Unit One
• Aromatherapy- Items will be set up around the room.
• Put students into groups of 4-6.
• Students will travel the room smelling the different
aromas.
• One student will be the recorder.
• The recorder will switch at every new station.
• The recorder will put the scent up to the person’s nose
and write down the reaction that scent gave the
student.
• Students who are not recorders will have their eyes
closed while smelling the aromas.
•Did any of the scents make students in your group
feel more clam? More energetic?
•Did different students always have the same
reaction to the same smell?
•Why do you think certain smells trigger different
feelings for different people?
•Did any smells trigger memories of a specific
place, person, or event for you?
•How could scents that trigger pleasant thoughts,
memories, and feelings be used to help people with
emotional problems?
•Mental Health
•Emotion
•Emotional Health
•Personality
•Self-concept
•Self-esteem
•Hormones
•Resilience
•Emotional needs
•Body language
•Active Listening
•Positive self-talk
• Mental health is the way people think about
and respond to events in their daily lives.
• Emotions play a major role in someone’s
mental health.
• Our brain produces emotions.
• Are feelings produced in response to a life
event.
• No two people react the same way in an
event.
• But when we learn from situations or
experience different situations in life, we can
change how we respond to them (situations).
•Happiness
•Sadness
•Fear
•Anger
•Love
•Empathy- understand and share another person’s
feelings
•Sympathy
•Anxiety- overwhelming feeling, like fear or dread
•Jealousy
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Create an emotional spectrum at your table.
On each slip of paper write an emotion.
You will have 3-5 minutes to write them down.
Arrange emotions from pleasant to
unpleasant.
• There are two ways to express emotions:
healthy and unhealthy.
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Communication: this is key to healthy expression.
Figure out why you have certain emotions
Allows you to talk about your emotions
Allows others to get to know you and your needs
Communication Skills:
• Steps to effective communication:
• Know what you want to say
• Body language- expressing emotions with face, hands, and posture.
Be aware of body language to not send the wrong signal.
• Active listening- major part of good communication. Hear and show
that you understand what the person is saying.
You may want to try a way below to get rid unpleasant emotions
• Draw
• Exercise
• Paint
• Sculpt
• Write or play music
• Dance
• Act
• Make films
• Listen to music
• Watch a movie
• Read a book
• Act out emotion on card with body language.
When you express emotions unhealthy, you might physically or emotionally hurt
someone.
Examples:
• Destroying property
• Raising your voice at someone
• Making fun of someone
Violent Examples:
• Break windows
• Set fires
• Start fights
• Bully others
• Hurt animals or themselves
• “Someone has started a rumor at school
about another person and it is causing them a
lot hurt and problems.” Role play with the
person next to you- expressing emotions in a
healthy way, and using communication skills.
Now apply this to your life at school or home
to solve a conflict.
• Remember to:
– Take a deep breath and stay calm
– Focus on what made you angry
– Think of words to express your true feelings
– CALMLY tell the other person how you feel and
what action has caused you to feel this way
– Tell the person what you expect from them in the
future
• A situation in which teens express their anger
clearly without being harmful or threatening.
• Time to Think- take time out from the
situation to think.
• Positive self-talk- think about the good parts
of a bad situation. ( This won’t last forever)
• Talk with Someone- Talk to someone about
your problems
• Defense Mechanisms – automatic behaviors
used to reduce uncomfortable stress.
• Mature Mechanisms:
•Humor
• Self-observation
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Immature Mechanisms:
Blame others
Denial
Ignore problem
•Exercise
•Get enough sleep
•Healthy diet.
•Supportive relationships
•Activities you enjoy
• Is the way a person experiences and deals
with feelings.
• It is normal to feel a wide range of emotions.
• It is the ability to accept yourself and others,
adapt to and cope with emotions, and deal
with the problems and challenges you meet in
life.
•See yourself and life in positive ways
•Face challenges with confidence
•Accept that situations and events will not always go your
way
•Motivate yourself to achieve goals
•Understand and cope with feelings
•Focus on your strengths
•Accept constructive criticism and learn from mistakes
•Have a healthy sense of humor
•Bounce back from disappointments
•Emotional needs are needs that affect your
feelings and sense of well-being.
•We all want to feel worthwhile- that we make a
difference in the world (work toward goals will
help accomplish this)
•Need to love and be loved- Feel that you are
cared for and that others care for you
•Need to belong- Know that others accept and
respect you as you
• Your Personality- has a big impact on your
mental health.
