UNIT 2

LESSON 7
MENTAL HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING IN
MIDDLE AND LATE
ADOLESCENCE
Presented by:
Mr. Cleto L. Dometita, Jr.,
RPm, LPT, MS Psy (c)
 LESSON DISCUSSION

A. MENTAL HEALTH AND

WELL-BEING

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 MENTAL HEALTH

• Is the psychological state of an

individual, which may be
positive or negative. A person
who has a positive mental
health shows good signs of
well-being.
 MENTAL HEALTH

• Includes our emotional,

psychological and social
well-being. It affects how
we feel and act.
WHAT IS WELL-BEING?

It is the holistic view of mental health which includes physical

wellness, spiritual wellness and psychological wellness.

Having a well-being can promote the mental health of the

individual.

Feeling happy, healthy, socially connected and purposeful.

SIGNS A OF FAILING MENTAL
HEALTH
• DEPRESSION - A persistent and extreme feeling of
loneliness, Caused by an emotional breakdown and
prolonged loneliness or feeling Sad

• ANXIETY - Characterized by irrational fear and worry

towards a situation.

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SIGNS A OF FAILING MENTAL
HEALTH

• SUDDEN CHANGE OF MOOD AND BEHAVIOR –

Person's usual mood or behavior is not
present anymore.

• POOR PERFORMANCE - A person cannot maximize his

or her potential due to his or her problem.

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DEFENSE
MECHANISM
• Defense mechanisms
assist the individual
to adopt and cope
with whatever
situation he/she
found him/herself in.

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DEFENSE
MECHANISM
• psychological mechanism
that reduces anxiety
arising from unacceptable
or potentially harmful
stimuli.
• Ego –defense mechanism
are natural and normal.
DEFENSE
MECHANISM
 TYPES OF DEFENSE
MECHANISM

1. RATIONALIZATION – Involves
inventing of excuses or reasons for
behavior that is inadequate,
unacceptable or damaging to
personal integrity and status.
2. PROJECTION – Unconscious
aggression reaction wherein there is
a transfer of inadequacies towards
an outside object or another person.

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TYPES OF DEFENSE
MECHANISM

1. DISPLACEMENT – When an
individual shifts a response or
reaction from its original object
to less dangerous or threatening
object.
2. REPRESSION – Is an unconscious
forgetting of shameful thoughts, guilt
producing memories, painful
experiences or distasteful task are
removed awareness or forced below
the level of consciousness.
 TYPES OF DEFENSE
MECHANISM
5. EGOCENTRISM – Is the
unconscious presentation to
superior qualities and traits.
6. REACTION FORMATION –
Is a defense mechanism where
urges that are not acceptable to
the consciousness are
repressed and opposite
attitudes or modes of behavior
are repressed.
 TYPES OF DEFENSE
MECHANISM
7. REGRESSION – Is an escape
reaction in which an individual
falls back on thoughts feelings, or
behavior which works
successfully during the earlier
phase of life.
8. IDENTIFICATION – Is the
mechanism where the individual
enhances self-esteem by pattering
him/herself after another person.
 B. LIFE INSTANCES
THAT CAN NEGATIVELY
AFFECT YOUR MENTAL
HEALTH

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 B. LIFE INSTANCES THAT
CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT
YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
1. Seeking freedom from parental
supervision – The current positive
emotional status of the adolescent can be
damaged when they fail to achieve their
freedom because of parental prohibitions.
2. Unproductive use of leisure time -
Adolescence is the period where an
individual has plenty of time and energy
for enjoyable activities. However,
adolescences may have a wrong
judgement in using their time to
things that they perceive enjoyable but
unproductive.
 B. LIFE INSTANCES THAT
CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT
YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

3. Sexual/Romantic Relationship -
Experiencing heart breaks that
triggers emotional break down and
prolonged loneliness.
4. Peer adjustment - Adolescence,
exposures to different social
activities are heightened. However
some individual fails to develop their
interpersonal skills that may help
them to interacting with other
people.
 B. LIFE INSTANCES THAT
CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT
YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

5. Career choice - Having a

wrong career choice might
trigger confusion to the
individual and question the
circumstances that are
happening to him/her.
HOW TO ACHIEVE A
GOOD MENTAL
HEALTH?

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C. WAYS IN ACHIEVING
GOOD MENTAL HEALTH

1.Secure home life.

2.Good family support.
3.Opportunities for self-
expression.
C. WAYS IN ACHIEVING
GOOD MENTAL HEALTH

4. Opportunities to express
themselves every time they
are feeling negative emotions.
5. Protection from
high emotional tension.
6. Awareness of the factors
that create emotional tension.
D. WAYS TO
MAINTAIN GOOD
MENTAL HEALTH
• Make time for recreational
activities with family.
• Choose your friends
wisely.
• Avoid having enemies.
• Practice your religion.

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Questions?
Thank you!

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