3. 3
Psychosocial Health
How we face life’s up and
downs
Challenges
Disappointments
Joys frustrations
Pain
Complex interaction
Between a person’s history
and conscious & unconscious
thoughts + interpretations of
the past
4. 4
Resiliency
Characteristics
PS Health
Feel good about
themselves
Feel comfortable with
people
Control tension &
stress
Meet the demands of
life
Curb hate & guilt
Positive outlook
Enrich the lives of
others
Cherish things that
make them smile
Value diversity
Appreciate nature
6. 6
INTELLECTUAL HEALTH
The Thinking You
The ability to:
reason / interpret / remember
sense / perceive / evaluate
solve problems / sort through clutter
of life
Positive / negative development
develop healthy attitudes & beliefs -
body, family, relationships, and life
learn, understand, appreciate
differences / contradictions
7. 7
EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Intense FEELINGS / SUBJECTIVE
Minute to minute
Day to day
Loving
Caring
Hating
Hurt
Despair
Release
Joy
Anxiety
Fear
Frustration
Anger
The emotional
experience
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Lazarus - Four Basic Types
EMOTIONS
Emotions from harm,
loss or threats
From benefits
Borderline - hope and
compassion
Complex - grief,
disappointment,
bewilderment and
curiosity
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SOCIAL HEALTH
Interactions With Others
Achievement and Maintenance of Health
Social bonds
Provide intimacy
Belonging / integration
Give / receive nurturance
Provide reassurance of worth
Assistance & guidance
Providing advice
Feel connected to life & live
Unconditional
Love?
12. 12
Social Support
Expressive Support
Emotional Support /
Encouragement
Structural Support
Housing / Money
Children - Families
Expressive & Structural
Adults - Develop Own
Social network - Friends /
Family
13. 13
Prejudice Cults & Social Health
Extreme groups /
belonging + support
Cults
Elements / social
health
Negative
representation
Aggressive
Hate
Bias
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Spiritual Health
Difficult-to-describe Element That Gives Zest For Life
A unifying force that gives propose or meaning
to life
Nature, family, religion, community
Egocentric / self orientated
Clothing, car, home, possessions
Western civilization denies spiritual until later
in life
Death, failed relationships,
Midlife crisis - sense of spiritual bankruptcy
What if i die tomorrow
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Factors Influencing Psychosocial Health
easy to define
difficult to assess
Psychosocially well
Virtually all the time
Some of the time
Almost never
External influences
Family - adjustments
Dysfunctional families
Greater environment
Where you live
Education
Access to health
services
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External Influences
Family Situations
healthy / supportive /nurturing /
happiness
OR!
violence / sexual, physical,
emotional abuse / distrust /
anger / dietary deprivation
Dysfunctional families
Greater Environment
Where you live / safety /
stressors / threats
Education / Lifestyle
Access to health services
17. 17
Internal Influences
Hereditary traits
Hormonal functioning
Physical health status
Formative years
school, sports, self
perception, job,
relationships
Personal worth
Self Esteem
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SELF PERCEPTION
Believing in Yourself
Self - efficacy
Personal control
Learned
helplessness
Belief in your ability to
perform a task successfully
Internal resources allow
you to control a situation
Past failures influence what
you do now - ‘I give up’ /
‘why bother’
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Personality & Freud
Id
Ego
Superego
Unconscious desire for
immediate gratification
wants and needs- disregards
laws / society / others
Personality forces that restrain
the Id - Satisfy the Id in socially
acceptable ways
Personality forces that act as our
conscious
20. 20
Psychology…
Behavioral
psychology
Developmental
psychology
Humanistic
psychology
B.F. Skinner - all behavior
learned by reward and
punishment
Right Vs. Wrong
Personality +development
of emotional health
successful completion of
tasks at various ages
Emotional well being
based on hierarchy of
needs
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Life Span and Maturity
Personality
impossible to define
Dynamic
Temperaments
change as we grow
Early development
or lack can influence
our lives
Self-esteem - sense of
self, respect &
confidence
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Developing and Maintaining
Self-Esteem
Perception from others
Internalized / realized/
demonstrated
Strength training for
self-esteem
Find A support group
peers who: share values,
goals, positive, honest
Help you develop as a
person
Learn To See Yourself
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Self-Esteem.., continued
Forming realistic
expectations
life is not all Or
nothing
Taking and making
time for yourself
Maintaining physical
health
Examining problems
and seeking help (if
required)
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Getting Adequate Amounts of
Rest
fix worries or grief
alcohol or smoking
avoid heavy meals
reduce caffeine
avoid daytime naps
spend an hour resting
before trying to sleep
don’t worry about sleep
clocks / out of direct sight
sleep at regular schedules
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When Thing Go Wrong
Depression……………….
