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Unit 5Mental/Emotional HealthThis unit deals with the many aspects of a person’s mental health. Students will be looking into topics such as; self-esteem, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, personality, stress, suicide, loss and coping, and mental health disorders. Central IdeasWe will be discussing general topics about mental health.We will be talking about self-esteem and how it can affect a person’s life, either positively or negatively.We will be looking at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and discussing each level.We will discuss what has an impact on a person’s personality.We will be examining stress and how it can impact a person’s life.We will also look at the stress response how stress affects a person’s body.We will be talking about suicide and how to help a person who might be considering it.We will be discussing the grieving process.We will be researching and presenting mental health disorders.Essential QuestionsWhy is having a good mental health important?How can a poor mental health affect the other parts of your health?What are the characteristics of a good mental health?How can a person overcome roadblocks they may face?How can a person’s self-esteem affect their over health?How can constructive criticism be helpful?What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?How can a person’s relationships affect their mental health?Why is it important to understand your emotions and how to deal with them?How can understanding the grieving process help a person when they are dealing with a loss?How can stress affect a person’s life?What is the stress response?What is the difference between relieving and reducing stress?Why is it important to understand suicide and how to help someone who is considering it?How can studying mental health disorders help a person be more understanding toward people with such disorders?VocabularyMental Health, Self-esteem, Constructive Criticism, Feedback, Belonging, Personality, Heredity, Behavior, Environment, Friendship, Momentary Playmate, Fair-weather friend, One way friend, Mutual Sharing, Autonomous, Feelings, Emotions, Coping, Greif Response, Grieving Process, Stress, Stressor, Stress Response, Biological Stressor, Environmental Stressor, Cognitive Stressor, Personal Behavior Stressor, Life Situation Stressor, Eustress, Distress, Alarm, Fight-or-flight, Fatigue, Chronic Stress, Acute Stress, Episodic Stress, Stress Reduction, Stress Relief, Cortisol, Adrenaline, Dopamine, Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Autism, Depression, Tourette’s, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Phobia, Schizophrenia, Anxiety, Dissociative Identity Disorder, ADHD, PTSD, SuicideAnticipated Time Frame End of February – Beginning of March – 5 weeksNYS Health Standards & NYS Common Core Standards21st Century LearningStandard 1: Personal Health and FitnessStudents will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal healthStandard 2: A Safe and Healthy Environment.Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environmentStandard 3: Resource Management.Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resourcesCommunication & CollaborationStudents will research information on a specific mental health disorder and then give a presentation to the class.Students will work in groups to research information on stress and present their information to the class.Critical Thinking & Problem SolvingStudents will be doing research on a mental health disorder of their choice. They will have to put together a presentation to teach the class about their disorder.Students will research and analyze the stress response and t he difference between relieving and reducing stress through writing a paper.Creativity & InnovationStudents will come up with a way to teach their class about a specific mental health disorder (Prezi, PowerPoint, poster, etc…)IT, Media LiteracyInternet ResearchPreziPowerPointGoogle Docs Objectives for UnitFormative/Summative AssessmentStudents will be able to explain how a person’s mental health has an impact on all other aspects of their health.Students will be able to have a class discussion about how stress affects a person’s life.Students will be able to explain how self-esteem will affect an individual’s outlook as well as their life.Students will be able to understand the importance of suicide prevention and discuss ways to help someone.Students will be able to research and present information on a specific mental health disorder. Students will be having class discussions throughout this unit dealing with the many central ideas.Students will be creating individual presentations on a specific mental health disorder using the rubric given. They will then present their findings to the rest of the class.Students will have various worksheets throughout the unit.Students will have an end of the unit exam.Scaffolds & SupportsInstructional Resources & ToolsClassroom PostersWord WallInteractive ProjectorPowerPointComputer labGoogle Docsnimh.health/topics/mental-health/ Prevention VideoSuicide Video ................
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