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Mental Health Awareness Project
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
AIMS OF WORKSHOP
Aim of the
workshop:
AIM 1
To define mental health and mental ill health
AIM 1
AIM 2
To describe what is stress and the impact it may have
AIM 2
AIM 3
AIM 3
Describe the impact that anxiety or depression is having on people going back to work.
AIM 4
AIM 4
How to promote mental wellbeing in the workplace and look after your mental wellbeing.
AIM 5
AIM 5
How to support or signpost staff to various organisations
DEFINITION
DEFINING
MENTAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL ILL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental health is a state of well being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to contribute to his or her own community
Mental health influences how we think and feel about ourselves and others, and how we interpret events. It affects our capacity to learn, to communicate and to form, sustain and end relationships.
It also influences our ability to cope with change, transition and life events, such as: having a baby, moving to a new house, experiencing bereavemen
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MENTAL ILL HEALTH
Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behaviour (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment
1. Define mental health.
2. What contributes to mental ill health?
3. How do mental health and mental ill health differ most from one another?
4. How does mental health influence us?
5. What is mental ill health associated with?
MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUUM
MENTAL HEALTH CONTINUUM
- Healthy
- Reacting
- Injured
- Ill
HEALTHY
- Calm and steady
- Normal fluctuations in mood
- Fit
- Fed
- Rested
- In control physically. mentally, emotionally
- Performing well
- Behaving ethically and morally
- Socially active
- Sense of humour
- Relaxing and recreating
- Confident in self and others
REACTING
- Easily agitated
- Angered
- Frustrated and tired
- Difficulty focusing
- Decreased interest in activities
- Nervous
- Impatient
- Unusual sadness
- Difficultly sleeping
- Vigilance
- Problems with daily at home, work or school
INJURED
- Persistent anxiety and sadness
- Angry reactions
- Noticeable fatigue
- Poor concentration
- Inability to enjoy activities
- Excessive distrust and resentment
- Sleep disturbance
- Hyper vigilance Persistent physical symptoms (aches and pains)
- Severe deterioration in daily functioning in home, work or school
ILL
- Excessive anxiety, fatigue and sadness
- Regular panic attacks
- Angry outbursts
- Sever memory lapses
- Cannot concentrate
- Cannot perform daily routine
- Significant sleep disturbances
- loss of control
- Avoiding or withdrawal
- Significant change in behaviour
- Indications of suicidal thoughts, intensions
- Symptoms get worse over time instead of better
Assessment
Assessment
1. Identify the types of mental health continuum?
2. Which one of them is the most desirable and why?
3. List the characteristics (at least 5) of any two types of mental health continuum
4. Differentiate between reacting and injured
5. In which type does the symptoms keep getting worse
MAXIMUM MENTAL HEALTH
Assessment
Assessment
1. What are the characteristics of maximum mental health?
2. How does maximum mental health differ from minimum mental ill health?
3. How does minimum mental health differ from maximum mental ill health?
4. Which state is associated with suicidal thoughts and actions
Prevalence in the UAE
PREVALENCE IN UAE
2020 Study
Many people in the UAE experience mental health challenges. A 2020 study found out that 57% of people in UAE suffered from at least one mental disorder
DISABLILITY
Mental illness is the largest single cause of disability in the UK and the range of mental health conditions can make this challenging
Cause of disability
PRODUCTIVITY LOSS
Loss of
Productivity
Untreated mental illness is costing the Gulf region up to $3.5 billion a year in lost productivity, equivalent to at least 37.5 million days.
Assessment
Assessment
1. What proportion of persons in the United Arab Emirates suffer from mental disorders?
2. What is one thing that a mental illness might cause?
3. What are the financial effects of mental illness?
4. How do mental problems and economic effects relate to one another?
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
FACTS
Facts
Mental health is often too ignored by the society:
- 1 in 4 people will experience mental health problems
- 1 in 6 workers are experiencing depression, anxiety or stress.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment
- What are the symptoms of Bad mental health
- What are the treatment of bad mental health
FORMS
https://forms.gle/fbBF8bVLNTiiaStk9