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• 10 commandments


  • Thou shalt have no other gods before me
  • Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
  • Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
  • Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy
  • Honor thy father and thy mother
  • Thou shalt not kill
  • Thou shalt not commit adultery
  • Thou shalt not steal
  • Thou shalt not bare false witness against thy neighbor
  • 10. Thou shalt not covet
• Sins mentioned in Mark 7:21,22

  • Evil thoughts
  • Adulteries
  • Fornications
  • Murders
  • Thefts
  • Covetousness
  • Wickedness
  • Deceit
  • Lasciviousness
  • Evil eye
  • Blasphemy
  • Pride
  • Foolishness
• 2 Religions


  • People work their way up to God through meditation, praying, fasting, and religious activities
  • God is a "suffering servant," the sacrificial lamb for the sins of humanity
• Christian Meditations


  • Christ is the focus
  • Learned through study and practice
  • Often difficult because it involves patiently waiting on the Lord
  • Focused on the Cross of Christ and the need of God's grace
  • Human heart is naturally resistant to it
  • Rooted in real life; not to avoid reality
• Music Meditation


  Listening to what moves our minds towards Jesus is the most effective
• Benefits of Journaling


  A discipline that can greatly increase the effectiveness of both prayer and meditation
• Approaches to Fasting


  • Check with your physician about the length and type of fast that works best for you
  • Fast because you believe God is calling you to do so
  • Begin small and see how your body reacts
  • Fast at a time when you anticipate having significant opportunities for meditation, Bible study, and prayer
  • Fast to the glory of God and do not tell others about it until the Lord convicts you to do so
• The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it
• Why Budgeting is important


  • Makes us aware of our spending options for logical decisions and not impulsive
  • Allows prioritization of genuine needs to spend responsibly with others needs on mind
  • Provides opportunities to pray about our spending decisions rather than relying on own impulsive judgements
• Principles of Budgeting


  • Begin with the resources you presently have in hand
  • Never spend more than what you have
• 75-10-10-5 Plan


  • 75 for living expenses
  • 10 for tithes
  • 10 for long term savings
  • 5 for contributions
• Personal Financial Choices


  • Putting God First – Tithes
  • Earning – Responsibility
  • Spending – Necessary
  • Saving – Wisdom or Selfishness
  • Investing – Active putting use of
  • Giving – Blessed to give than receive
  • Out of Debt – Prevention
• Eustress


  Motivating Stress, Positive
• Distress


  Overwhelming Stress, Negative
• Cognitive Symptoms of Stress (Brain)

  • Memory problems
  • Unable to concentrate
  • Poor judgement
  • Seeing only negative
  • Being anxious
  • Worrying constantly
• Emotional Symptoms (Emotions)


  • Moodiness
  • Irritability or short temper
  • Agitation or restlessness
  • Being overwhelmed
  • Sense of loneliness and isolation
  • Unhappiness
• Physical Symptoms (Body)


  • Body aches and pains
  • Diarrhea or constipation
  • Nausea and dizziness
  • Chest pain
  • Rapid heartbeat
  • Frequent colds
• Behavioral symptoms (Actions)


  • Eating more or less
  • Sleeping too much or too little
  • Isolating yourself from others
  • Procrastinating
  • Neglecting responsibilities
  • Drinking alcohol beverages, smoking, taking drugs, or spending time on the computer for several hours
  • Nervous habits (nail biting, etc.)
• Problem Focused Coping – enhancing skills

  • Study skills
  • Time management skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Support group
• Time Management Tips


  • Monitoring time
  • Plan activities using schedules
  • Increase efficiency
  • One task at a time
  • Group similar tasks together
  • Make use of your down time
• Emotional Focused Coping – responding emotionally


  • 1. Pain trigger's emotional reaction
  • 2. Avoidant coping or ignoring problems
• Personal Ways of Coping with Stress

  • Take a deep breath
  • Pausing, relaxing, or stepping back to see the whole picture
  • Engaging in physical activities
  • Comfort yourself
  • Catharsis or talking or crying about it
• Indicators of Handled Stress

  • Emotional stability
  • Being tactful
  • Doing well in school
  • Learning to say "no"
• Exterior Parts of the Brain

  • Frontal lobes – planning and thinking
  • Temporal lobes – deals with sound, music, face, object, and memory
  • Occipital lobs – visual processing
  • Parietal lobes – spatial orientation, calculation, and recognition
  • Motor cortex – controls body movement
  • Somatosensory cortex – signals of touch
• Interior Parts of the Brain

  • Brain stem – Alertness

  a. Midbrain

  b. Pons

  c. Medulla oblongata

  d. 12 cranial nerves

  • Olfactory
  • Optic
  • Oculomotor
  • Trochlear
  • Trigeminal
  • Abducens
  • Facial
  • Vestibulocochlear
  • Glossopharyngeal
  • Vagus
  • Accessory nerves

  e. Reticular activating system (RAS)

  2. Limbic system – emotional memories, learning memory, memory processing

  a. Thalamus – cognitive, memories

  b. Hypothalamus – maintaining homeostasis or normal state of the body

  c. Hippocampus – converts information to long term storage regions.

