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Mental health and hygiene
- 1. MENTAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE Presented By- Deeksha Rai
- 2. I. Definition ♣ the successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people and the ability to adapt to change and cope with adversity; MENTAL HEALTH
- 3. Mental Health ♣ How a person: looks at own’s self looks at own’s life and the others thinks, feels, and acts when faced with life's situations evaluates those challenges and problems, and explore choices. i.e. handling stress, relating to other people, and making decisions.
- 4. ♣ developing, maintaining and promoting necessary behavioral, emotional and social skills to sustain good, effective and efficient mental health. MENTAL HYGIENE
- 5. BASIC STRATEGIES 1. Reality Contact • having a realistic appraisal of one’s own reactions, emotions and abilities. 2. Impulse Control • being in complete control over your impulse behaviors.
- 6. BASIC STRATEGIES 3. Self-Esteem • evaluative component of self • also includes self-concept which is the awareness about oneself 4. Positive Thoughts • developing the power of positive thinking which generates positive emotions
- 7. Mental Health Mental Hygiene Mental Wellness Mental status has two possibilities: either health or illness/disorder are terms used to describe the absence of mental illness
- 8. LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE AWARENESS WILL LEAD PEOPLE TO: 1. Stress 2. Problems relating to interpersonal relationships 3. Depression 4. Anxiety
- 9. LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE AWARENESS WILL LEAD PEOPLE TO: 5. Tension 6. Adjustment 7. Hassles (day to day problems) 8. Family problems
- 10. EXAMPLES OF MENTAL DISORDERS 1. Depression 2. Anxiety Disorder 3.Obsessive-Compulsive disorder
- 11. EXAMPLES OF MENTAL DISORDERS 4.Social phobia 5. Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia or over eating) 6. Addiction
- 12. DEFENSE MECHANISMS Ways people deal with stresses in their lives. Used to try to solve problems, hide or counterbalance feelings or actions. do not usually get rid of the problem, and are often negative or not a very effective way to deal with stress.
- 13. 1. Direct Attack: recognize the heart of the problem • Work to solve the problem • The goals must be realistic Ex. “If I look at this realistically, I can set my goals and overcome this problem”
- 14. 2. Sublimation: redirecting bad or unacceptable behavior/emotions into positive behavior. • We sublimate the desire to fight into the ritualistic activities of formal competition. Ex. When I’m angry, I box at the gym.
- 15. 3.Daydreaming: escaping from an unpleasant situation by using your imagination. • Living in a fantasy world Ex. “I love animals so much, so even if I fail biology, I can still be a veterinarian”
- 16. 4. Denial: failure to accept reality. Ex. “This is not happening. It can’t happen to me.”
- 17. 5. Displacement: the transfer of negative emotions from one person or thing to an unrelated person or thing. Ex. “I did so poorly on my SAT, I’ll just go home and kick my dog.”
- 18. 6. Projection: Blame other people or things for your failure • Use a scapegoat Ex. “It’s my math teacher’s fault I failed the test”
- 19. 7. Regression: using childlike ways for expressing emotions. Ex. Crying, name calling, throwing things, swearing.
- 20. 9. Repression: Burying a painful feeling or thoughts from your awareness though it may resurface in symbolic form Ex. A little girl’s memory of being molested when she was a toddler might become a repressed memory. The little girl will completely forget about this experience, until the memory might resurface years later.
- 21. 10. Rationalization: Creating false but plausible excuses to justify unacceptable behavior Ex. A student stealing money from a wealthy friend of his, telling himself “Well he is rich, he can afford to lose it.”
- 22. 12.Compensation: people overachieve in one area to compensate for failures in another Ex. Becoming good at a sport to overcome insecurities in other areas.