Mental and Emotional Health
•DEVELOPING GOOD CHARACTER
•DEVELOPING A HEALTHY MIND
•EXPRESSING EMOTIONS AND
MANAGING STRESS
Assignment
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Codependence
Relapse
Addiction
Hostility
Mental Disorder
Personality
Mind Body Connection
Formal Intervention
Emotion
Codependent
Serotonin
Attitude
Hidden Anger
Projection
Stress
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
General Adaptation
Syndrome
& Three Stages
Anger Management
Skills
Stress Management
Skills
VOCABULARY
 Codependence – a problem in which people neglect
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themselves to care for, or try to “fix” someone else.
Relapse – a return to previous behavior, such as drug
misuse or abuse.
Addiction – a condition in which a person denies that they
are depressed or have a problem and rely on material
things for comfort such as binge eating or shopping.
Hostility – a chronic state of anger.
Mental Disorder – behavioral or psychological syndrome or
pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated
with distress or disability.
VOCABULARY
 Personality – an individual’s unique pattern of
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characteristics that makes him or her different from others.
Formal Intervention – an action by people such as friends
or family members, who want an addicted person to get
treatment
Codependent – person who neglects himself/herself and
instead wants to care for, rescue, or control someone else.
Attitude – feeling of emotion toward something or someone
Projection – blaming others for actions or events for which
they are not responsible.
VOCABULARY
 Mind Body Connection – relationship between your
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thoughts and feelings and bodily responses.
Emotion – a specific feeling, such as anger, happiness or
anxiety.
Serotonin – chemical involved in controlling states of
consciousness and mood.
Hidden Anger – unrecognized, inappropriately expressed
anger.
Stress – response of the body to daily living demands.
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
 Series of body changes resulting from stress.
 Broken up into three stages:
 The Alarm Stage
 The Resistance Stage
 The Exhaustion Stage
Alarm Stage
 Sometimes called the “Fight or Flight Stage”
 Adrenaline is secreted into the blood stream.
 The following body changes occur during this stage:
 Pupils dilate to improve vision
 Hearing sharpens
 Saliva decreases (dry mouth)
 Heart rate and blood pressure increase
 Increased blood flow to muscles
 Muscles tighten
Resistance Stage
 The body attempts to regain internal balance
 Adrenaline is no longer secreted
 Body changes include:
 Pupils constrict
 Hearing is normal
 Saliva increases
 Heart rate and blood pressure return to normal
 Muscles relax
Exhaustion Stage
 People find themselves in this stage after a long
period spent in the alarm stage
 Wear and tear on body increase the risk of injury,
illness and premature death.
 Due to people’s lack of ability to manage the
stressors in their life.
Anger Management
 Healthful ways to control and express anger.
 Keep an anger self-inventory – what? Why? Who?
 Use I-messages instead of you-messages. Less
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threatening.
Write it down in a letter or journal.
Do some safe physical activity
Find something to laugh at
Talk to someone who is not the trigger of your anger.
Stress Management Skills
 Techniques to prevent and deal with stressors and to
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protect one’s health from the harmful effects
produced by stress response.
Make responsible decision
Manage time effectively
Manage money effectively.
Talk to responsible adults
Have good friends who will support you.
Protecting Your Health During Stressful Periods
 Be physically active
 Write things down – keep a journal
 Use breathing techniques – slow breathing in
through nose and out of mouth
 Eat a healthful diet – stress uses up supply of
Vitamin B & C
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Vitamin B is needed for a healthy nervous system
Vitamin C is needed for a healthy immune system
 Get plenty of rest and sleep. When stressed your
body works extra hard so it needs extra rest.
Getting Help & Resiliency