  • Neurogenesis – production of new neurons

  d. Amygdala – take parts of emotions, especially fear

  3. Cerebrum – largest brain structure

  a. Gyri – folded bulges

  b. Fissures – deep furrows marks

  c. Sulci – shallow furrows marks

  I. Left cerebral hemisphere – in charge of right body

  II. Right cerebral hemisphere – in charge of left body

  III. Corpus callosum – bridge between 2 hemispheres

  d. Gray matter – memory, speech, muscular movement

  e. White matter – neurons connect with each other to form networks

  4. Cerebellum – Coordinates movement, monitors impulses from nerves

  5. Brain Cells – Neurons or Glial cells

  a. Neurons – functioning core for the brain and the nervous system, formed with neurogenesis

  I. Dendrites – receive electrical impulses

  II. Axons – increase speed of impulse

  • Mylin sheath

  III. Synapse – gap between dendrite and axons

  ➢ Neurotransmitters

  1. Epinephrine

  2. Norepinephrine

  3. Serotonin

  4. Dopamine

  b. Glial Cells – hold neurons together and filter harmful substances
• Exterior – Sensory perception and Motor Control
• Interior – Higher cognitive processes like thinking, memory, and emotion
• Psychological well-being


  individual's free from emotional disorders
• Eating disorders


  • Anorexia – fear of gaining weight
  • Bulimia – Overeating followed by excessive habits to lose weight
  • Binge Eating – Overeating
• Anxiety disorders


  • Phobic disorders (Phobia) – trembling and palpitations
  • Panic disorders – intense fear or discomfort
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) – Persistent uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts
• Major depressive disorders


  • Clinically diagnosed depression
  • Depressed mood most of the day
  • Diminished interest on all or almost of the activities for the day
  • Significant weight loss or gain
  • Insomnia or hypersomnia
  • Psychomotor or agitation or retardation
  • Fatigue or loss of energy nearly everyday
  • Feeling of worthlessness or excessive and inappropriate guilt
  • Diminished ability to think or concentrate
  • Recurrent thoughts of death, suicide ideation, or suicide attempt
• Bipolar Disorder


  Manic-depressive disorder – depressed and hyperactive. Impulsive and sexually reckless
• Conduct disorder


  Characterized by repeated pattern of behaviors in which the rights of others are violated
• Personality Disorders


  • Paranoid (PPD) – demonstrates distrust or suspiciousness

  2. Antisocial – disregard or violation of others' rights, behaviors that harm others

  3. Histrionic (HPD) – attention seeking

  4. Narcissistic – self-centered

  5. Avoidant – social inhibition, negative evaluation, hypersensitivity

  6. Dependent (DPD) – submissive and clingy, excessive need to be taken care of

  7. Obsessive – perfectionism, control, and orderliness
• Psychotic Disorders


  Schizophrenia – "split mind", usually characterized by the deterioration in personal, social, and occupational functioning due to bizarre emotions and abnormal perceptions. DELULU
• Material related


  • Drugs addiction

  2. Computer addiction
• Threats to Psychological Well-being


  • Family situations

  2. Socioeconomic factors

  3. School related factors

  • Bullying

  4. Peer Pressure
• Prevention of Mental Health Problems

  • Enhancing self esteem

  I. Good Self Esteem

  a. Confident

  b. Feel good about themselves

  c. Optimistic

  d. Find ways to continuously improve

  e. Express their opinions

  f. Initiate conversations

  g. Work cooperatively in a group

  h. Maintain eye contact

  i. Can cause arrogance

  II. Bad Self Esteem

  a. Negative

  b. Feel inadequate

  c. Incompetent

  d. Blame themselves

  e. Distorted beliefs

  f. Insecure

  g. Feel inferior

  h. Can cause depression

  2. Enhancing Resilience

  a. Establish connections

  b. Accept the reality that nothing is permanent in this world

  c. Love and take care of yourself

  d. Be more optimistic

  e. Strengthen your problem-solving abilities

  3. Developing Self Regulations

  a. Experience to enhance self-efficacy

  b. Persuasion and encouragement

  c. Interpretation of emotional arousal
• Enhancing Social Skills


  • Promote good feelings through positive reciprocity

  2. Show empathy

  3. Clarify boundaries and set people limitations

  4. Learn to negotiate

  5. Express gratitude

  6. Practice forgiveness

  7. Learn to help others

  8. Accept help from others
• Psychotherapies


  • Psychoanalysis – uncover conflicts and repressed emotions

  2. Behavior therapy – chainge or modify behaviors by identifying maladaptive responses to stressors

  3. Client-centered therapy – promotes psychological changes through a supportive emotional environment.