• It is the unique combination of feelings,
thoughts, and behaviors that make you
different from everyone else.
• It is how you react to problems, situations,
and events
• What’s In A Name
• Self- Concept- is the view you have of yourself.
• Know your strengths and strong qualities.
• Every student will tape a piece of paper to
their back.
• In five minutes, all students in the class will try
to write on as many students’ piece of paper
as possible, with positive qualities that person
demonstrates.
• Self- Esteem- Is the way you feel about
yourself and how you value yourself.
• There are both social and physical changes that affect
emotions.
• The older you get, the more expectations you will have.
• Know your triggers. Things that cause your feelings. Try
to avoid unpleasant ones.
Hormones play a role in affecting emotions.
• Hormones are: chemicals that help control how the
body grows and functions.
• Hormones cause change in mood and energy
• Motivate Yourself- set realistic goals and work
toward achieving them.
• Circle Juggle with a Goal
• Focus on Your Strengths- See yourself in a positive way.
Work to improve your talents and abilities.
• Understand and Mange Your Feelings- Keep feelings in
check and under control.
• Develop a Positive Attitude- See positive ways to
overcome challenges and obstacles
• Learn from Your Mistakes- Take responsibility for your
actions and behaviors and recognize when you are
wrong. See mistakes as opportunities to grow and
improve.
• Write a thank you note to a person who has
had a positive influence on your self-esteem.
• Explain how that person helped you.
• Activity:
• Quiz One: Students have 10 minutes to
complete Quiz One.
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Anxiety disorder
Phobia
Personality disorder
Schizophrenia
Mood disorder
Clinical depression
Suicide
Mental illness
Paranoia
Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia
Binge eating disorder
• A disorder that affects a person’s thoughts,
emotions, and behaviors.
• 1 out 6 people have a mental illness
(1,000,000,000 people).
• Mental influences can be caused by stressful
events, the environment, or inherited traits
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Most people experience anxiety from time to time. People who have unreasonable
or excessive anxiety have anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorder is a condition in which
intense anxiety or fear keeps a person from functioning normally.
It causes:
• Nervousness
• Worry
• Panic
Panic disorder is a common anxiety disorder that causes a person to have brief periods
of extreme anxiety ( panic attacks).
Panic attacks are triggered by phobias. Common phobias:
• Spiders
• Dogs
• Flying
• Giving speeches/ meeting new people
• Anxiety can be triggered by obsessions too. (OCD).
• a variety of psychological conditions that affect a person’s ability to
get along with others.
• This affects their thinking, moods, relationships, and control of
sudden urges.
Schizophrenia: one of the most serious personality disorders.
• A severe mental disorder in which people lose contact with reality.
• Experience hallucinations.
• Have delusions about false personal beliefs that are unreasonable.
• Have trouble separating what really happens from imagination
• Feel paranoia-belief that other people want to harm someone
• **Requires life long treatment
People who feel sad when life is good or happy for no apparent reason
A disorder in which a person undergoes changes in mood that seem inappropriate or extreme.
Bipolar Mood Disorder- uncontrollable mood changes. Also referred to as manic depression.
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Excessive energy and irritation
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Very active and need little sleep
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Racy thoughts and disorganized mind
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Have hallucinations- sensing something not real
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Delusions- false belief
** Treatment that is proper can often lead to ordinary lives
Depression- a mood disorder in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless for at least two weeks.
MDD ( major depressive disorder)•Extreme sadness for no reason
•Inability to cheer up
•Changes in sleeping and eating patterns
•Tiredness/ lack of energy
•Slowed or increased movements
•Difficulty concentrating
•Guilt or hopelessness
•Thoughts about death or suicide
•May cause hallucinations or delusions
** Can treat with medicine if taken properly.
• Intentionally killing oneself
• Serious problem among teens ( 14 people
between 15-24 take their lives)
• People with depression can be in so much
emotional pain that they would rather be
dead
• 15% of depressed people commit suicide
• With treatment 80% of cases can be resolved
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Lack of energy
Withdrawal from family and friends
No longer taking interest in favorite activities
No longer taking interest in personal appearance
Taking unnecessary risks
Expressing suicidal thoughts or talking about
death a lot
• If you know someone like this TELL A TRUSTED
ADULT IMMEDIATELY!
