PSYC 3690 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Isolation, Puberty, Personal Development
9 Apr 2013
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Ads in paper and other places help to encourage people with mental health issues to reach out. Mental health issue affecting functioning and our happiness. Anybody can call themselves a counsellor (no credentials required) Mental health of the population is a huge deal! Best to get rid of the problem early! Then you can build in resisting skills and ways to cope. Resilience regardless of the walls that are put up, we will grow and cope. Emotional stability/regulation one of the primary goals when facing stress is managing your emotions so you don"t over react/ underreact. Happiness/quality of life: the most positive affect of any age group is present in elderly. Absence of illness/ disease/ absence of a substance dependency. Effective coping skills/strategies and personal resource optimism, resiliency. Self-esteem/ self-acceptance - (be ok with who you are), a sense of identity/ self-efficacy. Ability to interpret life events in a positive way.
