Prevention & Prevention &

TreatmentTreatmentChapter 5Chapter 5

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MYTHMYTH

FACTFACT

If a person feels OK about his or her If a person feels OK about his or her emotional health, there's nothing s/he

emotional health, there's nothing s/he needs to do. needs to do.

Learning & practicing skills that Learning & practicing skills that

promote emotional health can help promote emotional health can help

people prevent problems in the future. people prevent problems in the future.

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1. Deal with Troublesome 1. Deal with Troublesome

FeelingsFeelings

- Being able to recognize & Being able to recognize &

respond to troublesome respond to troublesome

feelings. feelings.

- Being able to recognize when Being able to recognize when

family & friends are having family & friends are having

troublesome feelings. troublesome feelings.

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Steps for Mental FitnessSteps for Mental Fitness

2. Be Physically Active2. Be Physically Active

- Regular physical active Regular physical active

linked to good emotional linked to good emotional

health. health.

- "Clearing of the mind""Clearing of the mind"

- Helps manage stressHelps manage stress

- Improves self-esteemImproves self-esteem

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- Sleep's role in physical & Sleep's role in physical & mental health is often mental health is often overlooked. overlooked.

- Studies have shown that teens Studies have shown that teens need more sleep than adults need more sleep than adults (Lamberg, 2009)(Lamberg, 2009)

3. Get Enough Sleep3. Get Enough Sleep

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Avoid Avoid

drugsdrugs

stick to a stick to a

scheduleschedule

Get Get

exerciseexercise

Avoid long Avoid long

naps & naps &

sleep aidssleep aids

Create a sleep

Create a sleep

-friendly

-friendly

roomroom

Make a Make a

routineroutine

Tips for Tips for

better better

sleepsleep

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dayday

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Be Smart about Be Smart about

TechnologyTechnology- People can train People can train

themselves to have themselves to have

a more positive a more positive

expect ions for the expect ions for the

coming week coming week

(2002). (2002).

Keep a + Keep a +

AttitudeAttitude

- Recent study found Recent study found

that American teens that American teens

exchange an exchange an

average of 2,000 average of 2,000

text messages a text messages a

month (2009). month (2009).

- Being able to identify Being able to identify

myths & myths &

misconceptions in misconceptions in

media messages help media messages help

make positive healthy make positive healthy

decisions. decisions.

Analyze MediaAnalyze Media

InfluencesInfluences

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Showing disrespect

Showing disrespect is OK. is OK. Suicide is romantic. Suicide is romantic.

Stuff makes you Stuff makes you

happy. happy.

Violence solves Violence solves

problems. problems.

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Social Norm MythsSocial Norm Myths

- Being media literateBeing media literate

- 1. Who created this message?1. Who created this message?

- 2. What creative techniques were used to attract 2. What creative techniques were used to attract

my attention?my attention?

- 3. How might other people understand this 3. How might other people understand this

message?message?

- 4. What values, lifestyles and points of view does 4. What values, lifestyles and points of view does

this message promote? Left out?this message promote? Left out?

- 5. Why is this message being sent?5. Why is this message being sent?

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Awareness of Media InfluencesAwareness of Media Influences

Goal Goal SettingSetting

Skills That Support Emotional Skills That Support Emotional

HealthHealth

Stress Stress

managementmanagement

Decision Decision

MakingMaking

CommuniCommuni

cationcation

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- Negative Coping StrategiesNegative Coping Strategies

- Smoking, drinking, other Smoking, drinking, other

drugsdrugs

- Emotional eatingEmotional eating

- Zoning out in front of Zoning out in front of

computer or TVcomputer or TV

- Sleeping too muchSleeping too much

- Healthy Coping Strategies:Healthy Coping Strategies:

- Being activeBeing active

- Talking things outTalking things out

- WritingWriting

- Taking things one step at a Taking things one step at a

timetime

- Making healthy choicesMaking healthy choices

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- Includes all ways people send Includes all ways people send

and receive information. and receive information.

- Can be verbal, nonverbal or Can be verbal, nonverbal or

both. both.

- Being able to express their Being able to express their

needs and wishes, listen, set needs and wishes, listen, set

limits and resolve limits and resolve

disagreements. disagreements.

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CommunicationCommunication

Experts have identified 5 levels of Experts have identified 5 levels of communication (Fetro, 2000):communication (Fetro, 2000):

1. Cliche conversation - people rarely 1. Cliche conversation - people rarely share any feelings or information about share any feelings or information about themselves. themselves.

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Levels of CommunicationLevels of Communication

2. Giving information & 2. Giving information &

reporting facts. reporting facts.

- Involves reporting events - Involves reporting events

without opinions and without opinions and

feelings. feelings.

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4. Sharing Feelings4. Sharing Feelings- Share information Share information

about themselvesabout themselves

- Begin to express Begin to express

thoughts, ideas, thoughts, ideas,

judgements & judgements &

decisions. decisions.

3. Expressing Ideas3. Expressing Ideas

- This moves people This moves people

toward a state of toward a state of

understanding. understanding.

- Share emotions & Share emotions &

feelings.feelings.

- Build trustBuild trust

- Most intimate form Most intimate form

of communication.of communication.

- Share thoughts, Share thoughts,

ideas, foals and ideas, foals and

dreams. dreams.

