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emotional stability

"Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices."

  • personality traits
  • genetics
  • environmental family influences
  • biological factors

Resources:

http://centerforanxietydisorders.com/treatment-programs/psychosomatic-disorders/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-mind-body-connection/201306/chronic-pain-syndrome-and-other-psychosomatic-illness

http://mysahana.org/2011/05/emotion-suppression-effects-on-mental-and-physical-health/

Introduction

Purpose

  • To introduce a better understanding towards emotional imbalance and the areas effected when improper actions are taken

Why does this effect you?

Overview/discussion

  • Traits/genetics/influences
  • Emotional suppression
  • Psychosomatic symptoms

Emotional suppression is the inability of our minds to accept an uncomfortable thought or feeling.

Emotional Suppression

Our minds suppress strong, negative emotions during times of crisis to protect our well being..

  • become apart of our unconscious memory
  • mind finds other ways to release emotions
  • emotions can be released through triggers unrelated to the memory

Interesting fact

Research has shown that people who regularly suppress emotions are often less aware of the signals they are sending to others and social cues present in daily conversation.

You may notice yourself..

  • using other things to distract you from reacting to the situation
  • trying to avoid talking about the situation
  • avoiding people, places, or objects that remind you of the negative emotions

Outcome

  • Poor sleeping pattern
  • mental exhaustion
  • weight gain
  • teeth grinding
  • high blood pressure
  • damage to your temporal lobe

"A physical disease that is thought to be caused, or made worse, by mental factors."

Psychosomatic symptoms

In other words..

The brain is causing the sensation of pain without an associated physical illness.

STRESS

ANXIETY

The explanation on how the mind can effect unrelated pain in the body is unclear

  • not fully understood
  • usually are misdiagnosed or missed completely

They are said to originate in the emotions stored in our unconscious mind.

Psychosomatic symptoms can effect

  • high blood pressure
  • stomach ulcers
  • immune system
  • skin conditions
  • allergies
  • pain resulting in needle or pin sensation

Summary

overview

  • Traits/Genetics/Influences
  • Emotional Imbalance
  • Psychosomatic symptom

Effect on us

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