your mental and emotional health
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Your Mental and Emotional Your Mental and Emotional HealthHealth
Mental/Emotional Health Mental/Emotional Health – the ability to accept – the ability to accept yourself and others, adapt to and manage yourself and others, adapt to and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and emotions, and deal with the demands and
challenges you meet in lifechallenges you meet in life
Maslow’s Hierarchy Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needsof Needs
Ranked list of those needs Ranked list of those needs essential to human essential to human
growth and development, growth and development, presented in ascending presented in ascending order, starting with basic order, starting with basic
needs and building needs and building toward the need for toward the need for
reaching your highest reaching your highest potential.potential.
Level 1 – Physical
Need to satisfy basic needs of hunger, thirst, sleep and shelter
Level 2 – Safety
Need to be secure from danger
Level 3 – Belonging
Need to love and be loved, need to belong
Level 4 – Feeling Recognized
Need to achieve, need to be recognized
Level 5 – Reaching Potential
Need for self-actualization
Level 1 – Level 1 – Physical NeedsPhysical Needs
Survival needsSurvival needs– FoodFood– WaterWater– SleepSleep– Shelter Shelter
Level 2 – Level 2 – Need for SafetyNeed for Safety
Safeguarding yourself from physical harmSafeguarding yourself from physical harm Sense of security – safety of familiar places Sense of security – safety of familiar places
and peopleand people
Level 3 – Level 3 – Need to be loved and Need to be loved and belongbelong
Need to give love and feel lovedNeed to give love and feel loved We are social – we need to interact with We are social – we need to interact with
others others Want to belong Want to belong
– A communityA community– FamilyFamily– FriendsFriends– Social group (team or school club)Social group (team or school club)
Need to be Valued and RecognizedNeed to be Valued and Recognized
Need to be appreciatedNeed to be appreciated Valued by family, friends, and peersValued by family, friends, and peers You can meet this need by participating in You can meet this need by participating in
productive activitiesproductive activities
Level 5 – Level 5 – Need to reach your Need to reach your potentialpotential
Self-actualization – striving to become the Self-actualization – striving to become the best you can bebest you can be
Having goals that motivate and inspire youHaving goals that motivate and inspire you
Meeting your needsMeeting your needs
Meeting your needs affect your mental and Meeting your needs affect your mental and emotional healthemotional health
Some people choose risky ways to meet Some people choose risky ways to meet their needstheir needs– Joining a gangJoining a gang– Sexual activitySexual activity
What are some ways to meet your needs in What are some ways to meet your needs in a healthy way?a healthy way?
Understanding your personalityUnderstanding your personality
Personality – a complex set of characteristics Personality – a complex set of characteristics that makes you uniquethat makes you unique
Personality is an important factor in how you Personality is an important factor in how you choose to meet your needschoose to meet your needs
Influences on your personalityInfluences on your personality HeredityHeredity
– Plays a role in determining a person’s basic Plays a role in determining a person’s basic intellectual abilities and temperamentintellectual abilities and temperament
– May also influence risk-taking behaviors and May also influence risk-taking behaviors and talentstalents
EnvironmentEnvironment– Everything that surrounds you in your day-to-day Everything that surrounds you in your day-to-day
lifelife Every person, place, object, event, or activity in your Every person, place, object, event, or activity in your
lifelife
– Role modelsRole models Modeling – observing and learning from the behaviors Modeling – observing and learning from the behaviors
of those around youof those around you
Influences on your PersonalityInfluences on your Personality
Personal Behavior Personal Behavior is an Aspect of your is an Aspect of your personality you have the most control overpersonality you have the most control over– How you make decisionsHow you make decisions– What decisions you makeWhat decisions you make– Recognizing consequencesRecognizing consequences– Actions you takeActions you take
Your Personal IdentityYour Personal Identity
A sense of who you areA sense of who you are– Your interestsYour interests– Your likes and dislikesYour likes and dislikes– Your talents and abilitiesYour talents and abilities– Your values and beliefsYour values and beliefs– Your goalsYour goals
Your Developmental AssetsYour Developmental Assets
External AssetsExternal Assets SupportSupport
– Family support, positive family Family support, positive family communication, caring communication, caring neighborhood, parental neighborhood, parental involvementinvolvement
