Health Triangle Lesson 2

Health Triangle Lesson 2

Mental and Emotional Health

Warm Up!

A quick review of what we learned last class.

Multiple Select

How many sides make up the Health Triangle?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What are the three sides that make up the health triangle?

• Social, Environmental and Active

• Physical, Psychologically and Social

• Mental / Emotional, Physical and Social

Multiple Select

What side of the Health Triangle has to do with your body?

• Social

• Physical

• Mental / emotional

Multiple Choice

Which one of the answers does not help you improve your physical health?

• Walking the dog.

• Going for a bike ride.

• Eating French Fries and drinking soda everyday for lunch.

• Getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night.

The “Health Triangle” represents YOU and your overall health and well-being.

Good health is often pictured as a triangle with all sides being equal.  All 3 sides of the health triangle are connected and affect each other.  

Unhealthy Health Triangle

If you ignore any one side of your health triangle, your total health suffers.  

Example: Clare does not like to eat vegetables or exercise. She never goes to bed before 11:00 p.m. on school nights. She has some good friends and seems happy. This shows you that Clare has good mental/emotional health and is very social, but is not taking good care of her physical health.

To show you how all the sides of your health triangle are connected, and how they affect your overall health let’s take a look at this example.

Example:  When you participate in physical activities you improve your physical health.  This helps you feel good about yourself, benefitting your mental health.  Activities can also improve your social health when you share them with family and friends.

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows a good and healthy "Health Triangle" of someone who is taking care of themselves?

Mental / Emotional Health:

• Definition: Mental health deals with how we think, feel, and cope with daily life.

  
  

• Mental Health involves the health of your Mind & Body

• How you think has a direct impact on how you feel.  

• You can develop good mental/emotional health by learning to think positive and having a positive attitude about life.

10 wonderful Benefits of a Positive Attitude

Let's check out this short video and see what the benefits of a positive attitude are.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are the benefits of positive thinking and of having a positive attitude in life?

• Improved self-esteem

• Better health

• Better friendships and relationships

• All of these answers are true benefits

Our mental health improves by……

Learning new things - leads to us discovering more about ourselves.   

We find out what we like and what we do not like.  

We find out that we have new talents, skills and interest that we never knew we had before.  

This will cause us to believe in ourselves and our abilities which will then cause us to not to be as afraid to try other new things in life.

Then life becomes a more meaningful and exciting adventure.

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5 Reasons You Should Try to Learn New Things and Skills

Let's see what we can learn from this short video.

Poll

Have you ever tried any of these activities?

• Art lessons

• Baking a cake

• Painting a room in your house

• Piano lessons

• Snowboarding

Here are some ways you can personally improve your mental/emotional health.

Reading - you learn & it is fun

Studying & learn new things - do well in school & feel good as a result

Playing an instrument

Watching a funny movie - laughter makes us feel good and happy

Have a hobby - exciting to us & keeps us from being bored

Do things you enjoy

Have a positive attitude

Don’t be afraid to ask for help- avoid unnecessary stress & frustration

Great job!

Next class we will talk about our Social Health side of the Health Triangle. Have a great day!