MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN

THE MIDDLE AND LATE ADOLESCENCE

CHAPTER 7
 FRUSTRATIONS
- Blocking of needs and
desire which leads to
negative feelings.

CAREER
DEFINITION OF - A path which a person takes
where his/her potential are
TERMS: maximized.
 Mental Health
- Psychological state of an individual
A. MENTAL - Can be positive or negative
HEALTH
Well-Being
AND WELL- - Holistic view of mental health including
BEING physical, spiritual, and psychological wellness
- Having this can promote the mental health of
the individual
Signs of DEPRESSION – A PERSISTENT
AND EXTREME FEELING OF
ANXIETY – IRRATIONAL FEAR
AND WORRY TOWARDS

Failing
LONELINESS SOMETHING OR A SITUATION

Mental
Health
SUDDEN MOOD AND BEHAVIOR
CHANGE – UNUSUAL MOOD POOR PERFORMANCE –
AND BEHAVIOR INABILITY TO MAXIMIZE
POTENTIALS
 Assists the individual to adapt and
cope with whatever situation he/she is
in

DEFENSE Wards off anxiety

MECHANIS
M THREE CHARACTERISTICS:
• Operates Unconsciously
• Distorts Reality
• Used to protect the Ego
TYPES OF DEFENSE MECHANISMS
RATIONALIZATI - Inventing of excuses or reasons for behavior that
is inadequate, unacceptable, or damaging to
ON personal integrity and status.
 - Unconscious aggressive reaction
wherein there is a transfer of
PROJECTION unacceptable traits to other objects or
another person.
DISPLACEME - Shifting a response or reaction from its
original object to less dangerous or
NT threatening object or person.
 REPRESSION

An unconscious forgetting
Memories are removed
of shameful thoughts,
from awareness or forced
guilty memories, painful
below the level of
experiences, or distasteful
consciousness
tasks.
EGOCENTRISM
- Pretension to superior qualities and traits.
 REACTION - Reacting or behaving the opposite of what is
FORMATION intended
 - An escape reaction in which an
REGRESSION individual falls back or acts like the earlier
phase of their lives.
 - The individual enhances

IDENTIFICATION self-esteem by patterning

him/herself after another
person.
 Seeking freedom from parental supervision

B. LIFE
INSTANCES Unproductive use of leisure time
THAT CAN
NEGATIVEL Sexual/Romantic relationship
Y AFFECT
YOUR Peer adjustment
MENTAL
HEALTH
Career choice
C. WAYS TO SECURE HOME LIFE GOOD FAMILY OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ACHIEVE SUPPORT SELF-EXPRESSION

GOOD
MENTAL
HEALTH
PROTECTION FROM AWARENESS OF
HIGH-EMOTIONAL FACTORS THAT CREATE
TENSION EMOTIONAL TENSION
 Be available for recreational activities
(preferably with your family)

D. WAYS TO
MAINTAIN Choose your friends wisely

GOOD
MENTAL Avoid having enemies
HEALTH
Practice your religion