resource?
Analyze Why might a person with a mental or emotional
disorder fail to seek treatment?
Identify What are some differences between individual
and group therapy?
List What are some resources a person could use to
get help for a mental or emotional disorder?

Stress Management
Day 3
Stress Management

What Is Stress?
You cannot get rid of stress completely, but you can
learn to deal with it effectively.
stress The bodys response to real or imagined
dangers or other life events

What Is Stress?
The two types of stress are:
Positive Stress
Distress, or negative stress
positive stress Stress that can help you reach your goals
distress Stress that prevents you from doing what you
need to do, or stress that causes discomfort

What Are Stressors?

Common events like being late for class or playing a
solo during a concert are examples of stressors.
stressors Sources of stress

Different people find different situations stressful.

The Bodys Response to Stress

The body reacts to stress with the fight-or-flight
response.
fight-or-flight response The bodys way of responding to threats

The Bodys Response to Stress

As your body prepares for action against a stressor, it
releases adrenaline.
adrenaline A hormone that increases the level of sugar in the blood,
giving your body extra energy

The Bodys Response to Stress

After a stressful situation, you may feel fatigue.
fatigue Tiredness

Fatigue occurs because your body directed much of

its energy into the fight-or-flight response.

Avoiding Stress
You can avoid some stressful
situations by planning ahead and
managing your time.
You can deal with unavoidable stress
by being prepared for situations like
taking a test.

Ways to avoid/relieve stress

Strategies for Managing Stress

Eat nutritious
foods.

Stay physically
active.

Use your time

wisely.

Think
positively.

Get enough
sleep.

Relax.

Talk with
others.

Play Cmon 6
Stress-Related Game

Materials Needed:

1 pencil per group

sheet of paper for each student
1 die for each group (get from teacher)

Rules:
Each person receives a piece of paper. Each group
will have 1 pencil and 1 die. The pencil and die
should be placed in the middle of the circle. Any
person in the group may be the one to start rolling the
die, the object is to roll a SIX. After your roll, pass it
to the person on the left and so on, around the circle,
each person having a chance to roll a SIX. This
continues until someone rolls a SIX
Upon rolling a SIX, that person takes the pencil and
starts to put the numbers on THEIR PAPER FROM 1 TO
100.

Activity
Day 4
You have been asked by the school counselor
from Central Middle to create a brochure
relating to health and wellness.
Your role is to develop a brochure to help
students be more aware of different topics
such as positive and negative stress,
mental and emotional disorders, the
importance of getting help and where to
get it, signs of suicide, and strategies to
manage stress.
The teacher, textbook, notes, and peers are
great sources to help you accomplish this task.
When you have accomplished this task, you
will present your research to the school
counselor.

Presentation Rubric
Health & Wellness Brochure

Category

Needs
Improvement
(1pts)
Student provides
one example of
negative/positive
stress for eachtotal (2)

Good (2pts)

Outstanding
(3pts)

Student provides
two examples of
negative/positive
stress -total (4)

Two types of
Mental and
Emotional
Disorders and
the warning
signs

Student provides
less than two
examples of the
warning signs of
mental and
emotional
disorders

Student provides
three-five
examples of the
warning signs of
mental and
emotional
disorders

Student
provides three
or more
negative/positiv
e stress
examples for
each- total (6)
Student
provides all six
examples of the
warning signs of
mental and
emotional
disorders

When, where, and

why to get help for
mental and emotional
problems

Student will
provide one
example of when,
where or why to
seek help

Student will
provide two
examples of when,
where, and why to
seek help

Warning Signs of
Suicide

Student provides
one example of
ways they could
identify warning
signs of suicide

Student provides
two examples of
ways they could
identify warning
signs of suicide

Strategies for
Managing Stress

Student
provides two
examples of
ways they can

Student
provides two
examples of
ways they can

Negative/Positiv
e Stress

Student will
provide three
examples of
when, where,
and why to seek
help
Student
provides three
examples of
ways they could
identify warning
signs of suicide
Student
provides three
examples of
ways they can

Presentations
Day 5
Present Brochure

Personal Health and Wellness

Review
The student will know:
Negative and Positive
Peer Pressure.
Steps to Solving
Problems.
Symptoms of
Depression.
The Importance of
Healthy Relationships.
Warning Signs of
Suicide
Strategies for Managing
Stress

The student will be able

to:
develop a plan for utilizing
problem-solving skills.
create and role play
various scenarios of risky
influences.
develop an action plan for
someone thinking about
suicide.
make a plan for managing
stress.
identify resources in the
community that offer
counselings, therapy,
and/or treatment for
mental/emotional
problems.

Reminder
Bring food label
from home for
next class