Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Emotional Healing Chapter 5 Mental and Emotional Problems 1 >...

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Emotional Healing

Chapter 5 Mental and Emotional Problems

1<< BACK NEXT >>HOME

Content Vocabulary

therapy

psychotherapy

behavior therapy

codependent

enabling




therapyAny activity or treatment that helps a person cope with a mental or emotional problem

• Many teens seek therapy to help them through troubled periods in their lives, such as divorce in the family or an episode of bullying at school.

• Seeking help for your problems is healthy.




People may seek therapy for a variety of reasons. It is important to find a qualified therapist who is a good fit for you.

Reasons for Seeking Help




• Reasons teens seek help may include:

– Depression, anxiety, stress.– Eating disorders.– Learning or attention problems.– Painful life events.– Substance abuse or other destructive habits.– Anger management, peer pressure, or improving

self-confidence.






• Seeking help is not a sign of weakness; it means you are willing to deal with your problems.

• Serious problems, such as depression, addiction or eating disorders, will not go away on their own.

• Do not view a therapist as a “stranger.” Therapy is completely confidential and the therapist is there to help you.




Types of Therapy

• Those who seek professional help for their problems will most likely experience one-on-one psychotherapy.


psychotherapyA type of therapy in which a patient discusses problems with a trained therapist




Types of Therapy

• Behavior therapy is often used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, and phobias.

• It works through a process of confronting and overcoming fears.


behavior therapyTherapy in which a therapist helps a person break an unhealthy pattern of behavior through a system of rewards and desensitization




Types of Therapy

• Therapy is based on the patient’s needs.• Family therapy involves a family meeting together

with a therapist to discuss problems that affect them as a group.

• Group therapy involves a counselor and several people with similar problems that support each other.





Types of Therapy

• Some mental illnesses, such as depression or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) may benefit from medications or drug therapy.





Seeking Help

• Look to parents, guardians, teachers, school counselors, religious leaders, doctors, community health centers, crisis hotlines, or support groups for help.

• Pick a therapist you are comfortable with. You can change therapists at any time if you feel the treatment isn’t meeting your needs.





Seeking Help

• Mental health professionals who are qualified to offer therapy include:

– Psychiatrists.– Psychologists.– Psychiatric nurses.– Social workers.– Counselors.





Recognize when it is possible to help a friend and when professional help is needed.

Helping Others




Helping Others

• A person who hopes to help may become codependent and ignore their own needs.

codependentFocused on the needs of others to the extent that the person’s own needs are neglected




Helping Others

• Enabling behavior allows the problem behavior to continue.

enablingMisguided “helping”




Helping Others

• Listening and offering support can help a friend work through problems or troubling times.

• Some problems require the help of a trained professional.

• In some cases, an untrained person can do more harm than good by saying or suggesting the wrong things.




Helping Others

• Caring and support are important.• Encourage those with signs of a mental illness to

seek professional help.• Talk openly and honestly about the condition.

Avoiding the subject may make the person feel isolated.




• Therapy is __________.

Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary

therapyAny activity or treatment that helps a person cope with a mental or emotional problem




• A type of therapy in which a patient discusses problems with a trained therapist is called __________.

Section Review: Reviewing the Vocabulary

psychotherapyA type of therapy in which a patient discusses problems with a trained therapist

glencoe.com

Home

End of

Chapter 5 Section 4

Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Emotional Healing Chapter 5 Mental and Emotional Problems 1 >...

Documents

Transcript of Glencoe Making Life Choices Section 4 Emotional Healing Chapter 5 Mental and Emotional Problems 1 >...