• React calmly and let the person talk about
feelings
• Listen without interrupting
• Don’t make comments that challenge the person
• Offer comfort and support
• Urge them to get help
• DO NOT PROMISE TO KEEP IT A SECRET
• Tell a TRUSTED ADULT IMMEDIATELY
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You are not alone
Take care of your physical needs
Avoid alcohol, other drugs, even caffeine
Don’t wait! Talk to someone about how you
feel.
• Anorexia Nervosa – an eating disorder characterized by self-starvation
leading to extreme weight loss.
• Have trouble dealing with stresses (high expectations, need to achieve,
need to be popular).
• Usually they count calories, or skip meals.
• Malnutrition is an issue.
• Malnutrition is a condition in which the body does not get the nutrients it
needs to grow and function properly.
Develop:
• shrunken organs
• Bone loss
• Low body temp.
• Low blood pressure
• Slowed metabolism
• **Treatment requires stay at home or hospital and counseling.
Condition in which a person eat large amounts of food
and then tries to purge (vomit).
• Either force themselves to throw up or take laxatives (
have to go to bathroom).
• Extremely concerned with being thin and attractive
• Overwhelming need to be in control of their body
• Damages the body with stomach acids hurting teeth,
mouth, and throat
• Laxatives can damage kidneys and liver
** Both disorders are common in teenage girls and young
women but teenage boys and men can develop it too.
• Binge Eating Disorder- compulsive overeating.
** Most common eating disorder. ( between 1
and 2 million Americans are affected)
• Consume unusually large amounts of food at a
time. Then feel guilt or shame afterwards.
•Psychologists
•Support groups
•School nurse
•Counselor
• Think about a time when you were sad.
• Make a list of things you did to try to make
yourself feel better.
• What actions helped you the most?
• Activity
• Quiz Two: Students have 10 minutes to
complete Quiz Two
•Teen hotline
•Counselor
•Psychologist
•Psychiatrist
•Therapy
•Family therapy
•grief
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Group students in pairs.
Each student needs a slip of paper.
Each paper should have a sad story on it.
Have students practice communication skills- eye
contact, active listening, and thinking about what
you want to say ahead of time to make it easier.
• Evaluates each other’s use of communication
skills when asking for help in dealing with
sadness.
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Family
friends
trusted adults
counselors
principals
Teachers
social workers
school nurses
Clergy
peer counseling groups
teen hotlines- phone number that teens can call to talk
privately and anonymously about their problems.
• Counselor- professional who helps people
work through difficult problems.
• Psychologist- person who tries to change
thoughts, feelings, and actions by finding the
reasons behind them or suggesting new ways
to manage emotions.
• Psychiatrist- a medical doctor who specializes
in illnesses of the brain and body that affect
emotions and behavior.
• Family counseling- seek to improve troubled
family relationships
• Individual counseling- talk to an individual to
learn new ways of thinking or behaving.
• Grief- sorrow caused by the loss of loved one
The Grief Process:
• Shock- feel separated from emotions, numb or empty
inside
• Anger- survivors feel angry
• Yearning- survivors ache. Empty place in their life.
• Depression- Accept reality that the person is not
coming back
• Moving On- Survivor moves forward with their life, not
forgetting who died.
Stages of Facing Death:
•Stage 1- Denial: refusal to accept that one is dying
•Stage 2- Anger: Why me?
•Stage 3- Bargaining: Look for ways to prolong life
•Sage 4- Depression: Deep sadness
•Stage 5- Acceptance: accepting the reality of death
and making peace with the world
•Seek a grief counselor
• Remember what was good about the person.
•Don’t run away from your feelings
•Share your feelings with others
•Join a support group
• Name one way to show positive support for a
person who is coping with a death.
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Name sources of information about health issues.
What are reliable sources?
Not all sources of information are equally valid. Printed materials, check the
credentials of the author and anyone the author quotes. Make sure information is
based on a scientific study.
Sources:
•Parents/ guardians/ trusted adults- based on personal knowledge and experience
•Library resources-encyclopedias and nonfiction books on science, medicine,
nutrition, and fitness.
•Internet- govt. agencies, health care providers, universities, and scientific
publications
•Community resources- local health organizations, hospitals, clinics, government
offices, universities
•Media- newspaper and magazine articles by health professionals and experts on
current health studies.