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High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mental Health Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr. Mental Health refers to the state of our cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how we think, feel, and behave. The term ‘mental health’ is sometimes used to mean an...

High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mental Health Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr. Mental Health refers to the state of our cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how we think, feel, and behave. The term ‘mental health’ is sometimes used to mean an absence of a mental disorder. However, mental health is much more than simply the absence of mental illnesses. High School Health - Mental Health Unit It encompasses a range of factors, including: 1. Emotional Regulation: The ability to manage and express emotions effectively and appropriately. 2. Psychological Well-being: This includes selfacceptance, personal growth, purpose in life, environmental mastery, autonomy, and positive relations with others. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Social Well-being: The ability to form fulfilling relationships and to adapt to various social situations. This includes showing empathy and compassion, maintaining healthy boundaries, and contributing to community or society. 4. Resilience: The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, adapt well to change, and keep going in the face of adversity. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 5. Coping Skills: Strategies and techniques that individuals use to manage stressful situations or emotions. 6. Self-Realization: Understanding and accepting oneself, realizing one’s potential, and finding meaning and purpose in life. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mental health is fundamental to our collective and individual ability as humans to think, emote, interact with each other, earn a living, and enjoy life. On this basis, the promotion, protection, and restoration of mental health can be considered a vital concern of individuals, communities, and societies throughout the world. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 1. Anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. 2. Depression: A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 3. Bipolar Disorder: A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs. 4. Schizophrenia: A serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. 5. Psychotherapy: A general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health providers. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 6. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A type of psychotherapy that treats problems and boosts happiness by modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts. 7. Mindfulness: A mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 8. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. 9. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): An anxiety disorder in which people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas, or sensations (obsessions) that make them feel driven to do Mr. something repetitively (compulsions). High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr. 10. Eating Disorders: Any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits (such as anorexia nervosa). 11. Mental Health Assessment: A process of gathering information about a person within a mental health service, with the purpose of making a diagnosis. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 12. Stigma: A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person, often related to mental illness. 13. Resilience: The ability of a person to adjust to or recover readily from illness, adversity, major life changes, etc. 14. Self-Care: The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health, particularly during periods of stress. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 15. Psychiatrist: A medical doctor who specializes in mental health, including substance use disorders. 16. Psychologist: A professional specializing in diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance, and behavior problems. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 17. Social Worker: A professional who provides a range of services to people and families in need. 18. Mental Health: A level of psychological well-being, or an absence of mental illness. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 1. Major Depressive Disorder: A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life. 2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): A mental health disorder characterized by chronic and exaggerated worry and tension, much more than the typical anxiety that most people experience. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 3. Panic Disorder: A psychiatric disorder characterized by sudden and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress. 4. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 5. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted and intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or rituals (compulsions). 6. Bipolar Disorder: A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 7. Schizophrenia: A severe mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally, which may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior. 8. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 9. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior, and includes a range of symptoms and skills. 10. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): A mental health disorder that impacts the way you think and feel about yourself and others, causing problems functioning in everyday life. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 11. Eating Disorders: Disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits, such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-Eating Disorder. 12. Social Anxiety Disorder: A chronic mental health condition in which social interactions cause irrational anxiety. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 13. Specific Phobias: A type of anxiety disorder defined by a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no real danger. 14. Dissociative Disorders: Disorders that involve experiencing a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit 15. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): A type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr. High School Health - Mental Health Unit Mr.