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INSTRUCTOR: MS. SHEILA BERG

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Unit 01 Introduction to Mental and Emotional Health

Section D: Understanding Depression, Suicide, and Death

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Objectives

Define depression, suicide, death, and grieving and how they can affect you and your family.

Examine causes and effects of depression.

Develop strategies for coping with depression.

Examine issues related to death and grieving.

Describe strategies to prevent suicides.

Identify decision-making skills that promote mental and emotional health.

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What is Depression?

Definition: A prolonged sense of sadness and hopelessness…could last weeks, months, or even years!

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Causes:

• Sometime it is unclear!• Loss of a loved one or other major loss. • Change in life status• Heredity • Life stresses • Past experience with mental disorders

Symptoms:

•Prolonged feelings of sadness•Prolonged feelings of hopelessness •Lack of interest in things that used to hold interest•Continued sleeping difficulties•Regular episodes of crying •Feelings of detachment or "not caring"•Feelings of continual tiredness •Feelings of “not wanting to get out of bed” •Suicidal thoughts

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Possible treatment options may include:

Speaking regularly with a counselor, therapist, or psychologist

Medication as prescribed by a doctor or psychologist

Starting or increasing an exercise regimen

Improving nutrition

Learning stress and time management techniques

Increasing social outlets (talking to people, getting your

feelings out)

Short-term treatment center stays

Long-term treatment center stays

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Learning the signs of suicide can save a life!

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The signs of suicide may include:

Talk about suicide or death in general

Talk about "going away"

Talk about feeling hopeless or feeling guilty

Pull away from friends or family

Lose the desire to take part in favorite things or activities

Have trouble concentrating or thinking clearly

Experience changes in eating or sleeping habitsDemonstrate self-destructive behavior (drinking alcohol, taking

drugs, or driving too fast, for example)

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Suicide Prevention: What Can You Do For a Friend?

◙If you have concerns about someone who talks about suicide:

◙Stay with the person. Initiate a conversation and show concern.

◙Ask questions to find out if they are thinking about making a suicide attempt.

◙Encourage them to talk further and help them to find appropriate counseling assistance.

◙Encourage the person to develop a personal safety plan including time spent with others, check-in points with significant adults, plans for the future.

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DenialIn this first stage, the person cannot believe that the loss has actually occurred. This protects the person from becoming overwhelmed by emotions.AngerA person may feel powerless over the loss and lash out at what may or may not have caused the loss.BargainingAs the loss becomes a reality, the grieving person may try to bargain with life or with a higher power to replace the loss or reverse the course of history. DepressionDepression may occur from a prolonged sense of loss and sadness. It is important that individuals experiencing depression get help from a medical professional.

The Grieving Process

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Use your whiteboard tools to write 1 or 2 ideas in the box below.What Could YOU Do to Help a Grieving Friend?

Listen!

just sit with them

talk if they want

send a card

bring them a meal or a favorite snack

offer to run errands

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Good To Know

Therapy, Stress management, & Medication are all strategies for coping with depression.

Bargaining is a coping strategy that does NOT work the majority of the time.

It often takes a trusted friend to encourage someone suffering from depression to seek help.

Depression is a natural part of the grieving process.

Take

Note!

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Remember: it is easier to KEEP UP than to CATCH UP!

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Unit 01 Introduction to Mental and Emotional Health

Section E: Understanding and Developing Identity

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Ms. Sheila Berg is an

ENFP…

Do you know what YOU are?

Stay tuned to see where YOU can find your letters!

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Objectives

Define identity, self-esteem, and mental disorders.

Explain issues of identity and strategies to develop self-esteem.

Research information about personality theories and evaluate it based on your values and beliefs.

Describe the causes, symptoms, and treatment of disorders such as ADHD and eating disorders.

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Identity vs. Personality

Identity is: a combination of attributes such as a person's interests, values, and goals.

Personality is: a combination of many characteristics that makes you different from any other person

Sigmund Freud is known best for theories on the id, the ego, and the

superego.

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Personality…is a combination of many characteristics that makes you different from any other person. Personality is made up of your emotional needs, attitudes, thoughts, and daily behaviors.

Section E Warm-up-Take the Jung Typology Test to find your 4 lettters!http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

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Self-esteemDefinition: the belief that you are a valuable and unique human being who has something positive to offer the world.

Strategies to develop a healthy self-esteem:

Be Realistic

Take responsibility

Think & talk positively-especially to self!

Pay attention to media hidden messages

Ignore other critics

Included in Maslow Hierarchy of Needs-but not a basic need!

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Mental DisordersDefinition: an illness of the brain or the mind that affects a person’s feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.

ADHD = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Possible signs of ADHD can include:

Inability to give close attention to details

Trouble keeping attention on tasks or play activities

Difficulty listening to directions

Losing things needed for the task at hand

Fidgeting or squirming often

Having trouble waiting one's turn

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Eating Disorders

Are complex mental disorders that involve behavioral, emotional, psychological, and social factors.

Anorexia Nervosa: A life-threatening process of self-starvation and weight loss

Bulimia: A life-threatening cycle of bingeing and self-induced purging (vomiting or taking laxatives) designed to compensate for the effects of overeating

Binge Eating Disorder: A habit of overeating without compensating for the bingeing (by vomiting, taking laxatives, etc.)

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Eating Disorders

Causes

Low self-esteem

Depression

Family/relationship problems

History of abuse

Cultural/media pressures to fit in

Effects

Decreased bone density

Decreased heart function

Decreased body and muscle mass

Severe fatigue

Hair loss

Tooth decay

Ulcers

Starvation

Death

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Treatment for Eating Disorders

1. Professional therapy or counseling for the:

symptoms of the eating disorder

the underlying causes of the disorder

2. Hospital care for the physical symptoms and effects

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Good To Know

Initiative vs. guilt is one stage in Erik Erikson's eight stages of personality development.

Genetic predisposition is NOT a possible cause of eating disorders.

Critical self-talk is NOT one way to develop self-esteem.

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Note!

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Due This Week:

Check our course schedule, located in the Course Menu or save a copy of it from the Doc Sharing tab.

Remember: it is easier to KEEP UP than to CATCH UP!

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