Mental health

Health

The health dart board

Work

Disease

Relationships

Fitness

Good looks

Environment

Mental well being

Spiritual well being

Diet

Lets come up with 5 more words that are Associated with health.

Make a dart board

Mental health

Think before you change

ThinkMental health bank

1. Amusing 22. pleased ...... capable 2. Anxious3. Depressed4. Stress5. Relaxed6. Self Respect7. Sadness9. Annoyed10. Angry11. Afraid12. Excited13. Pity14. Empathy15. Courageous16. Proud17. Optimistic18. Amazed 19. Untroubled20. Determined21. Concerned

1. Last day before year 12 VCE exams2. Father has lost his job and is finding it difficult to find a new job. The

family savings are now very less and you might not be able to afford the Europe excursion from school in which all your friends are going next week.

3. You have been the best student in your class in primary school but find it difficult in the secondary school because you are in a class where your best friend always gets a better score than you.

4. Your friends call you loser because you don’t drink alcohol and they challenge you to have a drink at a party. You have never had a sip of alcohol before because you are afraid of your father but hate being called a loser by friends.

5. You grand father passed away recently. You were very close to him.6. You have started gaining weight and just can’t lose those extra kilos

despite all your efforts. It affects you because your elder sister is a fashion model.

Mental health vs. Mental illness

Mental health Mental illness

Mental health embraces aspects of our lives such as our feelings, thoughts, behaviour and relationships with others

A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern associated with disability that occurs in an individual and is not a part of normal development or culture. Currently, mental disorders are conceptualized as disorders of brain circuits likely caused by multiple factors.

The way you think and act affects the way your body responds

The way your body responds affects the way you think and act

e.g. anxiety, stress, creativity, happiness, sense of well being

e.g bipolar depression, ADHD, psychosis

Mental health and young Australians

Depression

Anxiety

Eating disorders