This document discusses understanding mental health and stress management. Some key points: - Approximately 1 in 4 people experience a mental health issue each year and 75% of mental illnesses start before age 24. Major disorders include depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and PTSD. - Mental health refers to maintaining productive daily activity, relationships, and coping with stress and change. It allows people to reach their full potential. - Factors influencing mental health include genes, experiences, family history, self-image, and life events. Early signs of issues include changes in eating, sleep, and feelings of helplessness. - Stress can be positive or negative. Negative stress like bereavement can decrease performance and cause mental

1. UNDERSTANDING
MENTAL HEALTH
AND
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Presented by
Jennifer Akhter

2. According to WHO
Approximately 1 in 4 people experience
mental health issue each year.
46.8% adults experience mental illness
during their lifetime.
75% of mental illness starts before the age
of 24

3. According to NAMI
 Major depressive episode 7.2%(17.7
million people)
 Bipolar disorder 2.8%(7 million people)
 Anxiety disorder 19.1%(48 million)
 PTSD 3.6%(9 million people)

4. What is mental health?
Mental health refers to the maintenance of
successful mental activity.
This includes maintaining productive daily activity
and fulfilling relationships with others.
It also includes maintaining the abilities to adapt to
change and to cope with stresses.

5. World health
organization
“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 is able
to make contribution to his or her
community.”

6. What is positive mental health?
It is a positive sense of well being or the
capacity to enjoy life and deal with the
challenges we face.
It is about reaching our potential and feeling
like we always have the chance to give
everything our best shot.
It allows us to enjoy all the activities we want
to participate in. but that doesn’t mean we
will never be sad or go through emotionally
challenging times.

7. Positive mental health allows
people to:
realize their full potential
cope with the stresses of life
work productively
make meaningful contributions to
their communities.

8. Factors influencing in the
maintenance of positive mental
health
Self image
Self worth
Confidence
Family breakup or loss
Loneliness or isolation
Bullying
Domestic and family violence
Alcohol and other drug use
Difficult behaviour
Physical ill health

9. Some factors
Biological factors such as genes or
brain chemistry.
Life experiences such as trauma or
abuse
Family history of mental health
problems.

10. Early warning sings…..
• eating or sleeping too much or too little
• Pulling away from people and usual activities
• Having low or no energy
• Feeling numb or like nothing matters
• Having unexplained aches and pains
• Feeling helplessness or hopelessness
• Smoking, drinking or using drugs more than usual.

11. Outcomes……
• Feeling usually confused, forgetful, on edge, angry,
upset, worried or scared.
• Yelling or fighting with family and friends.
• Experiencing severe mood swings that cause
problems in relationships.
• Having persistent thoughts and memories you cant
get out of your head.
• Hearing voices or believing things that are
not true.
• Thinking of harming yourself or others.

12. • Confused thinking
• Excessive fears or worries
• Significant changes in eating habits.
• Back pain and chest pain
• Weight gain or loss
• Rapid heart rate
• Dry mouth and dizziness
• Headache and sweating

13. Ways to maintain positive mental health:
• Always use only positive words while thinking and while
talking.
• Allow into your awareness only feelings of happiness,
strength and success.
• Try to disregard and ignore negative thoughts.
• Read at least one page of inspiring book every day.(not the
same page everyday)
• Associate yourself with people who think positively. (like
ME)
• Find reason to smile more often.
• Always believe in your abilities and strength.
• Develop coping skills.
• Always try to help others.

14. • Always sit and walk your back straight. This will
strengthen your confidence and inner strength.
• Motivate to accomplish your and also others
goal.
• Try to inspire yourself from others behavior but
never imitate the behaviors.
• Never look at the problem.
• GET PROFESSIONAL HELP IF YOU
NEED IT……

15. UNDERSTANDING STRESS
stress is a process of adjusting to
or dealing with circumstances that
disrupt or threaten to disrupt a
person’s physical or
psychological functioning.
Stress is tension, strain or pressure
from a siyuation that requires us
to use, adapt or develop new
coping skills.
Stress can be positive and negative.

16. EUSTRESS
 Positive stress………
motivates, focuses energy.
is short-term.
is perceived as within our coping abilities.
feels exciting.
Improves performance.
 Eg: receiving a promotion
starting a new job
Marriage
buying a home
having a child
retiring

17. DISTRESS
 Negative stress…….
causes anxiety
can be short or long term.
feels unpleasant.
decreases performance.
can lead to mental and physical problems.
 Eg: death of family member.
being neglected or abused.
Injury or illness.
losing contact or separation with loved
ones.
bankrupt or money problem
legal problems

18. ABC…. of stress management
 Always take time for yourself at least 30 min/day.
 Be aware of your own stress meter; know when to step
back and cool down.
 Concentrate on controlling your own situation, without
controlling everybody els.
 Daily exercise will burn off the stress chemicals.
 Eat lots of fresh fruit, veggies, bread and water; give
your body the best for it to perform at its best.
 Forgive others, do not hold grudges and be tolerant; not
everyone is asa capable as you.
 Gain perspective on things, how important is the issue?
 Hugs, kisses and laughter; have fun and don’t be afraid
to share your feelings with others.

19.  Identify stressors and plan to deal with them better next time.
 Judge your own performance realistically; don’t set goals out of
your own reach.
 Keep a positive attitude, your outlook will influence outcomes
and the ways others treat you.
 Limit alcohol, drugs and other stimulants, they affects your
perception and behaviour.
 Manage money well, seek advice and save at least 10% of
what you earn.
 No is a word you need to learn to use without feeling guilty.
 Outdoor activities with family and friends can be a great way to
relax.
 Play your favorite music or film whenever you feel stress.
 Quite smoking
 Relationships; nurture and enjoy them.learn to listen more and
talk less.

20.  Sleep well, with plenty of ventilation.
 Treat yourself once a week with massage, dinner out and
movies.
 Understand things from the other person point of view.
 Verify information from the source before exploding.
 Worry less, it really doesn’t get things completed better or
quicker.
 Yearly goal setting; plan what you want to achieve based on
your priorities in your career, relationships etc.
 Zest your life; each day is a gift, smile and be thankful that
you’re the part of the bigger picture.

21. Myths……. mental health
• Mental health problems don’t affect me.
• Children don’t experience mental health problems,
• People with mental health problems are violent and
unpredictable.
• Personality weakness or character flaws cause mental
health problems.
• There is no hope for people with mental health
problems. Once a person develops mental health
problems, he or she will never recover.
• Therapy and self help are a waste of time. Why
bother when you can just take a pill.
• Prevention doesn’t work. It is impossible to prevent
mental illness.

22. Coping during a pandemic
• Meditate, try to eat healthy,well
balanced meals.
• Exercise regularly.
• Connect with people.
• Connect with your community.
• Stick to trustworthy sources.
• Limit how often you check for
updates.

23. MANASIK SAHAYATA HELPLINE
All India toll free helpline 1800-110-080
is working at Air Force Central Medical
Establishment, Delhi
It has been established by the Army and Air
Force to take professional counseling and
mental health awareness.

24. THANK YOU