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MENTAL HEALTH IS DEFINED AS:
“A STATE OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL IS ABLE TO USE HIS OR HER
COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL CAPABILITIES, FUNCTION IN
SOCIETY, AND MEET THE ORDINARY DEMANDS OF
EVERYDAY LIFE.”
• THE ADOLESCENT STAGE IS A PERIOD OF GREAT
adjustments:
Example:
Hormonal and physical changes
Process of forming identity

Building self-image
Emotional security

• An adolescent must be fully equipped with

effective tools to combat stress brought by
these challenges, otherwise psychological
and mental health could be affected.
WELL-BEING
• Defined as a subjective state that emerges from a general feeling of satisfaction with oneself.
• A condition of good health, happiness, and prosperity.
• Positive feelings of self-worth contribute to healthy psychological development and help
reduce the effects of stress while growing up.

• The adolescent who faces challenges and changes with the proper perspective and a healthy
mind can easily adapt to the daily demands of life.
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN
ADOLESCENCE

COMMON ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF THE ADOLESCENT ARISE

BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY TO SEE THINGS IN ITS PROPER
PERSPECTIVE, AND THE LACK OF COPING SKILLS TO ADDRESS
THESE ISSUES.
EATING DISORDERS
1. ANOREXIA NERVOSA
• ANOREXIA NERVOSA IS AN EATING
DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY WEIGHT
LOSS (OR LACK OF APPROPRIATE WEIGHT
GAIN IN GROWING CHILDREN);

• PEOPLE WITH ANOREXIA GENERALLY

RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF CALORIES
AND THE TYPES OF FOOD THEY EAT.
2 BULIMIA
.

• BULIMIA NERVOSA IS A
SERIOUS EATING DISORDER
CHARACTERIZED BY
FREQUENT EPISODES OF
BINGE EATING FOLLOWED BY
EXTREME EFFORTS TO AVOID
GAINING WEIGHT, OFTEN BY
VOMITING OR EXERCISING TO
EXCESS.
DEPRESSION

DEPRESSION IS MORE THAN

JUST A LOW MOOD – IT'S A
SERIOUS CONDITION THAT
AFFECTS YOUR PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH.
What causes depression?
• The exact cause is not known. Anyone can develop depression. Some people are more
prone to it and it can develop for no apparent reason. You may have no particular
problem or worry, but symptoms can develop quite suddenly. So, there may be some
genetic factor involved that makes some people more prone than others to depression.
'Genetic' means that the condition is passed on through families.

• An episode of depression may also be triggered by a life event such as a relationship

problem, bereavement, redundancy, illness, etc. In many people it is a mixture of the
two. For example, the combination of a mild low mood with some life problem, such as
work stress, may lead to a spiral down into depression.
SUICIDE
When depression becomes too
severe, the adolescent may attempt
to commit suicide. The adolescent
who feels worthless and hopeless
finds no meaning and purpose in life.
He needs to have a companion as a
preventive measure. His companion
must be careful in conversing with a
suicidal person.
 RISK FACTORS,
RESILIENCE, AND
PREVENTION
GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS INTERACT TO PRODUCE
GOOD OR WEAK MENTAL HEALTH
OF THE INDIVIDUAL
RISK FACTORS
• A PERSON WITH A FAMILY
HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS IS
PREDISPOSED TO DEVELOPING IT
WHEN HIS COPING SKILLS ARE
WEAK TO ADAPT TO A TRAUMATIC
EXPERIENCE OR STRESSFUL LIFE
SITUATIONS.
RESILIENCE
• RESILIENCE MEANS THE “ABILITY TO RECOVER
READILY FROM ILLNESS, DEPRESSION, ADVERSITY.

• CAPABILITY TO “BOUNCE BACK” TO HIS NORMAL

LIFE.

• HE DOES NOT ALLOW THE PRESSURES AND

STRAINS IN LIFE TO BRING HIM DOWN

• CAN ADAPT WELL TO THE DEMANDS AND

DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE.
• A RESILIENT ADOLESCENT TRIES TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION FROM ANOTHER
VIEWPOINT AND EXPLAIN THINGS WELL.
• HE CAN CHANGE HIS EXPERIENCE AND FIND MEANING FROM HIS BAD
EXPERIENCES.
 PREVENTION
• TO PREVENT A PERSON FROM DEVELOPING
POOR MENTAL HEALTH, ONE SHOULD CHECK
HIS SELF-PERCEPTION.

• A POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT HELPS US TO

BECOME EMOTIONALLY COMPETENT TO
HANDLE DEMANDS AND PRESSURES.
Mental Health

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