5. Self-disclosure5. Self-disclosuress

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Having a conversationHaving a conversation

1.1. StartStart

• Make a comment that involves the person to

Make a comment that involves the person to

respond. respond.

2.2. Keep it goingKeep it going

• Introduce a topic that involves some give and

Introduce a topic that involves some give and

take.take.

3.3. FinishFinish

• Offer an appreciation & invitation to talk more or

Offer an appreciation & invitation to talk more or

meet again. meet again.

4.4. Other helpful tipsOther helpful tips

• Say something positive about the other person

Say something positive about the other person

• Offer to help the person with something.

Offer to help the person with something.

• Invite the person to do something or about

Invite the person to do something or about

interests. interests.

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AggressiveAggressive- People say what People say what

they think & stand they think & stand

up for what they up for what they

believe, want or believe, want or

need. need.

- Without hurting Without hurting

others or denying others or denying

their rights. their rights.

AssertiveAssertive

- People insist on People insist on

being "right" and being "right" and

often overreact.often overreact.

- Blame or criticize Blame or criticize

others. others.

- May do things they May do things they

don't want to do, or don't want to do, or

make excuses for make excuses for

not doing not doing

something rather something rather

than telling others than telling others

how they actually how they actually

feel. feel.

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Key PointsKey Points

In effective In effective

NONO- The ability to say The ability to say

NO is an important NO is an important

skill that helps skill that helps

promote emotional promote emotional

health. health.

Refusal SkillsRefusal Skills

- Say NO clearlySay NO clearly

- Use facial Use facial

expressionsexpressions

- Use tone of voice Use tone of voice

- Use body languageUse body language

- Repeat NO as many Repeat NO as many

times as needed. times as needed.

- Leave situation Leave situation

- Hands-off gesturesHands-off gestures

- Stiff bodyStiff body

- Serious expressionSerious expression

- Arms crossedArms crossed

- Walking awayWalking away

Body languageBody languagess

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- Conflict Resolution SkillsConflict Resolution Skills

- Help people work of Help people work of

differences & differences &

disagreements. disagreements.

- It is not always bad. Can It is not always bad. Can

lead to positive outcomes. lead to positive outcomes.

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3. Find common interest3. Find common interest

2. Hear different viewpoints2. Hear different viewpoints

1. Set the Stage1. Set the Stage

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6. Create an agreement6. Create an agreement

5. Evaluate options5. Evaluate options

4. Create options4. Create options

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- SMART goalsSMART goals- S (specific)S (specific)- M (measurable)M (measurable)- A (attainable)A (attainable)- R ( relevant/realistic)

R ( relevant/realistic)- T (time bound)T (time bound)

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Goal SettingGoal Setting

1.1. Identify the decision. Identify the decision.

2.2. Gather information and examine resourcesGather information and examine resources3.3. List possible solutionsList possible solutions

4.4. List consequences of each solution. List consequences of each solution. 5.5. Choose the best solution and try it. Choose the best solution and try it. 6.6. Evaluate the decision. Evaluate the decision.

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Decision MakingDecision Making

- Talking about a plan for suicideTalking about a plan for suicide- Expressing hopelessness or a sense of Expressing hopelessness or a sense of

worthlessnessworthlessness

- Giving verbal hints such as "I won't be Giving verbal hints such as "I won't be a problem for you much longer"a problem for you much longer"

- Making direct statements about death or Making direct statements about death or suicidesuicide

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Warning signs of Suicide Warning signs of Suicide ThoughtsThoughts

TreatmentTreatment

MedicinesMedicines

Ongoing & family counselingOngoing & family counseling

Support Support

groupsgroups

Assessment & referralAssessment & referral

Crisis InterventionCrisis Intervention

Brief counselingBrief counseling

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- Eating well, staying fit, getting enough Eating well, staying fit, getting enough sleep and having a positive attitude all sleep and having a positive attitude all contribute to emotional health. contribute to emotional health.

- Electronic devices can create new Electronic devices can create new sources of stress in young people's lives. sources of stress in young people's lives. - Young people can practice a range of Young people can practice a range of skills to boost their emotional health and skills to boost their emotional health and reduce their risk for mental disorders. reduce their risk for mental disorders.

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- Connecting well with others promotes Connecting well with others promotes emotional health. Making social connections emotional health. Making social connections depends on communication skills, including depends on communication skills, including assertiveness, refusals and conflict resolution. assertiveness, refusals and conflict resolution.

- Skills that allow young people to be Skills that allow young people to be productive and feel good about themselves productive and feel good about themselves included goal setting and decision making. included goal setting and decision making.

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- Prevention programs work best when they Prevention programs work best when they involve many different settings and people involve many different settings and people and help develop a sense of connection to and help develop a sense of connection to family, friends, school & community. family, friends, school & community. - Treatment for mental disorders can be Treatment for mental disorders can be matched to a person's circumstances and matched to a person's circumstances and needs. Treatment works best when people needs. Treatment works best when people seek help early. seek help early.

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I Messages

I – statements:• Start with the word I. •Let you take responsibility for your own feelings. •Are less likely to put the listener on the defensive. I – Statements usually have 4 parts:• “I feel _____” Take responsibility for your feelings•“when you ____” describe the problem behavior•“because____” describe the consequence that make the behavior a problem.