Mental Health

Wellness Lesson 2

Essential Skill: Make decisions after reflection and review

Objectives

Students will be able to: Explain total health Explain the concept of the health

triangle Assess and improve your personal

health triangle.

Total Health Worksheet

Total health is a combination of : Physical Mental And social well-being

Physical HealthFitnessGood groomingWell-balanced dietMeeting life’s demands

On your worksheet, please provide examples of those listed above.For example: Fitness- bike riding to school.

Mental HealthLiking who you areAccepting yourselfExpress emotions in a healthy

wayDealing with stress and problemsOn your worksheet, please provide examples of those listed above.For example: Accepting yourself- accepting all the good and bad traits you have.

Social Health

Getting along with othersWorking well in a groupMaking and keeping friendsGiving and getting supportOn your worksheet, please provide examples of those listed above.For example: Working well in a group- Listening to other peoples ideas

The Health Triangle

What type of triangle is this?Why a triangle?

PHYSICAPHYSICALL

MENTALMENTAL

SOCIALSOCIAL

Your goal should be:

Work on your weaknesses Understand that not every day will be

balanced Your triangle is always changing Focus on your strengths To achieve a balanced triangle on

most days

Unbalanced Triangles:

MS

P

SM

P

Health Triangle Activity Begin by reading “Your Health Triangle Activity

Worksheet.” Add up your yes answers for each section

(physical, mental, and social). For each yes cut out a block for that dimension. Once you have cut out all of your strips, form a

triangle and tape it to the back of the “total health worksheet.”

Do not forget to answer the questions on the bottom of the total health worksheet.

Your taped triangle should look like this:

M

M

M

M

M

S

S

S

S

S

P PP PP

Think, Pair, SharePair up with the person next to

you and explain the definition of total health.

Why a triangle?Share 1 thing you’re good at and

1 thing to improve on.What was today’s thinking skill?

Closure

Underneath the triangle you created write a short summary (4 sentences) of what you believe you can improve on when it comes to your health.