3Q_HEALTH

• Physical

  • Keeping fit through regular exercise
  • Eating a well-balanced diet
  • Practicing good hygiene
• Health

  • Combination of physical, mental, and social well-being
• Social

  • Getting along with family and friends
  • Making and keeping friends
  • Giving and getting support when needed
• Stress Management Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Diet and Exercise
  • Meditation
• The word stress is often associated with a negative thing, describing the feeling when overloaded with work or undergoing worrisome events
• Types of stress

  • Positive stress (Eustress)
  • Negative stress (Distress)
• Mental

  • Accepting yourself for what you are
  • Developing thinking skills
  • Learning to deal with problems
• Mental health

  Needs to be balanced through self-awareness, defined as being able to meet the demands of life, being comfortable with oneself, and feeling good about one's relationships with others
• Long-term stress is called chronic stress, and it can be harmful to your health
• Causes and Risk Factors of mental disorders

  • Hereditary Factors
  • Physical Illness
• Mental illness is a condition that affects the way the person thinks, perceives, behaves, and relates to his or her surroundings. A mental illness can cause a person to become depressed, miserable, and unable to function and do ordinary, everyday activities such as going to school or interacting with people
• Social and Environmental Stress

  • Physical or mental burdens associated with the surroundings of an individual influence his or her state of mind
  • Environmental factors such as air and noise pollution, uncomfortable temperature (hot, humid, or cold) may cause stress. Stressful events such as family problems, death of a loved one, financial losses, and abuse or neglect may trigger an illness in a person who is susceptible to one
• Hereditary Factors

  • Certain types of mental disorders can be traced to genetics. People with a family history of mental illness become more susceptible to developing one themselves
• Chemical Intake

  • Excessive and long-term substance abuse has been linked to certain disorders such as paranoia and anxiety
• Histrionic personality disorder

  Comes with emotional outbursts to draw attention
• Personality Disorder

  Characterized by unusual or non-standard personality traits that make it difficult for a person to fit in due to different thinking and behavior patterns
• Avoidant personality

  Intense fear resulting from earlier painful experiences, leading to avoidance of social contact due to low self-esteem and fear of rejection
• Psychotic Disorder

  Affects an individual's views, sense of awareness, and way of thinking, leading to a distorted perception of reality and loss of touch with reality
• Passive-aggressive personality disorder

  Causes a person to react indirectly to negative feelings instead of addressing the root of the problem
• Physical Illness

  • Illness such as brain tumors or other brain injuries caused by trauma or infection can bring about changes in one's personality and, in some cases, trigger the onset of mental illness
• Mood Disorder

  People with mood disorders experience extreme mood episodes over extended periods of time. Common types include Depression and Bipolar disorder
• Family problems, death of a loved one, financial losses, and abuse or neglect

  May trigger an illness in a person who is susceptible to one
• Dependent personality

  Arises when a person is very insecure and afraid of making their own decisions, becoming dependent on somebody else
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)

  Characterized by excessive concern and preoccupation for orderliness, cleanliness, perfection, and the need to be constantly in control of everything
• Schizophrenia

  A psychotic disorder where a person may experience a split or breakdown in logical thought process, leading to delusions and withdrawal into an inner world of fantasy
• Narcissistic personality disorder

  Unproductive, arrogant, proud, and inconsiderate of others, believing they are better than everyone else