Mental/Emotional Health
People with good mental and emotional health demonstrate the following characteristics:
Abraham Maslow was a prominent American psychologist. During his career, he developed a theory known as Maslow's hierarchy of needs. This theory examines the importance of achieving the basic needs of a human to get a solid start on achieving good mental and emotional health. In this interactivity, you will learn more about Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Click the player button to begin.
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Stress
Stress is your body’s and mind’s reaction to challenges and demands of everyday life. Everyone experiences stress, and how you react to stress is related to your mental and emotional health. There are two types of stress: distress and eustress. Distress is negative stress, and eustress is positive stress. Anything that causes stress is called a stressor. Different categories of stressors include:
Stress is unavoidable, and may make your life challenging. Specifically, it can have negative effects on your health, and can cause the following issues:
Not only does stress have an effect on your physical health, it also can have social effects such as:
It is important that you know how to deal with stress. To relieve stress, you can participate in physical activity, perform breathing exercises, or seek support.
How do you manage stress? Do you talk with a friend or relative? Do you exercise? Maybe you write down your experiences in a journal. Learning to manage and deal with stress is extremely important. There are many management techniques that exist for coping with stress. In this interactivity, you will learn about a few researched-based strategies to help manage stress. Click the player button to begin.
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Achieving Good Mental and Emotional Health Review
Now that you have learned about achieving good mental and emotional health, review your knowledge in this non-graded activity. Click the player button to get started.