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Chapter 2 Chapter 2

Emotional Health Sec 1

Emotional Health Sec 1

Emotional Health Emotional Health

• State of being free of mental disturbances that limit functioning.

• Having developed a healthy perception and responses to other people and life events.

• State of being free of mental disturbances that limit functioning.

• Having developed a healthy perception and responses to other people and life events.

Emotionally Healthy People…Emotionally Healthy People…

• Fit in with others• Get along with others• Fit in with others• Get along with others

Emotional Unhealthy People May…

Emotional Unhealthy People May…

• Abuse drugs/ alcohol• Use nicotine• Over eat/ under eat• Over work/ work too little

• Abuse drugs/ alcohol• Use nicotine• Over eat/ under eat• Over work/ work too little

Thoughts Thoughts

Mental process of which a person is always conscious.

Mental process of which a person is always conscious.

CortexCortex

• Outer portion of the brain where thinking takes place.

• Outer portion of the brain where thinking takes place.

ValuesValues

• A persons set of rules for behavior, what is right from wrong.• Leadership• Honesty• Friendship• Helping others

• A persons set of rules for behavior, what is right from wrong.• Leadership• Honesty• Friendship• Helping others

Emotions Emotions

• Feelings in response to an event • Love • Anger• fear

• Feelings in response to an event • Love • Anger• fear

Take a Moment and Play

http://www.scaryforkids.com/scary-maze/

Take a Moment and Play

http://www.scaryforkids.com/scary-maze/

Physical Responses to Emotion

Physical Responses to Emotion

• Pounding heart • Sweaty palms • Butterflies in your stomach• Dry mouth

• http://www.scaryforkids.com/hit-the-dot/

• Pounding heart • Sweaty palms • Butterflies in your stomach• Dry mouth

• http://www.scaryforkids.com/hit-the-dot/

Autonomic Nervous

System (ANS)

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Responsible for Involuntary Actions In emergencies that cause stress and require us to "fight" or take "flight" (run away)In non - emergencies that allow us to "rest" and "digest."

Responsible for Involuntary Actions In emergencies that cause stress and require us to "fight" or take "flight" (run away)In non - emergencies that allow us to "rest" and "digest."

Polygraph (Lie Detector)Polygraph (Lie Detector)

The Eyes Tell it All…The Eyes Tell it All…• “left” or “right” from your viewpoint

• * Up and to the left :Visually constructed images (Lie)• * Up and to the right: Visually remembered images

(Truth)• * To the left :Auditory constructed• * To the right: Auditory remembered• * Down and to the left: Feelings/kinesthetic• * Down and to the right: Internal dialog• * Straight ahead

This is usually a sign of concentration or someone trying to hide how they feel

• “left” or “right” from your viewpoint

• * Up and to the left :Visually constructed images (Lie)• * Up and to the right: Visually remembered images

(Truth)• * To the left :Auditory constructed• * To the right: Auditory remembered• * Down and to the left: Feelings/kinesthetic• * Down and to the right: Internal dialog• * Straight ahead

This is usually a sign of concentration or someone trying to hide how they feel

ResentmentResentment

• Anger that has built up due to failures to express it.

• Anger that has built up due to failures to express it.

SuppressSuppress

• To hold back or restrain.• To hold back or restrain.