EmpowermentEmpowerment– Serving a purpose by having a Serving a purpose by having a
role in the community, being role in the community, being valued by adults in the valued by adults in the communitycommunity
Boundaries and ExpectationsBoundaries and Expectations– Clear rules and consequences, Clear rules and consequences,
adult role models, high adult role models, high expectationsexpectations
Constructive Use of TimeConstructive Use of Time– Creative activities, youth Creative activities, youth
programs, time at home, sportsprograms, time at home, sports
Internal AssetsInternal Assets Commitment to LearningCommitment to Learning
– Being motivated to achieve, Being motivated to achieve, being involved at school, doing being involved at school, doing homework, readinghomework, reading
Positive ValuesPositive Values– Compassion, equality and Compassion, equality and
social justice, integrity, honesty, social justice, integrity, honesty, responsibility, self-controlresponsibility, self-control
Social CompetenciesSocial Competencies– Planning and decision making, Planning and decision making,
interpersonal communication, interpersonal communication, tolerance of different cultures, tolerance of different cultures, peaceful conflict resolution skillspeaceful conflict resolution skills
Positive IdentityPositive Identity– Personal power, self-esteem, Personal power, self-esteem,
sense of purpose, positive view sense of purpose, positive view of personal futureof personal future
The building blocks of development that help young people The building blocks of development that help young people grow up as healthy, caring and responsible individualsgrow up as healthy, caring and responsible individuals
Working Toward a Healthy IdentityWorking Toward a Healthy Identity
Recognize your strengths Recognize your strengths and weaknessesand weaknesses– Accept and take pride in your strengthsAccept and take pride in your strengths– Asses your weaknesses and set goals for improvementAsses your weaknesses and set goals for improvement
Don’t be overly self-criticalDon’t be overly self-critical
Demonstrate positive valueDemonstrate positive value– Make sure your behavior reflects your personal values and Make sure your behavior reflects your personal values and
standardsstandards
Develop a purpose in your lifeDevelop a purpose in your life– A framework for your mental health as you growA framework for your mental health as you grow– Establish goals and working to achieve themEstablish goals and working to achieve them
Working Toward a Healthy IdentityWorking Toward a Healthy Identity
Form meaningful relationshipsForm meaningful relationships– Enable you to express yourself and share experiencesEnable you to express yourself and share experiences– Give you a support systemGive you a support system
Contribute to the communityContribute to the community– Your community is an extended support system for your Your community is an extended support system for your
familyfamily– Provides services and resources to meet many of your Provides services and resources to meet many of your
needsneeds
Avoid unhealthful risk behaviorsAvoid unhealthful risk behaviors
Self-EsteemSelf-Esteem
A healthy identity will A healthy identity will increase self-esteem and increase self-esteem and give you a higher level of give you a higher level of mental/emotional healthmental/emotional health
Comes from Comes from understanding you are a understanding you are a unique and valuable unique and valuable personperson
People with high self-esteemPeople with high self-esteem……
Take responsibility for their behaviorTake responsibility for their behavior Generally have a positive outlook on lifeGenerally have a positive outlook on life Like and accept who they are overallLike and accept who they are overall Try to learn from their successes as well as Try to learn from their successes as well as
from their mistakesfrom their mistakes Build and maintain healthy relationshipsBuild and maintain healthy relationships
Ways to improve your self-esteemWays to improve your self-esteem
Focus on the positive things not the Focus on the positive things not the negativenegative
Think of appropriate way to share your Think of appropriate way to share your positive attributespositive attributes
Engage in behaviors that will promote your Engage in behaviors that will promote your healthhealth
A Positive OutlookA Positive Outlook
People with a positive outlook live longer People with a positive outlook live longer and are healthier (mentally and physically)and are healthier (mentally and physically)
Remind yourself that no matter what Remind yourself that no matter what happens, there is always hopehappens, there is always hope
Make plans to address problemsMake plans to address problems Look at challenges as opportunities for Look at challenges as opportunities for
growth and learninggrowth and learning
Self-talkSelf-talk Replace negative messages with constructive Replace negative messages with constructive
criticismcriticism Remember everyone makes mistakesRemember everyone makes mistakes Encourage yourselfEncourage yourself
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