HS 200 Practice ‘breathing your lungs!”
Turn in VIA top 5 Strengths at front table
Sept.
Sept
20, Tues- Goal for Behavior Change Project Due
22, Thurs- Exam #1 (Ch 1-4, 16)
Are you paying attention to your mind chatter?
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Lady or Tiger?
You get to choose ….
Psychological Health
Chapter 3
“You never feel better than when you start feeling good after you’ve been feeling bad.”
Blue Highways
Psychological Health:
may be used interchangeably with “mental health.”
Psychological Health is the more current term.
crucial component of overall wellness
Psychological Health
Psychological health (versus psychological normality):
Not
to be confused with
being close to average,
conforming to social demands,
or seeking or not seeking help.
Defining Psychological Health
A negative definition: Absence of illness
A positive definition: Presence of wellness
Can not be determined on the basis of symptoms alone
What is Authentic Happiness?
Authentic Happiness goes beyond pleasure.
It is the enduring fulfillment that comes from developing ones’ strengths and putting
them to positive use.
Martin Seligman Learned Optimism
What are your signature strengths?
Maslow
(Text p. 42)
Key Qualities of Psychologically Healthy People: (Text, p. 42 )
Realistic
Accepting
Autonomy
Intimacy
Creativity
Meeting Life’s Challenges (p. 43)
Growing Up Psychologically
Adult identity
Intimacy
Values and Purpose
(reexamined throughout life)
I've learned that you can tell a lot
about a person by the way he/she handles
three things: a rainy day, lost luggage,and
tangled Christmas tree lights.
Achieving Healthy Self-esteem
Positive Self Concept
Adjust goals to abilities and interests
Identify one’s Defense Mechanisms and find long-term solutions
to underlying problem
 Optimism
Pays attention to mind
Chatter!
Effective Communication
When you are the speaker:
Effective Communication
As a Listener:
Listen attentively.
Let the other person know that you value what he or she is saying and want to
understand.
Listen to the meaning behind the words
Don’t give unsolicited advice.
Don’t interrupt, judge or blame
Loneliness
I want to know what sustains you.
“I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you can truly like the company
you keep in the empty moments”
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
The Invitation
Dealing With Your Anger
In each situation distinguish between an unwarranted expression and a reasonable level
of self-assertiveness.
Manage your anger (reframe, breathe to 10, etc.)
Dealing With Anger in Others
Stay calm and centered
Breathe deep slow breaths
Let them vent without accepting verbal abuse
When the person is calm work on problem-solving
 Otherwise disengage 
Things Learned With Time
•
* I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
* I've learned that, no matter what happens, and how bad it seems today, life does
go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
* I've learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss
them when they're gone from your life.
* I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
•* I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But, if you focus on
your family, your friends, the needs of others, your ‘gifts’ and doing the very best
you can, happiness will find you.
•* I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make
the right decision.
•* I've learned that people will forget what you said... people will forget what you
did... but people will never forget how you made them feel.
•* I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders (p.48)
►Types:
Simple, specific phobias
Social phobias
Panic disorders
Generalized Anxiety disorder (GAD)
Obsessive-Compulsive disorders (OCD)
Compulsions
Post-Traumatic stress disorders (PTSD)
►Treatment
Mood Disorders (p. 50)
Depression
Signs/Symptoms
Potential of suicide
Helping yourself or a
Treatment
friend
–Drug therapy
–Psychotherapy
–ECT
Mood Disorders continued
►Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
► Mania
► Bipolar Disorder
Gender differences
► Suicide
Risk Factors
Encouragement
Treatment
Psychological Disorders
Schizophrenia (p. 53)
General characteristics
Disorganized thoughts
Inappropriate emotions
Delusions
Auditory hallucinations
Deteriorating social and work function
Getting Help
Self Help
Books
Writing a journal
Social groups
Peer counseling
• Re-evaluation Counseling/
Attentive Listening
Getting Help continued
Professional
Psychiatrists
Clinical psychologists
Social workers
Licensed Counselors
Clergy
Treatment Team
Ch 3 Objectives
Be able to describe:
1. the Indicators and definition of Psychological Health.
2. ways to develop and maintain a positive self concept
3. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
common psychological disorders and types of help available
Ghandi
♥Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words.
♥ Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors.
♥ Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits…..
Mohandas Ghandi
Keep your habits positive , because your habits become your values.
♥
Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.