PERSONAL HEALTH
Grade 7 – 3rd Quarter
Content Standard
The learner…
demonstrates understanding of mental health as a
dimension of holistic health for a healthy life.
Performance
Standard
The learner…
consistently
demonstrates
that promote mental health.
skills
MENTAL HEALTH
An Introduction
What is Mental Health?
It includes our emotional, psychological, and social
well-being. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps
determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make
choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from
childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
Factors that contributes to Mental Health
Problems:
•
Biological factor, such as genes or brain chemistry;
•
Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse;
•
Family history of mental health problems.
Take note that:
Mental health problems are common but help
is available.
UNDERSTANDING
STRESS
What is Stress?
It is simply a reaction to stimulus that disturbs our
physical or mental equilibrium. In other words, it is an omnipresent
part of life. A stressful event can trigger the “fight-or-flight” response,
causing hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol to surge through
the body.
Eustress “good stress”
TWO
CATEGORIES
OF STRESS
The human body is designed to experience
stress and react to it. Stress can be positive ("eustress")
-- such as a getting a job promotion or being given
greater responsibilities -- keeping us alert and ready to
avoid danger. Stress becomes negative ("distress")
when a person faces continuous challenges without
relief or relaxation between challenges. As a result, the
person becomes overworked and stress-related tension
builds.
Distress “bad stress”
Is Stress Normal and Inevitable?
Yes! Stress is normal and inevitable
Everyday we experience different
kinds of stress. Some are good and some
are not, that no one is spared from
experiencing stress because it is part of
our lives.
What are Stress and Anxiety?
Highlights
:•
A certain amount of stress is a normal part of life. You can use some simple
techniques and strategies to help you cope.
•
There are diagnosable medical conditions that describe stress and anxiety
that affect people beyond the normal and manageable amount.
•
Unmanageable stress and anxiety can be unhealthy both physically and
psychologically. It’s important to seek help if you’re unable to control your
worries and stress is impacting your daily life.
Situations that cause feelings of
anxiety or stress:
 Moving
 Starting a new school or job
 Having an illness or injury
 Having a friend or family member who is ill / injured
 Death of a family member or friend
 Getting married
 Having a baby
COMMON AREAS OF
STRESSOR THAT AFFECT
STRESS
Common stressors that affect
adolescents:
 Schools
 Parents
 Peer Groups
 Lack of Life Skills
 Personal thoughts
School
People
learning
styles,
have
different
interests
and
strengths. Unfortunately, school is a
standard structure that doesn’t take this
differences into consideration.
Parents
a. High expectations are a big stress
and challenge for young people.
b. After school activities are important
but become a stressor if parents
expect their teens to be involved
in too many.
c. Stressed parents can transfer their
stress on to their children.
Peer Groups
Peer
pressure,
not
getting
along with friends, and worrying about
fitting in causes stress.
Lack of Life Skills
Skills such as organization and time
management are important stress preventers.
Likewise, an absence of these valuable skills can
make life more hectic and chaotic.
The Effects of Stress in your Body
Stress is any change in the environment
that requires your body to react and adjust in
response. The body reacts to these changes with
physical, mental and emotional responses.
How Does Stress Affect
Health?
The human body is designed to experience stress and react to it. Stress
can be positive ("eustress") -- such as a getting a job promotion or being given
greater responsibilities -- keeping us alert and ready to avoid danger. Stress
becomes negative ("distress") when a person faces continuous challenges
without relief or relaxation between challenges. As a result, the person becomes
overworked and stress-related tension builds.
Distress
can
lead
to
physical
symptoms
including headaches, upset stomach, elevated blood
pressure,
chest
pain,
and
problems
sleeping.
