HPE100 Lecture 3: HPE 100-Lecture 3
6 Jun 2018
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HPE 100-Lecture 3
Psychosocial Health
What is it?
as a state of mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. The thinking
portion of psychosocial health is known as mental health.
Empathy: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Sympathy: feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
Mental Health
▪ The “thinking” you
▪ Values, attitudes, beliefs
What happens when things don’t go as expected?
CONCEPTS OF RESILIANCE (BOUNCING BACK)
Whether you can get through the things
Emotional Health
▪ The “feeling” you
▪ Emotional reactions to life
What happens when things don’t go as expected?
Impact of Emotional Health
Affects other areas of health
• Social health
• Intellectual and mental health (cognitive processing)
Social Health
There are two factors that are important to social health.
• Presence of social bonds or social linkages.
• Presence of key social supportsexpressive or tangible.
Interactions with others
Use social supports
Adapt to various situations
Spiritual Health
An inner quest for well-being
Refers to a belief in some unifying force that gives meaning to life
A sense of belonging to something that is greater than purely physical or personal
dimensions
Often something will trigger the search for the meaning of the proverbial question:
Is that all there is?
LH-LO: I HAVE NO PURPOSE TO LIVE
From WHO:
Mental, neurological and behavioural disorders are common to all countries and
cause immense suffering.
Often subjected to social isolation, poor quality of life and increased mortality. These
disorders are the cause of staggering economic and social costs.
WHO:
Mental illnesses affect and are affected by chronic conditions such as cancer, heart
and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
Untreated, they bring about unhealthy behaviour, non-compliance with prescribed
medical regimens, diminished immune functioning, and poor prognosis.
What is good Mental Health?
Able to work and study to your full potential
Cope with DAY TO DAY LIFE STRESSES
Be involved in YOUR COMMUNITY
Live your life in a free and satisfying way
Good social and emotional wellbeing
Capacity to cope with CHANGE AND CHALLENGES
Mental Health Problems
Tense, feeling angry, anxious – normal emotions
BUT when feelings persist for long periods of time than they may be part of mental health
problems
Influences the way you think, your ability to function in everyday activities
School, or work or relationships
Can have trouble concentrating, distressing/bizarre thoughts, risky behaviours you would
usually avoid, things aren’t quite right.
Document Summary
What is it? as a state of mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. The thinking portion of psychosocial health is known as mental health. Empathy: the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Sympathy: feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else"s misfortune. Affects other areas of health: social health. There are two factors that are important to social health: presence of social bonds or social linkages, presence of key social supportsexpressive or tangible. Refers to a belief in some unifying force that gives meaning to life. A sense of belonging to something that is greater than purely physical or personal dimensions. Often something will trigger the search for the meaning of the proverbial question: Mental, neurological and behavioural disorders are common to all countries and cause immense suffering. Often subjected to social isolation, poor quality of life and increased mortality. These disorders are the cause of staggering economic and social costs.
