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IhadthebluesbecauseIhadnoshoesuntiluponthestreetImetamanwhohadnofeet.
DaleCarnegie
Lovewhatyoudo.Believeinyourinstincts.Andyou’dbetterbeabletopickyourselfupandbrushyourselfoffeveryday.Whilelifeisnotalwaysfair,itismanageable.Itisamatterofattitudeandconfidence.
MarioAndretti
SectionOne:
Pre-reading
Lifehasitsjoysandsorrows.Onceinawhilewemaybedrawnintosomeemotionalconflicts.Inthefaceofroughtimes,arewegoingtodulyresolvetheconflictsandgoaheadorarewegoingtobehopelesslyoverwhelmedandlosedirectionthereafter?
Havingtherightattitudeisagoodanswertoroughtimes.Everyoneisthearchitectofhisownfuture.Thearticlesinthisunithelpusdevelopabetterunderstandingofanimportantsideofourlife:
psychologicalhealth.Beforeyoustartreading,discussthefollowingquestionsinagroup.
Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkyouare?
Areyoubasicallyanoptimistorapessimist?
Howmuchdoyouapproveofyourownbehavior?
What,inyouropinion,isemotionalhealth?
Whatarethebasicqualitiesdemonstratedbyemotionallyhealthypeopleinourculture?
Howdoyoucopewithanxietyandanger?
Howwelldoyouacceptyourvulnerabilityandconvinceyourselfthatyoucansurviveandgrowinspiteofloss?
Arethereconnectionsbetweenpersonalityandabilitytocopewithstress?
Explain.
Ifyouarenotabletowork,study,orpursuepersonalactivitiesproductivelyandhappily,willyoutakemeasurestomakechanges?
SectionTwo:
In-reading
ReadingOne
Let’sstartbyreadinganarticlethatstatestheimportanceofgoodemotionalhealthandtheimportanceofseekingprofessionalhelptofosterbalancedemotionalhealthinlife.
HowtoAchieveGoodMentalHealth
MostAmericansbelievethatgoodemotionalhealthisjustasimportantasgoodphysicalhealth.Infact,inasurveyconductedin1996,theAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)foundthat84percentofAmericansfeelpsychologicalhealthisimportantforoverallgoodhealth.
Thesurveyalsofoundsomedisturbingnews–47percentofAmericansdon'
tknowwhenit'
sappropriatetoseeamentalhealthprofessionaland68percentdon'
tknowhowtofindamentalhealthprofessionaltohelpthem.
Peoplemayneedprofessionalhelptomaintaingoodpsychologicalhealthinmuchthesamewaythatyouneedadentisttoexamineatoothache,aphysiciantosetabrokenbone,andalawyertoanswerlegalquestions.
"
Oneofthewaystoachievegoodmentalhealthistotalktopeopleyoutrustaboutwhat'
sbotheringyou,"
saidDorothyCantor,Psy.D.,formerpresidentoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation."
Trynottoturnabaddayintoamajorcatastrophe–weallhavebaddaysonceinawhile.But,iftimepassesandyou'
restillfeelingoverwhelmedbyproblemsinyourlife,evenafteryouhavetalkedtopeoplewhoyoulove,admireandtrust,thenperhapsit'
stimetotalktoamentalhealthprofessional."
Whenyouhaveaquestionaboutyouremotionalhealth,psychologistscanbeagreatresource.Psychologistshavethenecessarybackgroundandeducationtohelpyouresolveyourproblemsandhelpyoufindsolutionsyoumaynothaveknownexisted.
Aftergraduationfromcollege,psychologistsspendanaverageofsevenyearsingraduateeducationtrainingandresearchbeforereceivingadoctoraldegree.Aspartoftheirprofessionaltraining,theymustcompleteasupervisedclinicalinternshipinahospitalororganizedhealthsettingandatleastoneyearofpost-doctoralsupervisedexperiencebeforetheycanpracticeindependentlyinanyhealthcarearena.
AccordingtoDr.Cantor,learningtotalkaboutyourproblemsandconcernsisanimportantpartoftakinggoodcareofyourselfandmaintaininggoodpsychologicalhealth.
Whenyouhavegoodemotionalhealth,you'
reabletoexperiencefeelings,sharethemappropriatelyandnotbeoverwhelmedbythem.Thatdoesn'
tmeanyoucanneverbeangryorsad.Itmeansfindingabalanceandexpressingyourfeelingsappropriately,"
saidDr.Cantor.
Goodpsychologicalhealthmeanshavingthementalenergytofunctionwellathome,atworkandatplay."
Itmeansbeingabletoeat,sleepandrelaxwithoutfeelinganxious,depressedorworried,"
shesaid.
Howtomaintaingoodmentalhealth
Inadditiontotakingcareofyourlovedonesandyourcareer,itisimportantthatyoutakecareofyourself."
Findtimetodothingsyouenjoy–thingsthatyou'
repassionateabout.Spendtimeexercisingandeatingwell,"
suggestedDr.Cantor.
Shewarnsthatwhenyouputyourselflastontheprioritylist,you'
renotgoingtobeabletomaintaingoodpsychologicalhealth."
Insomeinstances,womenputthemselvesl