Research suggests that stress also can bring on or
worsen certain symptoms or diseases
COPING WITH
STRESS
People who can Provide Support in Stressful
Situations:
 Family
 Friends
 Guidance Counsellors
 Teachers
 Barangay Workers
Advantages of Social Support Network
Stress can be better managed when your social support
network is as strong as it can be. Here are the reasons why you should
strive harder in strengthening your relationship with each identified
member of your social support network:
 Sense of Security
 Source of Strength
 Feeling of Belongingness
Healthful Ways in Coping with Stress
 Think that you can manage and control everything
 Do something you enjoy everyday
 Get all the restful sleep you need to feel your best
 Make a positive face-to-face connection with people a priority
COPING WITH DYING
AND DEATH
What is Grief?
Grief is a normal and natural
response to loss. Though we often expect to
grieve the death of a family member or friend,
many other significant losses can also trigger
grief. Examples include:
 The end of a relationship
 A move to a new community
 A much anticipated opportunity or life goal is suddenly closed to us
 The death of a pet
 Someone we love contracts a potentially life-threatening illness
The Importance of Grieving
Grieving such losses is important because
it allows us to ‘free-up’ energy that is bound to
the lost person, object, or experience—so that
we might re-invest that energy elsewhere. Until
we grieve effectively we are likely to find reinvesting
difficult; a part of us remains tied to the past.
Grieving is not forgetting. Nor is it drowning in tears. Healthy
grieving results in an ability to remember the importance of our loss—but
with a newfound sense of peace, rather than searing pain.
TYPES AND MANAGEMENT OF
COMMON MENTAL
DISORDERS
Mental Disorder
It is a psychological disorder of
thought or emotion.
Triggers and Warning Signs of Common
Mental Disorders
Research shows that people living with
mental illness often experience a specific
series of changes in their thoughts, feelings
and behaviours.
Recognizing early signs and being
proactive can help prevent or minimize a
relapse.
Thoughts / Perception
 Difficulty concentrating and/or making decisions
 Becoming forgetful
 Racing thoughts
 Irrational thoughts or beliefs
 Fear of being left alone
Feelings
 More tense / anxious
 Depressed / low
 Restless
 Irritable
 Fearful
 Feeling threatened
 Disgusted with oneself
 Suicidal
 Mood swings
Behaviour
 Withdrawal from family and friends
 Lost of interest / motivation
 Difficulty sleeping or change in sleeping habits
 Neglecting one’s appearance
 Alcohol / drug use
 Extreme anger outbursts
 Preoccupation with calories, dieting or weight loss
 Extreme anxiety over separation from parents
 Changes in school grades or performance
Types of Mental Illness
There
conditions
mental
that
are
are
illnesses.
many
recognized
Consider
following:
 Mood disorders
 Bipolar
 Psychotic Disorder
 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
 Personality Disorder
different
as
the
Mood Disorder
These
disorders,
also
called
affective
disorders, involve persistent feelings of sadness or
periods of feeling overly happy, or fluctuations from
extreme happiness to extreme sadness. The most
common
mood
disorders
are
disorder, and cyclothymic disorder.
depression,
bipolar
Psychotic Disorder
Psychotic disorders involve distorted awareness and thinking. Two
of the most common symptoms of psychotic disorders are hallucinations -- the
experience of images or sounds that are not real, such as hearing voices - and delusions, which are false fixed beliefs that the ill person accepts as true,
despite evidence to the contrary. Schizophrenia is an example of a psychotic
disorder.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
People with OCD are plagued by
constant thoughts or fears that cause
them
to
perform
certain
rituals
or
routines. The disturbing thoughts are called
obsessions, and the rituals are called
compulsions. An example is a person with
an unreasonable fear of germs who
constantly washes his or her hands.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD is a condition that
can
develop
traumatic
following
and/or
a
terrifying
event, such as a sexual or
physical
assault,
the
unexpected death of a loved
one,
or
a
natural
disaster.
People with PTSD often have
lasting and frightening thoughts
and memories of the event, and
tend to be emotionally numb.
(PTSD)
Personality Disorder
People with personality disorders
have extreme and inflexible personality
traits that are distressing to the person
and/or cause problems in work, school, or
social relationships.
Examples
include antisocial personality disorder,
obsessive-compulsive
personality
disorder,
personality
disorder.
and
paranoid