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Understanding Mental Health & Intergenerational Patterns

Adjustment/ Ages & Stages

• f Development
• Sometimes I feel really

depressed, anxious, emotional and overwhelmed-

• What is normal?
• What can I do about it?

“Know Thyself,”

• Socrates
• The desire to know the self, to reflect on and

understand the thoughts and behavior of

• thers is the foundation of psychology-

a study of the mind.

Mental Health Perspectives

• What is Mental Health?
• What impact does it have?
• Who does it affect?

Why is it important for me to know about common psychological conditions and disorders?

• What are the most common disorders?

Depression

• Persistent low mood that is

accompanied by low self- esteem and loss of interest

• r pleasure in normally

enjoyable activities.

• Often includes symptoms of

fatigue, weight loss or gain, insomnia, memory problems, and thoughts of self-harm.

Anxiety

• Social Anxiety Disorder (Kristii)

http://youtu.be/c8ERX1Oep4w

*Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by excessive feelings of anxiety and fear accompanied by three or more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance. *There are various forms of anxiety disorders.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Trauma & PTSD

What is PTSD? Who can experience it?

Developmental Disorders

Bipolar Disorder

*Bipolar Disorder is characterized by episodes of an elevated or agitated mood known as mania

• ften alternating with episodes of depression.

These episodes can impair the individual's ability to function in ordinary life.

Borderline Personality Disorder

• A pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self

image, and affects, as well as markedly impulsive behavior.

• Individuals with BPD can experience several or all of the following

symptoms:

• Fear of Abandonment
• Extreme mood swings
• Difficulty in relationships
• Unstable self-image
• Difficulty managing emotions
• Impulsive behavior
• Self-injuring acts
• Suicidal ideation
• Transient psychotic episodes

Schizophrenia

• Schizophrenia is mental disorder characterized by a breakdown in

thinking and poor emotional responses.

Addiction/Substance Abuse

• Alcohol
• Illicit Drugs
• Prescription Drugs
• Addictive Behaviors (Pornography,

Gambling, Eating Disorders, Etc.)

Eating Disorders

Mental Health Resources:

• *Family
• *Friends
• *Local Clergy (Bishop, YW leaders)
• *Community Resources (LDS Family Services,

Community Support Groups & Counseling Services, Personal Physican)

• *Hotlines
• http://youtu.be/EMuH2gWx2Ho (Aly’s Story)

Suicide

What to do if someone you know exhibits warning signs of suicide:

• Do not leave the person alone
• Remove any firearms, alcohol, drugs or sharp objects

that could be used in a suicide attempt

• Take the person to an emergency room or seek help

from a medical or mental health professional

• Call for help
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK

Treatment For Psychological Disorders

• Counseling
• Medication
• Different kinds
• f of therapy

http://youtu.be/XiCrniLQGYc

(Depression –Black Dog)

Assessing Our Feelings

• Sometimes I feel really depressed, anxious,

emotional and overwhelmed-what is normal?

• What can I do about it?

Good Mental Health Practices For Everyone

Personal Viewpoint What Do We See?

• “A young couple moves into a new
• neighborhood. The next morning while

they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean; she doesn't know how to wash

• correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry

soap." Her husband looks on, remaining

• silent. Every time her neighbor hangs her

wash to dry, the young woman makes the same comments. A month later, the woman is surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and says to her husband: "Look, she's finally learned how to wash

• correctly. I wonder who taught her this? "

The husband replies, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows." And so it is with life... What we see when watching others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look.”

Individual Psychology

• Lifestyle
• Mistaken Beliefs
• Striving for Superiority

Superiority

Goal "Whoever strives for personal superiority prevents his connection with the community. He does not seek integration with others but their

• subordination. With that, he

naturally disturbs the harmony in life, in the society and among his fellow human beings.

Personality & Style of Life

• Why is it that my sister and I are so opposite? We

were raised in the same house by the same parents with the same values…?

• I always take on too many things and feel the

pressure to achieve. I am also really hard on myself when things don’t go as I planned…why?

• Why does everyone need so much instruction to

get things done? Just figure it out and do it already!

• Why is everyone so uptight? Just relax and go

with the flow!

Birth Order

Nature Vs. Nurture

• How much of who I am

comes from my birth order and the family environment I was raised in?

• How was that environment influenced by the way

my parent’s were raised…and in turn- their parents?

• What are Intergenerational Patterns? How do they

affect me?

Intergenerational Patterns

P A M A M E G P G M G P G M G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G

Agency: Free To Choose/ The Creative Self “The individual is thus

both the picture and the

• artist. He is the artist of his
• wn personality, but as an

artist he is neither an infallible worker nor a person with a complete understanding of mind and body; he is rather a weak, extremely fallible, and imperfect human being.” Alfred Adler

How Can I Be A Chain Breaker?

• Identify Useful & Useless Family Patterns
• Decide Which Behaviors Stop With You
• Determine New Behaviors To Implement
• Exercise Personal Agency To Make Positive

Changes

• Be Gentle With Yourself As You Engage in the

Up & Down Process of Change (Focus on Progress Not Perfection)

The Tasks of Life: Finding the Balance How Am I Doing?

Social/ Family & Friendships Spiritual Self Love/ Relationships Work/ School

The 5 Tasks of Life

The 5 Tasks of Life

10 10 10 10 10

Rate your level of satisfaction in each area by placing a dot on each scale from 1-10 then connect the dots.

Social/Family & Friends Spiritual Self Love & Relationships Work/ School

What does your wheel look like?

• How can helping others help me

to improve my own mental health?

Social Interest

• What is Social Interest?
• “The style of life is influenced mostly by the

quality of the individual's SOCIAL INTEREST. Adler wrote, "Social interest is the true and inevitable compensation for the natural weakness of individual human beings.“ –Adler

• How is engaging in Social Interest beneficial?

Depressed?... Social Interest Homework: Make a Cup of Tea for a Friend…

Depressed?...

Social Interest In Action

"Whatever you are lacking in your life can be found by giving…

• If you are unhappy, give happiness & you will feel happy.

If you are lonely, give friendship or a listening ear & you will feel loved.

• If you are discouraged, give encouragement & you will feel

encouraged.

• If you are scared or fearful, give bravery & you will feel brave.
• If you are weak, give strength & you will feel strong.”

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• Rhonna Farrrer

Personal Progression

• What Does Personal Progress have to do with all
• f this information?
• How can my perspectives on Mental Health

shape my character and affect those around me?

https://www.lds.org/youth/video/lift-us- up?lang=eng&cid=email-shared

• How have my perspectives on Mental Health

changed?

How Can I Personally Spread Mental Health Awareness and Engage in Social Interest?

 Find A Personal Cause  Engage In At Least One Act of Service Every Day  Encourage Others to Share Their True Selves By Being Authentic Yourself!  Be Kind, Charitable & Generous With Yourself & Others  Create/Find Times To Be Inclusive Instead of Exclusive  Speak Up! Endeavor To Correct False Information About Mental Illness When You Hear It  Be a Friend! Stand Up For & Support Those Who Struggle With Mental Health Conditions & Disorders

“Peace To Every Human Soul”