MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-

BEING IN MIDDLE AND LATE

ADOLESCENCE
Group 4
 MENTAL HEALTH
• STATE OF WELL-BEING
• CAN COPE WITH NATURAL STRESSES IN
LIFE
• CAN WORK PRODUCTIVELY AND
FRUITFULLY
• BENG ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE
COMMUNITY
PREVENTING MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS
ENHANCING:
• SOCIAL SKILLS
• PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
• SELF CONFIDENCE
 MENTAL HEALTH “RED FLAGS”
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR:
• Excessive sleeping, beyond usual teenage
fatigue, which could indicate depression ;
difficulty in sleeping, insomnia, and other sleep
disorders.
• Loss or Self esteem.
• Abandonment or loss of interest in favorite
pastimes.
 MENTAL HEALTH “RED FLAGS”
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR:
• Unexpected and dramatic decline in academic
performance.
• Weight loss and loss of appetite, which could
indicate an eating disorder.
• Personality shift and changes, such as
aggressiveness and excess anger that are
sharply out of character and could indicate
psychological, drug, or sexual problems.
 KEY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
• Depression
- While all of us are subject to "the blues" clinical
depression is a serious medical condition requiring
immediate treatment Watch for:
• A. Changes in sleep patterns
• B. Unexpected weeping or excessive moodiness
• C. Eating habits that result in noticeable weight loss
or gain
• D. Expression of hopelessness or
worthlessness
• E. Paranoia and excessive secrecy
• F. Self-mutilation, or mention of hurting himself
or herself
• G. Obsessive body-image concerns
• H. Excessive isolation
• I. Abandonment of friends and social group
KEY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
• EATING DISORDERS
Body image concerns can because obsessions, resulting
in starting weight loss, severely affecting adolescent's
health:
A.Anorexia: Avoidance of food and noticeable changes in
eating habits should trigger concern.
B.Bulimia: Purging (forced vomiting) after eating - be alert
for both dramatic weight loss without changes in eating
habits (which could of course indicate other health
issues that require a doctor's attention) and also for
immediate trips to the bathroom or other private spot
after a meal
KEY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

• Substance abuse (alcohol,

tobacco, illegal drugs)