PERDEV LESSON 9 - MENTAL HEALTH - SELF ESTEEM AND BODY ESTEEM.pptx
1. Mental Health and Well-
being in Middle and
Late Adolescence
LESSON 8: SELF ESTEEM AND BODY ESTEEM
2. "I'm too tall." "I'm too short."
"I'm too skinny." "If only I were
shorter/taller/had curly
hair/straight hair/a smaller
nose/longer legs, I'd be happy."
Does any of this sound
familiar?
3. Are you putting yourself
down?
If so, you're not alone. As a teen, you're going
through lots of changes in your body. And, as
your body changes, so does your image of
yourself. It's not always easy to like every part of
your looks, but when you get stuck on the
negatives it can really bring down your self-
esteem.
4. Why Are Self-Esteem and Body Image
Important?
Self-esteem is all about how much you
feel you are worth — and how much you
feel other people value you. Self-esteem is
important because feeling good about
yourself can affect your mental health and
how you behave.
5. Body image is how you view your physical
self — including whether you feel you are
attractive and whether others like your
looks. For many people, especially people
in their early teens, body image can be
closely linked to self-esteem.
6. 1. Puberty and Development
2. Media Images and Other Outside
Influences
3. Families and School
4. Common Eating Disorders
What Influences a Person's Self-Esteem?
8. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
ADHD is pretty common and can make it hard to
focus and sit still. ADHD makes it hard to finish
things, and makes thoughts jump around.Even
though having ADHD can make some things
harder, people who have ADHD are just as smart as
other people. They can still do well in school and in
life.
9. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Anxiety (Panic Disorder)
Feeling anxious and nervous is common. But a
person diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder will
have these feelings suddenly and often. These
strong, sudden feelings of stress or fear are called
“panic attacks.” A panic attack can make your chest
or stomach hurt, your heart speed up, make you
feel afraid, dizzy, or feel like you can’t breathe.
10. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder changes the way the brain
understands the world. People diagnosed with autism can
have a hard time talking about their feelings, understanding
people’s actions, and being social. They can also be very
sensitive about being touched. To a person diagnosed with
autism, being hugged can be scary and uncomfortable. Just
because some things are hard for kids with autism, they are
not acting mean or weird. Their brains just work in a different
way.
11. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Bi-Polar Disorder
Bi-polar disorder changes the way people feel
emotions. If people have bi-polar disorder, their
emotions can go from happy to sad very quickly.
They can be very cheerful one moment, and very
angry, sad and tired the next moment. They can’t
think clearly or sleep well, and they might do things
without thinking about them first. Having bi-polar
disorder can be very tiring and stressful.
12. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Depression
Depression is a mental health challenge that makes people
feel very sad all the time. It can change how you think,
feel, and act. It can even make your body feel sick too.
Someone diagnosed with depression might feel very sad
every day, or feel that nobody loves them. People
diagnosed with depression may not know why they feel so
sad. Even if you have a good life, you can struggle with
depression. Depression can be very hard, but people with
depression can get better too, and learn how to enjoy life.
13. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Eating Disorders
Three of the most common types of eating disorders are
anorexia, bulimia, and extreme overeating.
Anorexia refers to weight loss that occurs from not eating.
Bulimia refers to eating large amounts of food over a short
period of time followed by an attempt to get rid of the food.
Extreme overeating is marked by eating, and eating, and
eating and then having feelings of guilt and shame
14. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Sometimes if you see or live through something very
scary, you can keep feeling afraid even after the scary
part is over. It is normal to feel afraid sometimes, but
people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder feel scared
even if they are safe and there is nothing to be afraid of.
Kids with PTSD might have very bad dreams that seem
real, or think something bad is going to happen again.
Even when they are safe, the feelings of fear are very
real.
15. MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia makes it hard for people to know what is real
and what is not real. Schizophrenia can make the brain think
it sees or hears things that aren’t really there. A person
diagnosed with schizophrenia can also start to think that
people are trying to control them or read their minds.
Having schizophrenia does not mean a person is violent or
bad. Usually people do not get this illness until their late
teens or early adulthood, and there are ways to make their
lives better, like therapy and medication.
17. FACT OR FICTION?
1.One person in every 100 persons develops
schizophrenia.
True. One per cent of the general population
develops schizophrenia.
18.
19. FACT OR FICTION?
2. A person who has one or both parents with
mental illness is more likely to develop
mental illness.
True. Mental illness can be hereditary.
20. FACT OR FICTION?
3. Mental illness is contagious.
False. Mental illness is not contagious. Heredity
can, and often does, play a factor in the
development of the disease.
21. FACT OR FICTION?
4. Mental illness tends to begin during
adolescence.
True. The first episode of a mental illness often
occurs between the ages of 15 and 30 years.
Embarrassment, fear, peer pressure and stigma
often prevent young people from seeking out
help.
22. FACT OR FICTION?
5. Poor parenting causes schizophrenia.
False. Childhood abuse or neglect does
not cause mental illnesses such as
schizophrenia.
23. FACT OR FICTION?
6. Illegal drug use causes mental illness.
True and False. Alcohol and other drugs sometimes play a
role in the development of some symptoms and
disorders, but do not usually cause the illness. However,
long-term drug and alcohol use can lead to the
development of drug-induced psychosis, which has many
of the same symptoms of organic mental illness.
24. FACT OR FICTION?
7. People with mental illness never get better.
False. With the right kind of help, many people with
a mental illness do recover and go on to lead
healthy, productive and satisfying lives. While the
illness may not go away, the symptoms associated
with it can be controlled. This usually allows the
person to regain normal functioning.
25. FACT OR FICTION?
8. People with mental illness tend to be violent.
False. People who experience a mental illness acutely
sometimes behave very differently from people who
do not. While some of their behaviors may seem
bizarre, people with mental illness are not more
violent than the rest of the population.
26. FACT OR FICTION?
9. All homeless people are mentally ill
False. Although studies have shown that
between 17 and 70 percent of people who are
homeless have mental illnesses, it is clear that
being homeless doesn’t automatically indicate a
mental illness.
27. FACT OR FICTION?
10. Poor people are more likely to have mental
illness than those who are not
False. Income is not a factor in overall rates of
mental health problems. However, people with
lower incomes experience slightly higher rates
of depression.
28. CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health. It’s the way your thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors affect your life. Good
mental health leads to positive self-image and
in-turn, satisfying relationships with friends
and others. Having good mental health helps
you make good decisions and deal with life’s
challenges at home, work, or school.
29. CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
It is not uncommon for teenagers to
develop problems with their mental
health. Problems can range from mild to
severe, and can include depression,
anxiety, body esteem issues, and suicide,
among others.
