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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