Chapter 2: Psychological Health

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Chapter 2 Psychological Health

• An Invitation to Health Brief, 5th Edition
• Hales

Prepared by Jeanne Freeman, PhD, CHES
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What is Psychological Health?

• Emotional health
• Mental health
• Relationship to Spiritual Health
• Emotional intelligence
• Spiritual intelligence

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The Lessons of Positive Psychology
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The Lessons of Positive Psychology

• Self-esteem
• Locus of Control
• Autonomy
• Assertive
• Managing Mood

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Spirituality

• and Religiosity
• Values
• Prayer
• Gratitude
• Altruism

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Connecting with Others

• Feeling connected enhances your physical and
  psychological health
• Men vs. women
• Social isolation
• Solitude
• Overcoming loneliness
• Shyness
• Social anxiety

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Sleepless in America And on Campus

• Health risks of chronic sleep problems
• Longevity
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Depression
• Heart attack
• Stroke

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Sleepless in America And on Campus

• Insomnia
• Irritability, depression, traffic accidents,
  memory problems
• Sleep-deprived university students
• More tension, anger, depression, fatigue, and
  confusion
• How much sleep
• Normal range is 5 to 10 hours
• Average is 7.5 hours

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Understanding Mental Health
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Understanding Mental Health

• Mental disorders
• Depression on campus
• Stress
• Substance abuse
• Sleep loss
• Mind-body connection
• Mind-exercise connection

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Depressive Disorders

• Minor depression
• Dysthymic disorder
• Major depression
• Bipolar disorder (Manic depression)
• Treating depression
• Psychotherapy
• Medication
• Exercise
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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Anxiety Disorders

• Phobias
• Most prevalent type of anxiety disorder
• Behavior therapy
• Systematic desensitization
• Panic attacks and panic disorder
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)r

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Attention Disorders

• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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Suicide

• Suicide in the young
• Third leading cause of death among adolescents
  10-19 years old
• Second leading cause of death among college
  students
• Factors leading to suicide
• Prevention

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Overcoming Problems of the Mind

• Therapy
• Psychodynamic psychotherapy
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT
• Interpersonal therapy (IPT)
• Psychiatric drugs
• Alternative mind-mood products