6th grade Health Triangle lesson 2- mental health

Health Triangle Lesson 2

Mental Health

Draw

Label the 3 sides of the health triangle.

Health
Triangle

Multiple Choice

What is mental/emotional health?

• refers to your ability to take care of your body.

• refers to your ability to relate and get along with other people.

• refers to your ability to solve problems and handle the daily events in your life without becoming overwhelmed.

​Today I can...

• Analyze influences in making an unhealthy or healthy choice.

• Model practices to avoid or reduce health risks to self.

• Implement strategies to maintain or improve your own emotional health.

• Implement a stress-management plan.

Body Image Influence

Who or what influences

how you feel about yourself?

​answer honestly

Poll

Does TV influence our health

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Poll

Do our friends influence our health?

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Poll

Do our parents influence our health?

• Yes

• Sometimes

• No

Multiple Choice

What might be an indication that you watch too much TV?

• You can name every character on your favorite show

• You watch the same show every day

• You haven't seen a movie recently

• You don't have time left to do your homework

Body Image Influence

Can be impacted by

• family
• friends
• life events and personal experiences
• media (TV, movies, and social

media)

Body Image: how you view yourself and your abilities

This includes your

• appearance
• personality
• skills and abilities
• weaknesses

Important Vocabulary

Important Vocabulary

★ Self-esteem: How a person feels about

themselves and their worth or value.

★ Stigma: Negative attitudes, beliefs, and

stereotypes that society holds towards
people with mental health challenges, often
leading to discrimination or exclusion.

★ A person who feels good about the way she or

he looks is more likely to have a positive
self-image.

★ Trying to look the same as a model, an

athlete, or someone else is not a healthy
approach to body image.

Positive Body Image

Mental Health= Emotional Health

Mental health and emotional health are connected because both help you handle your feelings, thoughts, and how you deal with problems in everyday life.

Emotional Intelligence

• Ability to UNDERSTAND, MANAGE and USE our emotions

• Helps us

• Build stronger relationships

• React to our emotions more positively

• Deal with difficult situations and get through social and emotional situations

Expressing your emotions in a health way can help keep your body healthy!

Managing your Emotions

The ability to identify and regulate your emotions so you can respond in a healthy way.

Be open to

your

emotions

How do I feel right now?

Why do I feel that way now?

What is the other person feeling?

What is resilience?

It is like being about to
BOUNCE BACK after life

knocks you down.

Resilience is a quality that

can be learned and

developed.

Health
Triangle

Are you resilient?

How many of these describe you?

• A positive attitude (a sense of humor helps, too!)

• Optimism

• Ability to regulate emotions

• Perception: the ability to see failure as a form of helpful feedback from which to learn

• Perspective: the ability to see adversity as an opportunity to learn and grow

• A focus on the things that are within an individual’s locus of control rather than those things that are outside of their control.

• Willingness to take action

• Problem-solving skills

• Relationship building – maintaining friends and relationships that can provide support

• A willingness to accept help

• Stress-management skills – finding ways to let go of stress

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of mental health?

• Expressing feelings and emotions clearly and calmly

• Wearing a seatbelt

• Brushing your teeth

• Being open and friendly towards others

Reflection

Would you say you have a
positive self image?

Or would you say that it is an area you need to improve?

Great job!

Next class we will take a look at the physical health side of the triangle.

Have a great day!