Endogenous - biochemical
disorder (neurotransmitter)
Exogenous - external cause
Symptoms Similar:
sadness
joyless
loss of interest - work / school
fatigue
hopelessness / worthlessness
sleeplessness
Facts & Fallacies
Real Depression not a
natural reaction to crisis
and loss
People will not ‘snap
out’ of depression with a
little will power - leading
cause of suicide
Frequent crying not
related to depression
Depression is not “all in
the mind”
Genetic predisposition
many causes
many treatments
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Depression…… continued
Facts & Fallacies
Real Depression not a natural
reaction to crisis and loss
People will not ‘snap out’ of
depression with a little will power -
leading cause of suicide
Frequent crying not related to
depression
Depression is not “all in the mind”
Genetic predisposition
many causes
many treatments
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Treating Depression
Psychotherapeutic
social & interpersonal
cognitive - view life
rationally / less
pessimistic
6 to 8 months
& interpersonal therapy -
correct chronic human
relationship problems
Pharmacological
relieve symptoms - sleep &
appetite
Antidepressant drugs - 80%
Electroconvulsive therapy
shock treatment
every 5 seconds for 15 to 20
minutes
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Other Disorders………...
Obsessive
compulsive
disorder
- a disorder
characterized by
obsessive thoughts or
habitual behavior
that can not be
controlled
cleanliness - washing
hand 20 times before
eating
pulling out hair
self mutilation
causes are unclear
avoiding deeper
problems
lack of neurotransmitter
serotonin ( emotion +
motivation)
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Anxiety Disorders
Disorders characterized
by persistent feeling of
anxiety in coping with
everyday problems of
living……..,
fatigue, back pains,
headaches, unreality,
weakness in legs, and
losing control.
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Phobias and others
Phobias: A deep and persistent
fear of a specific object, activity,
situation
spiders, flying, heights, public
speaking, eating in public places
Panic Attacks:
Disabling Terror
breathing, heart rate, sweating,
shaking, choking, trembling
Heart Attack
Biochemical imbalance
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Light Therapy - Mimics Sunlight
A Type of Depression
“the winter blues”
reduced sunlight
irritability, apathy, CHO craving,
weight gain, more sleep & sadness.
Hypothalamus function
external stimuli
response regulator
women 4X more than men
ages 20 to 40
Canadians at high risk
Latitude matters………………
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Suicide: Giving Up On Life
A Cry for Help, Gone Wrong
3,500 each year
University Students
poor coping skills
lack of social support
low self-esteem
perspective of
negative situation
women attempt 4X
the rate of men
men are 3X more
successful
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Suicide……….. Continued...
Risk Factors
family history
previous attempts
drug / alcohol
depression…...
financial
loss of loved one
death or rejection
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Warning Signals of Suicide
I can’t take it
anymore
I might as well end it
soon the pain will be
over
giving away prized
possessions
loss of interest
personality change
risk taking
personal appearance
drug / alcohol use
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Suicide……. Continued!
monitor warning signals
take threats seriously
tell them you care & are there
for them
listen
ask directly
don’t challenge the attempt
alternatives
get help / remove pills / guns
etc……..
tell family members
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When do I need help????
I think I need it
mood swings
problems effect daily life
withdrawn
hallucinations
life - worth living?
Inadequate / worthless
emotional response &
situation don’t match
crises
Can’t get act together
suicidal
drugs/alcohol use
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Seeking Professional Help!
Psychiatrist: Licensed Physician
specialists mental / emotional disorders
Psychoanalyst: reveals past traumas
blocking personal growth
Clinical /Psychiatric Social worker:
Mater’s Degree, work in clinical
settings/ sometimes insured by employee
assistance programs
Counsellor: Wide variety of services,
academic - family, relationship, self-
esteem, behaviours……
Anyone can have the title of Counsellor-
so check them out!