Chapter 4 Being Mentally and Emotionally Healthy Comprehensive
Chapter 4 Being Mentally and Emotionally Healthy Comprehensive health Skills for Middle, Textbook Pages 98 -127
Essential Question Can you make sense of your own emotions? Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
TEXTBOOK PAGES 98 -114 Lessons 4. 1 -4. 2 Getting to Know Yourself Making Sense of Your Emotions
Learning Targets • explain why self-esteem matters. • identify factors that can affect a person’s self-esteem. • give examples of strategies you can use to help improve your self-image and self-esteem. • describe the different parts of a person’s identity. • identify one personal value, one personal belief, and one personal attitude. • distinguish between self-image and self-esteem. Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Learning Targets • identify pleasant and unpleasant emotions. • explain what it means to have emotional awareness. • describe how identifying and accepting your feelings can help you control your emotions. • demonstrate how to express your emotions in a healthy way. • identify characteristics of people with high emotional intelligence. Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Who Are You? • Your identity is the answer to the question “who are you? ” – Involves four aspects Physical Active • Gender, race, age, height, weight, hair color • Engagement in particular activities and interests Social Psychological • Connection to family, friends, and peers • Internal thoughts and feelings Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Personal Values • Values are things a person considers important – Personal beliefs are ideas or thoughts a person knows to be true – Attitudes are set ways a person thinks or feels about someone or something Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
How Do You See Yourself? • Your mental picture of yourself is your self-image • This includes your – appearance – personality – skills and abilities – weaknesses Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Think About It… FIGURE 4. 3 PAGE 101 • How many of these positive traits describe how you see yourself? Adaptable Ambitious Analytical Assertive Cheerful Forgiving Musical Respectful Confident Friendly Optimistic Sensitive Consistent Funny Patient Smart Creative Handsome Peaceful Sociable Athletic Beautiful Bold Efficient Impulsive Persistent Strong Emotional Kind Persuasive Talkative Empathetic Logical Productive Thoughtful Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
How Do You Feel About Yourself? • Related to self-image, self-esteem is how you feel about yourself • Can be impacted by – social interactions with family, friends, and others – life events and personal experiences – media (TV, movies, and social media) Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Infographic Discussion Why does low self-esteem increase the likelihood that young people will engage in unhealthy behaviors? TEXTBOOK PAGE 103 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Skills Check • Building your self-esteem Eat healthy foods, get plenty of sleep, and be physically active Make a list of activities you enjoy doing and do something every day Spend time with people who make you feel good about yourself Do or say something nice to make others feel good With the help of friends and family, make a list of your skills and abilities Focus on your strengths and look to improve your weaknesses Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
The characteristics shown here are good indicators of someone who has positive mental and emotional health. Which characteristics on this list do you possess? What are you still working on to improve? Textbook page 99 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Lesson Review 1. A set way a person thinks or feels about someone or something is a(n) _____. • attitude 2. How you view yourself is _____. • self-image 3. True or false? What you see on TV or social media can impact your self-esteem. • true Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Making Sense of Your Emotions
Understanding Your Emotions • The moods or feelings you experience are called emotions • Emotional awareness can be challenging because – you may feel positive and negative emotions at the same time – one emotion might hide another emotion Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Controlling Your Emotions Step 1: Identify your feelings Step 2: Accept your feelings Step 3: Express your feelings Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Infographic Discussion Why is it so important to experience your emotions in a healthy way? TEXTBOOK PAGE 109 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Skills Check • When expressing your feelings, avoid aggressive “You” statements that lay blame and use “I” statements instead “You make me • “I feel angry…” • “I don’t like it when…” so mad!” “It’s none of • “I do not feel comfortable…” your business. ” • “I would appreciate privacy…” “You broke your • “I feel like…” • “I am upset that…” promise. ” Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Developing Emotional Intelligence (EI) • Emotional intelligence (EI) includes the abilities to – understand, control, and express your emotions – sense the emotions of others (continued) Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Developing Emotional Intelligence (EI) • People with EI can control or reduce negative emotions by – changing the way they think about a situation – trying to view the issue in a different way – having optimism (continued) Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Developing Emotional Intelligence (EI) • Having empathy includes – putting yourself in other people’s shoes – understanding the wants, needs, and viewpoints of others (continued) Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Developing Emotional Intelligence (EI) • When people have good EI, they show gratitude to others – They appreciate what is good and meaningful in their lives – They show this appreciation for others, which strengthens relationships (continued) Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Developing Emotional Intelligence (EI) • People with EI demonstrate resilience in response to challenges – This is the ability to bounce back from traumatic and stressful events – They are flexible and can adapt to a difficult situation Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Lesson Review 1. What is emotional awareness? • knowing which emotions you feel and why 2. An unhealthy and aggressive way to express your emotions is a(n) _______. • “you” statement 3. The ability to keep a positive outlook and focus on the good aspects of situations is called _____. • optimism 4. What does it mean to have resilience? • to be able to bounce back from traumatic or stressful events Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
Great Resources Øteenshealth. org best-self-center. Øteenshealth. org emotional intelligence Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co. , Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website.
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