Emotional Wellbeing. HED 44025-001

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EMOTIONAL WELLBEING Women’s Health Issues HED 44025-001 10.05.15

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EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

Women’s Health IssuesHED 44025-001 10.05.15

Mental and emotional well-being is essential to overall health. Positive mental health allows people to realize their full potential, cope with the stresses of

life, work productively, and make meaningful contributions to their communities.

Early childhood experiences have lasting, measurable consequences later in life; therefore, fostering emotional well-being from the earliest stages of life

helps build a foundation for overall health and well-being. Anxiety, mood (e.g., depression) and impulse control disorders are associated

with a higher probability of risk behaviors (e.g., tobacco, alcohol and other drug use, risky sexual behavior), intimate partner and family violence, many other chronic and acute conditions (e.g., obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular

disease, HIV/STIs), and premature death.-Surgeon General

DEPRESSION. ANXIETY. SELF INJURY(NSSI).

• What is it/forms can it take?• What are common symptoms/signs?• What do we see as causes for these? • What are common treatments?• Is there other information you find notable from your search?

WHAT ARE THE RISKS?

• Higher likelihood to abuse substances or have self destructive behaviors • Suicidal thoughts or actions• Loss of investment in self, relationships & life goals• Violence/ public outcry

Words Associate

d with Emotional

Health Issues

Failure

Isolated

Concern for relationships

Uncertainty Over commitment

Perfectionism Unobtainable

Low self confidence/self esteem

WorthlessnessHealth issues

Negative body imageSubstance abuse

Out of control

Disengagement

MisunderstoodStressed

OverwhelmedGuilty

Ashamed

Exhausted

Fear

Shame

Trauma

RestlessDetached

THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY Wholehearteddef. Showing or characterized by complete sincerity and commitment.synonyms:Committed. Positive. Emphatic.  Devoted. Dedicated. Enthusiasti

c. Unshakable. Unswerving.

NOURISHING YOU.•What is the responsibility to ourselves to make sure WE are ok? •When is it ok to care of you and take time for you?

• Self care •Depression screening on campus, Oct. 10th

•Visiting a therapist

ENGAGING THE CONVERSATION

Level 1: This is not my problem. I don’t know anyone with a problem like this. I have my own problems to deal with.

Level 2: Let me help you make it better. Let me show you how it’s not that bad.

Level 3: Let me empathize with you. Let me listen to your lived experience.

STRESS & COLLEGE STUDENTS:

A LOVE STORY

HOW DO YOU MANAGE STRESS?• What stresses you out? • What works in helping you manage stress?• What calms your mind?• What allows you to zone out or experience flow?• What keeps you on track and motivated?

Forming healthy habits: Making time for self reflection. Identifying what works for your lifestyle. Identifying resources on campus or in the community. Regularly engaging with others (friends, family, organizations). Establishing a regular sleep schedule. Maintaining healthy eating/fitness habits. Self advocacy, saying no, or advocating for a better situation for yourself.

Flow-\def.\ In positive psychology, flow, also known as the zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity.

CRISIS ON CAMPUS

• In the Fall 2011 ACHA–NCHA survey, more than 6 percent of college students reported seriously considering suicide, and about 1 percent reported attempting suicide in the previous year.

• Research suggests that students with depression do not necessarily drink alcohol more heavily than other college students. But students with depression, especially women, are more likely to drink to get drunk and experience problems related to alcohol abuse, such as engaging in unsafe sex.

• A nationwide survey of college students at 2- and 4-year institutions—found that about 30 percent of college students reported feeling "so depressed that it was difficult to function" at some time in the past year.

WHAT IF WE LOOKED AT THE BIGGER PICTURE?

“I just want to be happy.”

• How do we as our American society view happiness & wellness?• What does it mean to be happy?