Mental And Emotional Health

1. 1)Healthy Diet, 2) relaxation techniques, 3)Having a sense of humor, 4) healthy relationships, 5) seeking professional heelp when needed.

1. Regularily Passive
   1. NOT developing proper communication skills
   2. becoming vulnerable, and unable to speak for yourslef
2. stress related diseases and disorders

   Anmerkungen:

   • Heart Disease Sleep Problems Digestive Problems Depression Memory Impairment 

Anmerkungen:

• They bodys and minds response to demand.

Anmerkungen:

• Benefits: Having a voice, being respected by others, beliveing your opinion matters- to say no or yes, being able to stand up for yourself as well as others. 

1. Happy meduim between aggressive and passive
   1. Aggressive

      Anmerkungen:

      • Hostile and unfriendly in the way one expresses themselves
      1. : Anger, Never wrong, Only one side, Too confident, No respect for others, No listening skills

         Anmerkungen:

         • Some Characteristics Probable Consequences: No freinds, Lack of proper socail/speaking/ communicating skills, can only see one side to a multi faseted situation/topic- or broad spectrum 
   2. Passive

      Anmerkungen:

      • Not offering opposition when challenged or pressured. 
      1. Lack of confidence, Worried too much about other peoples opinions, no skills of assertivness

         Anmerkungen:

         • Some Characteristics 
2. ASSERTIVNESS HELPS IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS
3. "I " Statements

   Anmerkungen:

   • These are beneficial in sticky situations becasue it covers, how you feel, why you feel it , and how the other person/people could change the negativity with that certain action. This also is an affective way of communicating and directly going to the source of the problem, instead of the person. It helps you say what you need to say in a (somewhat if not always) resptful manner. 
   • It makes me feel confused, when you call people rude names right behind their backs, while you know they can hear. 

Anmerkungen:

• The feeling that is produced in response to life experiences.

1. Emotional Intelligence

   Anmerkungen:

   • The ability to understand, use, and manage emotions. - like people skills IQ  Beneficial outcomes: Becoming more assertive, understanding how and when to say thimgs, being able to talk to everyone and communicate effectivly with clarity for everyone. 
2. Defense Mechanism

   Anmerkungen:

   • An unconcious behavior that is used to avoid experiencing unpleasant emotions
   1. Eustress

      Anmerkungen:

      • A positive stress that energizes and helps a person
   2. Distress

      Anmerkungen:

      • A NEGATIVE stress that makes a person sick, and stands in the way of reaching goals
3. Fight or Flight Response

   Anmerkungen:

   • A physiological reaction that occurs in response to a percieved harmful event, attack, or threat to survival.
4. Bullying

   Anmerkungen:

   • "intentionally aggressive and usually repeated verbal, social, or physical behavior, aimed at a specific person or group of people"
   1. Reasons we THINK the bully bullies for

      Anmerkungen:

      • Race, Beliefs,Personal Opinion, They way they look/ are percieved,  Medical/ mental disabilities, image, sexual orientation, gener expression. 
      1. Things WE can do

         Anmerkungen:

         • Be there as a friend, Speak up, Tell adults or administration, accept the victim, and try to stand up for the victim