Transcript 8th_EmotionalHlth - T. Schor Middle School

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8
Grade Unit 1
Mrs. Reid
Emotional Health
and
Stress Management
Expectations
1. Sit in your assigned seat
2. Attendance
3. Lesson
4. Keep your health papers!!
They are your responsibility!!
5. RESPECT yourself and others
6. Follow directions
Bathroom
• Only during transition times
• Do not interrupt class
• Sign out
• Take a pass
• Make it fast!
• You are responsible for what you
missed
Late to Class
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After 8:20
Sign in
First offense –warning
Second offense – lunch detention
and notice to parents
• Third offense - referral
Gym and Health Rotation
• Health for two weeks
• Gym for four weeks
• Room 4 and Cafeteria
• Dates on Mrs. Reid’s
website
What do I need?
• Health:
– Pen/pencil
– Your health packet
– Folder
• Gym:
– Top
– Bottom
– Sneakers
What if I miss class?
• Go to Mrs. Reid’s website and get
the notes!!
http://piscatawayschools.org/Domai
n/438
OR
• Get the notes from another student
in class
How will I be graded?
• Health = 20%
–Packet of notes
–Test
• Physical Education = 80%
–Preparation 30%
–Participation 30%
–FitnessGram 20%
What will you be
learning?
Emotional Health
and
Stress Management
1. What do you think emotional
health is?
2. What are three things you can
do to have good emotional
health?
The Health Triangle
Total
Health
Mental Health
• thoughts, feelings and emotions
that support healthy actions
Examples?
Physical Health
The condition of your body
and how it is treated.
Examples?
Social Health
• ability to interact with others
and thrive in social settings
Examples?
Emotional Health Quiz
Emotions
Feelings from your state of mind
What defines Emotional
Health?
1. Able to control emotions and
behavior
2. Able to handle life's challenges
and disappointments
3. Able to build strong relationships
4. Able to be productive
5. Able to manage stress
What if I am emotionally
unhealthy?
When should I be concerned?
• Feelings Interfering with your
life
• Feels out of your control
• Difficulty with normal activities
• Change in personality
• Unable to control emotions
and behavior
• Unable to handle life's
challenges
Mental Illness
–A medical condition of the mind
that disrupts normal thinking,
feeling, mood, ability to relate to
others and day to day functioning.
–Must be diagnosed by a doctor!
Interesting Facts
•About 1 in 4 adults has a mental illness in
any given year.
•About half of U.S. adults will develop a
mental illness sometime in their lives.
•Mental illness can begin at any age, from
childhood through later adult years.
• Cannot be overcome
through “Willpower”
• Can be cured
• Has nothing to do with
intelligence, money,
looks, etc.
severe and incapacitating depression that
occasionally led to thoughts of suicide
bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Eating Disorders
Depression
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Eating Disorder
How do you get a mental illness?
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Genetics
Brain Chemistry
Life situation
Exposure to viruses,
toxins, alcohol or drugs
while in the womb
Drugs
Continuous stress
Traumatic Events
Head Injury
What should I do?
• Talk to your parents or
another adult you trust
• Talk with your guidance
counselor
• See a doctor, psychiatrist
and/or psychologist
Can a mental illness be cured?
• Therapy
• Medication
• Change in circumstances and
thinking
Lesson 2:
Common Mental Illnesses
Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrR
qb5cvM5E
• People have unwanted and repeated
thoughts, feelings and ideas
• Obsessions
• Repeated behaviors that are ritualistic
Depression
• Extreme sadness and
hopelessness
• Makes it difficult to study, work,
eat and enjoy activities that were
once enjoyable
• May withdraw from other people
• May have suicidal thoughts
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s2W89KR
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rABZHv9lJhA
Anxiety Disorder
• Continuous fear and worry about
things that may or may not be
real
• May be accompanied by physical
symptoms such as stomach pain
“butterflies” and headaches
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=ViWCk74Bu8k
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=r-UDjkEmHu0
Bipolar Disorder
• Causes extreme shifts in a
person’s mood, energy, and
ability to function
• May have “manic” episodes
and “depressive” episodes
• Episodes can last minutes to
days
Schizophrenia
• Hallucinations, paranoia, delusions
• Disorganized speech and thinking
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=LWYwckFrksg
Eating Disorders
• Abnormal or disturbed eating habits
Reflective Writing:
Stress
• What do you think are the most
common stressors for teens?
–(Name 5)
• What are the two most stressful
things in your life right now?
–(Name 2)
Lesson 3 – Stress Management
What is Stress?
STRESS
• a feeling that's created when we react to
particular events
• the body's way of rising to a challenge and
preparing to meet a tough situation
Is stress always a bad thing?
ActivityStress Checklist
Physical Responses
The “Fight or Flight Response”
• The brain releases adrenaline
and cortisol
• Increased heart rate, breathing
rate, blood pressure
• Muscles tense
• Sweat
Stress Overload
What can Happen?
• Anxiety
• Angry, sad or depressed
• physical symptoms
• problems sleeping
• Abusing alcohol, drugs,
tobacco or even food
Fighting Stress
1. Don’t over schedule
2. Exercise
3. Watch what your thinking and
saying to yourself!
4. Be assertive, don’t avoid
problems
5. Maintain good friendships
6. Relaxation Techniques
7. Therapy or Counseling
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Progressive Muscle
Relaxation
Guided Imagery
Test Review