Healthy mind,

healthy life:
Understanding
Mental Health

MARY BIANCA LOUISE T. YBANEZ, RPm

ADNU Center for Psychological Services
HOUSE RULES
OBJECTIVES

• WHAT IS MEN TAL HE ALT H?

• STIGMA RE DUC TION A ND BR EA KIN G BAR RIE RS
TO PR OMO TE H EL P-SE E KING BE HAVIORS
• PROMOT IO N OF E MO TIONA L WE LL -BE IN G
• ADV OCAC Y ON MENTAL HEA LTH
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?
MENTAL HEALTH

• emotional, psychological, and social well-

being

• it affects how we think, feel, and act.

Current situation of Mental Health in the
Philippines

The Philippine WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health

conducted in the early part of 2020 shows that at least 3.6
million Filipinos suffer from one kind of mental,
neurological, and substance use disorder.
How is mental health viewed in the
Philippines?
In Filipino culture, mental illness is
• superstitious or supernatural causes, such as God's will,
witchcraft, and sorcery, which contradict the
biopsychosocial model used by mental health care
professionals.
RA 11036 (Mental Health Act)
"The state commits itself to promoting the well-being of people by
ensuring that; mental health is valued, promoted and protected; mental
health conditions are treated and prevented; timely, affordable, high
quality, and culturally-appropriate mental health case is made available to
the public; mental health service are free from coercion and accountable
to the service users; and persons affected by mental health conditions are
able to exercise the full range of human rights, and participate fully in
society and at work free from stigmatization and discrimination."
Common Mental Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders

⚬ characterised by excessive fear and worry and related behavioural disturbances.

Symptoms are severe enough to result in significant distress or significant impairment
in functioning.

• Types of Anxiety Disorders

⚬ generalized anxiety disorder (characterised by excessive worry), panic disorder

(characterised by panic attacks), social anxiety disorder (characterised by excessive
fear and worry in social situations), separation anxiety disorder (characterised by
excessive fear or anxiety about separation from those individuals to whom the person
has a deep emotional bond)
Common Mental Disorders
• Depression

⚬ depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived

emotional responses to challenges in everyday life.
⚬ during a depressive episode, the person experiences depressed mood
(feeling sad, irritable, empty) or a loss of pleasure or interest in activities,
for most of the day, nearly every day, for at least two weeks.
⚬ other symptoms: poor concentration, feelings of excessive guilt or low
self-worth, hopelessness about the future, thoughts about dying or suicide,
disrupted sleep, changes in appetite or weight, and feeling especially tired
or low in energy
⚬ increased risk of suicide
 Common Mental Disorders
Bipolar Disorder

• symptoms: experience alternating depressive episodes with periods of manic

symptoms.
• during a depressive episode, the person experiences depressed mood (feeling
sad, irritable, empty) or a loss of pleasure or interest in activities, for most of
the day, nearly every day.
• manic symptoms may include euphoria or irritability, increased activity or
energy, and other symptoms such as increased talkativeness, racing thoughts,
increased self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, distractibility, and impulsive
reckless behaviour
• increased risk of suicide
 Common Mental Disorders
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• may develop following exposure to an extremely threatening or horrific event or series of

events

• it is characterised by all of the following:

⚬ re-experiencing the traumatic event or events in the present (intrusive memories,
flashbacks, or nightmares);
⚬ avoidance of thoughts and memories of the event(s), or avoidance of activities,
situations, or people reminiscent of the event(s);
⚬ persistent perceptions of heightened current threat.

• these symptoms persist for at least several weeks and cause significant impairment in
functioning
 Common Mental Disorders
Schizophrenia

• People with schizophrenia have a life expectancy 10-20 years below that of
the general population
• characterized by significant impairments in perception and changes in
behavior.
• Symptoms may include:
⚬ persistent delusions
⚬ hallucinations (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory)
⚬ disorganized thinking
⚬ highly disorganized behavior, or extreme agitation.
• People with schizophrenia may experience persistent difficulties with their
cognitive functioning
 Common Mental Disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders

• these are behavioural and cognitive disorders, that arise during the developmental period
• involve significant difficulties in the acquisition and execution of specific intellectual,
motor, language, or social functions.
• these includes the following neurodevelopmental disorders:
⚬ ADHD
￭ persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that has a direct
negative impact on academic, occupational, or social functioning.
⚬ Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
￭ constitutes a diverse group of conditions characterized by some degree of
difficulty with social communication and reciprocal social interaction, as well as
persistent restricted, repetitive, and inflexible patterns of behavior, interests, or
activities.
STIGMA REDUCTION AND
BREAKING BARRIERS TO
PROMOTE HELP-SEEKING
BEHAVIORS
PROMOTION OF
EMOTIONAL
WELL-BEING
 PROVIDING
PSYCHOLOGICAL
FIRST AID TO A
COMPANION
A counselor must have the following skills:

• Attending behavior
• Initiating
• Restating
• Clarifying
• Questioning
• Summarizing
• PROVIDE VALIDATION
• REMIND STABILIZING TECHNIQUES
• NOTICE YOUR STATE
• RESPECT PRIVACY
• OFFER SUPPORT
• TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
PSYCHOLOGIST
• one must earn a master's degree in psychology
(regardless of the specialization)
• must pass the board exam for psychologist
• they provide talk therapy to clients
• same with psychiatrists, they can also diagnose their
clients through the conduct of psychological assessment
PSYCHIATRIST
• one must attend medical school and choose psychiatry
as their specialization
• they study pharmacology, anatomy, biology, neurology,
and disease, acquiring the knowledge necessary to
prescribe medication.
• they treat their patients/clients by prescribing
medication
• there are other psychiatrists who also conduct/practice
psychotherapy
 5 Self love Languages

Physical Touch
Words of
Affirmation
Acts of Service
Receiving Gifts
Quality Time
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR LISTENING!