Mental Health, Well-being, and Emotional Intelligence PDF

Mental Health, Well-being, and Emotional Intelligence Mental health – includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. how we think, feel, and act. Affects on mental health – lifestyle, diet, activities, substance use, family history and relationships, life experiences like trauma, or...

Mental Health, Well-being, and Emotional Intelligence Mental health – includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. how we think, feel, and act. Affects on mental health – lifestyle, diet, activities, substance use, family history and relationships, life experiences like trauma, or biological factors. Mental disorders - Mental disorders are serious conditions that can affect your thinking, mood, and behavior. They may be occasional or long-lasting. ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) – Symptoms: characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impusivity. – attention only – Hyperactive-impulsive only – or both. AUTISM: Symptoms: Difficulties with social communication and restricted or repetitive behaviors and interests. PANIC DISORDER: Symptoms: An anxiety disorder where you regularly have sudden attacks of panic or fear: Palpitations or pounding of heart, sweating, trembling, feeling choked, chest pain, fear, shortness of breath. DEPRESSION: Symptoms: sadness and there are other symptoms for some for an amount time during their major episodes. Interventions: Medication-selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antidepressants. Psychotherapy-Cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) BIPOLAR DISORDER: Symptoms: Mood disorder characterized by chronic episodes of mania (extreme Highs) followed by chronic episodes of depression (extreme lows). TWO TYPES OF BIPOLAR DISORDER 1. Bipolar I 2. BIPOLAR II EATING DISODERS: Symptoms: Serious conditions related to persistent eating behaviors that negatively impact a persons health, emotions, and ability to function. common eating disorder: Anorexia Nervosa(restrict food intake), Bulimia Nervosa(eat large amounts), Binge Eating Disorder (eat many uncontrollably). POST-TRAUMATIC STESS DISORDER (PTSD): A a mental health disorder that some people develop after they experience or witness a traumatic event. Symptoms: Flashbacks or nightmares, sleep problems, Hypervigilance, Avoidance, Negative mood changes. SHIZOPHERNIA: Symptoms: involves delusions/false beliefs, Hallucinations, unsual physical behavior, disorganized thinking and speech. EX: Delusions of Grandeur( belief that one is famous), Persecutory Delusions(belief of being harmed), Erotomanic Delusion(paranoid and belief of someone in love to them), Cotard’s Syndrome(Belief of being dead). can be auditory, visual, Olfactory, Gustatory, or tactile. CAUSE OF MENTAL ILLNESS - We cannot pinpoint the exact cause of these disorders but we can view them in a holistic manner through the biopsychosocial model. TREATMENT: NO CURE but there are interventions: Medications, Psychotherapy, Lifestyle modifications, and support groups. EMOTIONAL INTELEGENCE EMOTIONAL INTELEGENCE – Ability to understand, Use, and manage emotions. Sometimes called EQ or EI. Smart people Emprove EQ - Being aware of your emotions. PLUTCHIK’S WHEEL OF EMOTIONS: - Understanding how others feel and why. Empathy. TYPES OF RESPONSES -passive response: Not expressing your own needs and feelings, or doing it weakly that no one will respond. -Aggressive response: Expressing things in a Threatening, Sarcastic or humiliating way that may offend the other. MANAGE EMTIONAL REACTIONS AND CHOSE THE RIGHT MOOD. MIND POWER Phineas Gage was a railroad construction foreman in the 19th century. Referred as the “man who began neuroscience.” in 1848, while he was working, an accident occurred. A large iron rod (about 3 feet long) accidentally pierced through his skull from the left cheek, damaging a significant part of his Left frontal lobe. Effects? Miraculously, Gage survived the accident and was able to walk and talk shortly afterward. However, his personality changed dramatically. Before the accident, he was responsible and sociable. After the injury, he became impulsive, irritable, and irresponsible. He struggled to hold down a job and maintain relationships. Importance of the Case: Gage's case provided early evidence that specific areas of the brain are linked to personality and behavior. It helped scientists understand that the frontal lobes play a crucial role in decision-making, emotional regulation, and social behavior. Brain plasticity/Neuroplasticity: the ability for the brain to adapt or change over time, by creating new neurons and building new networks. Structural remodeling of the brain. 2types: Structural and functional. GROWING ONES INTELLEGENCE: Practice to learn. BY practicing to exercise your brain and make you smart. DAMAGE: after age of 3, damage from substances and many other stuff can be lasting. Inhalants: Glue, paint, Gas, Aerosol, destroy the outer lining pf nerve cells. Unable to comm to each other. Bad Drugs: hinders memory, learning, judgment, reactions time. Steroids: Aggression and violent mood swings. Ecstasy: destroy neurons that make serotonin, a chem for controlling sleep, violence, mood swings, and seggs. MIND MAP: a powerful thinking tool; it is graphical technique that mirrors the way brain works. BY TONY BUZAN. Coping with Stress STRESS - Stress is the body’s response to anything that makes us feel threatened or pressured. EUSTRESS - positive stress; makes you feel excited. DISTRESS – Negative stress; feelings of worry, fear or anxiety. CAUSES: Everyday Frustrations, personal problems, life transitions. RESPONSE: Redirection of blood away from extremities and instead to major organs; release of cortisol. fight-or-flight response - helped our ancestors to stay safe from physical threats. STRESS RESPONSE - can actually cause harm if it leads to a state of chronic stress— if our stress response is triggered, and then our body doesn’t go back to its normal state via the relaxation response. Ways on how to Cope with Stress 1. PHYSICALLY - Being active, Eat healthy food, Hygeine. 2. Emotionally/socially – watch funny vids, realease of emotions, support group, talks, doing what you like. 3. Mentally – read books, think positive, know your value, Pray to the only living GOD.