2. 1. Interpret the
concepts of mental
health and
psychological well-
being in everyday
observations about
mental health
problems during
adolescence
OBJECTIVES:
8. Schizophrenia: 8% (if 1 parent has it)
37-46% (if both parents has it)
Depression: 1 in 10 general population
1 in 4 for people whose parents have
experienced it
FACT
19. 6. Alcohol and other drugs
sometimes play a role in the
development of some
symptoms and disorders but
do not usually cause the
illness
&
20. 6. 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
&
31. FICTION
10. Although studies have shown
that between 17 and 70% of
people who are homeless have
mental illnesses, it is clear that
being homeless doesn’t
automatically indicate a mental
illness
33. FICTION
11. Mental illness is often
confused with developmental
disabilities, even though the
two conditions are quite
different.
34. FICTION
11. Mental illness does not affect
the individual’s intellectual
capacity, whereas
developmental disabilities do.
However, people with
developmental disabilities are
more susceptible to developing
35. 12. Poor people are
more likely to have
mental illness than
those who are not.
or
36. FICTION
12. Income is not a factor in
overall rates of mental health
problems. However, people
with lower incomes
experience slightly higher
rates of depression.
37. FICTION
12. People who live with major
mental illnesses often end up
in lower social classes because
the illness may interfere with
their ability to hold a job.
49. BE A CRITICAL VIEWER
MEDIA’s definition of
BEAUTY and SUCCESS do
not have to define your
SELF-IMAGE nor
POTENTIAL
50. HOW TO BE WISE
1. ALL MEDIA images and
messages are
CONSTRUCTIONS
NOT REFLECTION of
REALITY
51. HOW TO BE WISE
2. PURPOSE of
ADVERTISEMENT:
CONVINCE you
to BUY
52. HOW TO BE WISE
3. EMOTIONAL
EXPERIENCE looks like a
REALITY – you are only
seeing what they want
you to SEE!
53. HOW TO BE WISE
4. THEY THINK what will work
for you (the best that you
want to see in you)… but
does NOT necessarily mean
it WILL INDEED work for
you.
54. HOW TO BE WISE
5. Choose a filter that
protects your self-esteem
and body image.
STRENGTHEN YOURSELF
against FALSE BELIEFS
56. RELATE MUCH…
“IF only I had straight
hair”
“If only I had smaller
nose”
“I‘d be happy.”
57. THE TRUTH
It’s not always easy to like
every part of your looks,
but when you get
STUCKED on the negatives
it can really bring down
your SELF-ESTEEM
64. 2. Media images & other
outside influence
•We compare ourselves
to “ideals”
•Superficial, artificial,
airbrushed and fake!
65. 3. Families and School
•Parents/coaches that are
too focused on looking a
certain way or “making
weight” for a sports team
66. 3. Families and School
•Classmates and peers who give
hurtful comments/teasing – you
never know when it hurts
•Do NOT be TOO SENSITIVE
to other people’s comment
82. common
hard to focus and sit
still
hard to finish things,
thoughts jumping
around
83. 1. Can learn to control thoughts
and bodies by figuring out
what helps them focus,
2. Can help talking to a doctor
or mental health professional
3. Some do better in school if
they can do their work in a
quiet room
4. Medicine can help too
84. People who have ADHD are
just smart as other people.
They can still do well in
school and in life.
87. RAPE RAPE
Combat Exposure
Childhood Neglect
Childhood Physical Abuse
Sexual Molestation
Physical Attack
Threatened with a weapon
TOP 4 REASONS MEN and WOMEN SUFFER PTSD:
88. Kids with PTSD might
have very bad dreams
that seem real, or
think
something bad
is going to
89. But kids who are
diagnosed with PTSD can
learn ways to handle
their fears and can live
healthy and happy
92. Schizophrenia makes it hard for
people to know what is real and
what is not real.
It can make the brain think it
sees or hears things that are
NOT really there.
93. Usually people do not get
this illness until their late
teens or early adulthood
There are ways to make their
lives better, like therapy and
medication.
94.
95. Obsessions are recurrent thoughts or
images that intrude on a person’s
awareness.
Compulsion are repetitive behaviors where
a person feels a strong urge to perform a
96. an anxiety disorder in which a
person experiences recurrent
obsessions or compulsions that
he/she feels cannot be controlled.
centered on removing dirt or fear of
contamination.
If the person will not do it, he/she
becomes anxious
97. these are intrusive thoughts
and strong urges
98. with professional
consultation and therapeutic
treatment necessary
together with support from
family and friends, people
with OCD can live normal lives
wanting to be friend and have
friends just like any human
99.
100. typically distrustful and
suspicious of others.
prone to unjustified anger or
aggressive outbursts when
they perceive others as
disloyal or deceitful,
emotionally “cold” or
excessively serious
101.
102. These people need more of:
assurance and positive trust
creating consistency and
honesty among people around
them
treatment and
intervention
103. 1. People facing mental challenges
are just like everybody:
who wants to be a friend and
have friends with;
helping people with mental health
challenges can get better and live
normal lives.
Conclusion