Lesson in Introduction to Psychology and General Psychology

1. Caring for your Mental Health
Prepared by:
Orlando A. Pistan, MAEd-GC
Psychology Instructor

2. Question:
What usually comes to your mind when
your hear or read “Mental Health”?

3. Fact:
Mental health is more than just
the absence of illness.
It does not automatically mean
that if a person does not
manifest signs and symptoms
of a mental disorder, he or she
is already mentally healthy.

4. Fact:

5. Mental Health Definition
According to Medilexicon's
medical dictionary, mental health
is:
"Emotional, behavioral, and social
maturity or normality; the
absence of a mental or behavioral
disorder; a state of psychological
well-being in which one has
achieved a satisfactory integration
of one's instinctual drives
acceptable to both oneself and
one's social milieu.

6. Mental Health Definition
According to Philippine Mental
Health Association (PMHA)-
Mental health or good mental
health is striking a balance
among all the aspects of our
life – physical, emotional, social
and spiritual.
To easily remember it, you van
use the acronym PESS.

7. A person who is mentally healthy:
Takes good care of his or her
physical health. (Physical)
 Do you eat nutritious and
the right amount of food?
 Do you engage in physical
activities?
 Do you get the right amount
of sleep?

8. A person who is mentally healthy:
Labels and regulates the
emotions he or she feels.
(Emotional)
 Are you aware of a
prevailing emotion?
 Do you do think before
expressing or responding to
an emotion?

9. A person who is mentally healthy:
Maintains harmonious and
healthy relationships with
others? (Social)
 Do you communicate
effectively with others?
 Do you experience positive
emotions while interacting
with others?

10. A person who is mentally healthy:
Recognizes the presence
of; and has a meaningful
relationship with a Higher
Being. (Spiritual)

11. Mental Health Definition
According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), mental
health is:
“A state of well-being in which
the individual realizes his or
her own abilities, can cope
with the normal stresses of life,
can work productively and
fruitfully, and can contribute to
the community."

12. Realizes his or her own abilities.
 Relates to positive self-
image.
 Aware of his strengths and
weaknesses.
 Set of skills and interests.
 Knowing one’s limitations.
 What are your strengths?
Weaknesses?

13. Can cope with the normal stresses
of life
Stress is a part of our life. Do you
agree?
Stress – is a response to an
external situation that results in
physical and behavioral
deviations of an individual. Stress
activates our “fight or flight”
response.
A mentally healthy person
effectively adapts to the daily
stresses of life by responding
appropriately to stressful events.

14. Can cope with the normal stresses
of life
 What usually stresses you?
 What are your reactions to
your stresses?
 What self-care do you do
when you feel stressed?

15. Can work productively and fruitfully.
Each of us has a distinct “role”
that we play and with these
different roles comes different
responsibilities we have to do
or actions we have to take.
A mentally healthy person
effectively and efficiently
performs his or her duties and
responsibilities.

16. Can contribute to the community.
A mentally healthy person is
socially aware.
He or she knows current
events happening around and
is willing to lend a hand where
he or she is needed.
Studies shown that
involvement in social activities
improves one’s mental health
because it enriches one’s sense
of purpose.

17. Can contribute to the community.
A mentally healthy person is
socially aware.
He or she knows current
events happening around and
is willing to lend a hand where
he or she is needed.
Studies shown that
involvement in social activities
improves one’s mental health
because it enriches one’s sense
of purpose.

18. Taking care of Mental Health
A mentally healthy person is
socially aware.
He or she knows current
events happening around and
is willing to lend a hand where
he or she is needed.
Studies shown that
involvement in social activities
improves one’s mental health
because it enriches one’s sense
of purpose.