Chapter Two: Emotional Health

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Chapter Two Emotional Health

• Contemporary Living
• Health
• Making Life Choices

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Section 1 Self-Knowledge

• Fact or Fiction?
• Emotional health is not related to physical
  health.
• Once a person adopts values, they remain firmly
  fixed for a lifetime.
• It is best to reject illogical or unpleasant
  feelings.
• The most emotionally healthy people do not need
  the help of others they stand alone on their
  own two feet.
• The primary problem people have in making new
  relationships is the fear of being rejected.
• The best way to solve a problem is to think up a
  solution and to concentrate on making it work.

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Cont. Section 1

• Emotional health Mental health
• The state of being free of mental disturbances
  that limit functioning also the state of having
  developed healthy perceptions and responses to
  other people and life events, based on thoughts,
  emotions, and values

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Ingredients of Self Confidence

• Self Confidence
• Is Attractive
• Not the same as being conceited
• Feels okay about his or her traits without
  exaggerating them
• Starts with SELF KNOWLEDGE!!!

• Self Knowledge
• Who Am I?!?
• Thoughts
• Values
• Emotions (feelings)

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• Thoughts those mental processes of which a
  person is always conscious
• Your thoughts are conscious
• Your thoughts shape your actions
• You can train your mind to think positively
• Cortex outermost layer of your brain where your
  thoughts take place

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• Values
• Rules for behavior
• Right or Wrong?
• Values are both conscious and unconscious
• Define values by stating beliefs

• Values are continuously changing
• Status
• A persons standing or rank in relation to
  others, many times falsely based on wealth,
  power, or influence

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• Emotions
• A feeling that occurs in response to an event as
  experienced by an individual.
• Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
• The ability to recognize and appropriately
  express ones emotions in a way that enhances
  living
• Some actions are unacceptable, but emotions
  towards them are OK

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• Resentment
• Anger that has built up due to failure to express
  it
• Suppress
• To hold back or restrain

• Confrontation
• A showdown an interaction in which one person
  expresses feeling to another

Expressing feelings is best done physically
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End Section 1

• Assignments
• Complete Section 1 Review p. 33 1-9
• Review for Chapter 2 Section 1 Quick Quiz
• Quick Quiz

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Section 2 Relating to Others

• A person who gives in when conflict arises is
  cooperative.
• A person who walks away during an argument is
  afraid.
• A person who does nothing about a conflict saves
  the other persons feelings.
• A person who fights dirty usually wins.
• A person who tries to understand the others
  point of view can meet his or her own needs by
  doing so.

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• Support System
• A network of individuals or groups with which one
  identifies and exchanges emotional support
• Mentor
• A wise person who gives advice and assistance

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• Conflict
• A struggle or opposition between people
• Violence
• Brutal physical force intended to damage or
  injure another
• Feud
• A bitter, continuing hostility, often involving
  groups of people
• Tolerance
• Accommodation and acceptance of differences
  between oneself and others

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• Mediator
• A neutral third person who helps two people in
  conflict to communicate more effectively

• Communication
• A two-way exchange of ideas or thoughts
• Assertive
• Passive
• Aggressive

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• S O F T E N
• Smile
• Open posture
• Forward lean
• Touch
• Eye contact
• Nod

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End Section 2

• Assignments
• Complete Section 2 Review p. 40 1-5
• Review for Chapter 2 Section 2 Quick Quiz
• Quick Quiz

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Section 3 Making Decisions and Solving Problems

• Name the problem
• Describe it specifically
• Brainstorm
• Think about each solution and list its advantages
  and disadvantages
• Choose a solution, and act on it
• Evaluate the outcome

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End Section 3

• Assignments
• Complete Section 3 Review p. 42 1-4
• Review for Chapter 2 Section 3 Quick Quiz
• Quick Quiz

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Section 4 Finding a Place in Society

• Alienation
• Withdrawing from others because of differences
  that cannot be resolved
• Ostracism
• Rejection and exclusion from society
• Nonconformist
• A person who does not share societys values and
  therefore behaves in unconventional ways

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Cont. Section 4

• Society is composed of many small groups of
  like-minded people
• The values and expectations of society do not
  always reflect the values of individuals

• An individuals relationship to his society is an
  essential aspect of his wellness
• The values of society frequently represent the
  values of middle class adults

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End Section 4

• Assignments
• Complete Section 4 Review p. 44 1-6
• Review for Chapter 2 Section 4 Quick Quiz
• Quick Quiz

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End of Chapter 2

• Chapter 1-4 Section Reviews Due
• Chapter 2 Review p. 48 as Test Grade