Looking in Your Blind Spot
In this module, you will study the importance of achieving good mental and emotional health. You will understand how emotions come into play when making decisions, and how to effectively manage the stresses of everyday life. You will also learn suicide prevention strategies, and discover resources that can help when dealing with unhealthy relationships, mental disorders, and thoughts of suicide. Furthermore, you will explore conflict resolution techniques necessary in physical activity settings. Such skills are necessary when encountering issues like lack of space, damaged equipment, and stress.
Getting Started
Why do we experience emotions? Before you begin to examine mental and emotional health, take a moment to watch this video, The Power of Sadness in Inside Out: Braincraft, from eMediaVASM, to learn what some researchers consider most important about emotions.
Key Vocabulary
To view the definitions for these key vocabulary terms, visit the course glossary.
mental/ emotional health
hierarchy of needs
self-actualization
stress
stressor
personality
personal identity
emotions
empathy
relationship
communication
compromise
cooperation
abuse
neglect
suicide