Aim: How can one achieve emotional and mental health?

Do now: How can you tell if someone is mentally healthy? How would poor mental health affect your physical or social health?


Notes:Mental health: Feeling good about yourself, feeling good about your relationships with others, being able to cope with life’s changesIt is the state of being comfortable with yourself, others and surroundings. People who are mentally healthy are realistic about strengths and weaknesses, able to take on the responsibilities of daily living, caring towards themselves and others, able to handle disappointments and learn from them, able to feel enjoyment and a sense of achievement

Self: lack of confidence in their ability or skills, lack of sleep, poor nutrition or lack of physical activity, uncertainty about the future, too few challenges or opportunities for success

Relationships: lack of communication skills, being insecure, not getting along with parents, alcohol or other drug use, having friends with poor emotional health

Change: too many changes, not knowing how to deal with stress, death or loss, lack of support to deal with change.