Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being and affects how we think, feel, and act. It helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Maintaining good mental health involves being comfortable with yourself, having positive relationships, and being able to meet life's demands. Stress can negatively impact mental health by weakening the immune system and increasing risks of psychosomatic illnesses, but moderate stress can also help people meet challenges. Prolonged or severe stress can lead to exhaustion.

1. MENTAL HEALTH includes our
emotional and psychological
and social well-being .
it affects how we think ,feel
, and act as we cope with life.
It also helps determine how we
handle stress , relate to others
, and make choices .

2. DEFINITION OF MENTAL
HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS
1.Being comfortable with yourself.
2.Feeling good about your relationship
with others.
3.Being able to meet the demands of
life.

3. DEFINITION OF MENTAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL ILLNESS
1.Being comfortable with yourself.
2.Feeling good about your relationship with
others.
3.Being able to meet the demands of life.
This definition may include how you are
able to expressw your emotion in a mature
and healthful way as well cope with the
daily stresses

4. DEFENSE MECHANISM IN MENTAL HEALTH
 REPRESSION – the person doesn’t remember any accident or
event that has happened.
 REGRESSION – the person reverts to childish behavior.
 SUBLIMATION – the person channels his leadership quality
to other events to get the focus of attention.
 SUBSTITUTION – the person changes his course of events to
a less difficult one.
 DENIAL- the person of the most common defense
mechanism.
 PROJECTION – Is a defense mechanism in which the ego
defends itself against unconscious impulses or qualities by
denying their existence in themselves by attributing them
to others.

5.  DISSOCIATION – is a mental process of
disconnecting from one’s thought, feeling
, memories or sense of identity.
 RATIONALIZATION-an action of
attempting to explain or justify behavior
or an attitude with logical reasons, even
if these are not appropriate.
 REACTION FORMATION- the tendency of a
repressed wish or feeling to be expressed
at a conscious level in an contrasting
form.

6. STRESS AND MENTAL DISORDER
Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical
tension. It can come from any event or
thought that makes you feel frustrated ,
angry , or nervous .
Stress is your body’s reaction to a challenge
or demand .In short burst , Stress can be
positive , such as when it helps you avoid
danger or meet a deadline.

7. STRESS AND MENTAL DISORDER
STRESS is defined as the individual’s
reaction to stressors or the body’s
internal response to a stressful
situation.
STRESSOR – refers to the situation of
things that cause stress.

8. STRESS MECHANISM
The body is activated when the brain
perceives a stressors . Found in the brain in
is an organ called HYPOTHALAMUS.
The HYPOTHALAMUS is a control center,
activating two systems when the stressor is
present . These two systems are the
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AND
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.

9. HOW THESE SYSTEMS OPERATE
The Autonomic Nervous System releases adrenaline
into the blood- stream. The Endocrine System
releases hormones that travel through the blood-
stream to the adrenal , thyroid , and other glands
of the body. The heart rate increases and blood
pressure rises when these two systems are
activated. The blood leaves the stomach and goes to
the arms, legs, and brain. Scientists term this action
as arousal of the body , or the FIGHT OR FLIGHT
RESPONSE OF THE BODY . This initial response to
stress is called the ALARM STAGE,

10. The second stage is called the
RESISTANCE STAGE , where the body
tries to resist the stressor . The length
of time spent in this stage depends on
the nature of the stressor and its
intensity and on the body’s ability to
adopt to it. Once people get used to a
stressor they do not experience as much
emotional stress.

11. The third stage of stress mechanism may
occur if a severe stressor continues too
long. This is called the EXHAUSTION
STAGE , where the ability to resist is
used up. In extreme cases , the person
who reaches this stage of stress may die.

12. NEGATIVE EFFECT OF STRESS
1. Feels bad
2. Headaches
3. Upset stomach
POSITIVE EFFECT OF STRESS
1. Helps people to meet the challenge
2. Getting up the nerve to talk to
someone you have been wanting to
meet for over a month

13. 3. Gets to do things which have been left undone
CAUSES OF STRESS STRESS AND ILLNESS
PHYSICAL Stress causes many changes in the body .It
• Heat can weaken the immune system of the body
• Cold and increase the risk of disease . A long period
• Glare of stress can weaken the immune system that
• Pollution takes charge of fighting disease-causing agents.
• Sudden or continued noise ex. Physical disorders that result from
EMOTIONAL stress called PSYCHOSOMATIC ILLNESSES .A
1.Fear PSYCHOSOMATIC ILLNESS is a physical disorder
2. Anxiety caused by stress rather than by an agent that
3.Depression damages the body. It is a physical problem
4.Anger triggered or complicated by stress. It is a physi-
5.Joy cal response to stress.
6.Love

14. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF
PSYCHOSOMATIC ILLNESSES.
1) Sleep disorder 4) Ulcer (digestive ailment )
2) Skin diseases 5) Headaches ( migraine )
a. cold 6) Hypertension
b. sores
c. acne Mental stress can destroy a person’s
d. hives physical health and mental well-being.
3) Digestive System
a. nausea c. diarrhea
b. vomiting d. constipation

15. MENTAL ILLNESS is a condition that
affects in person’s thinking , feeling,
behavior or mood .These conditions
deeply impact day-to-day living and may
also affect the ability to relate to
others.