MENTAL HEALTH WARM UPWHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH? WHY IS MENTAL HEALTH IMPORTANT TO YOUR
TODAY WE WILL… �DEFINE MENTAL HEALTH �INVESTIGATE THE KEYS TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH �DISCOVER OUR PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES �DEFINE PERSONALITY �EXAMINE WHAT FACTORS DETERMINE YOUR PERSONALITY
MENTAL HEALTH IS. . � THE ABILITY TO LIKE AND ACCEPT YOURSELF. � THE HEALTH OF YOUR MIND.
BRAINSTORM ACTIVITY �THINK ABOUT WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF. �HOW DOES THIS MAKE YOU AND OTHERS AROUND YOU FEEL? �SHARE YOUR ANSWERS WITH A PARTNER.
KEYS TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH �ACCEPT YOURSELF �FOCUS ON YOUR STRENGTHS �ACCEPT YOUR WEAKENESSES
BRAINSTORM ACTIVITY � MAKE A LIST OF YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. � SHARE YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES WITH A PARTNER. � WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE UPON YOUR WEAKNESSES? �EVERYONE HAS WEAKNESSES!!
PERSONALITY �DISCUSS WITH A PARTNER WHAT THE DEFINITION OF PERSONALITY IS. �PERSONALITY �A PERSONS FEELINGS, ATTITUDES AND HABITS �SNOW-FLAKE ANALOGY. �PERSONALITIES ARE LIKE SNOW-FLAKES, NO TWO ARE THE SAME. �DO BROTHERS AND SISTERS HAVE THE SAME PERSONALITY? BEST FRIENDS? TWINS?
PERSONALITY FACTORS � 1. HEREDITY �PASSING OF TRAITS FROM PARENTS TO CHILDREN � 2. ENVIRONMENT �YOUR SURROUNDINGS � 3. BEHAVIOR �HOW YOU ACT
WHAT PERSONALITY FACTOR CAN YOU CONTROL? ? �YOU AND ONLY YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR BEHAVIOR!! �YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS!! �THE CHOICES THAT YOU MAKE LEAD TO GOOD OR POOR HEALTH!!