Mental Health and
Well - Being in
Middle and Late
Adolescence
Why It Matters & How to
Take Care of It
On Adolescents’
Mental Health
and
Psychological
Well - being
What is Mental Health?
• “a level of psychological well-being,
or an absence of a mental disorder”
(“Mental health,”n.d.).
• includes social, emotional, and
psychological well-being and has an
influence on how an individual
thinks feels, and behaves.
What is Mental Health?
• helps determine how people
handle stress socialize with
others, and come up with
decisions and choices.
Note:
• Improving one’s self-esteem, social
skills, and problem-solving
abilities, some mental health
problems such as depression ,
anxiety, eating disorders and other
risky behaviors can be avoided.
Psychological Well-
Being
• An optimal psychological
functioning that involves
several dimensions such as
subjective, social, and
psychological (Seifert, 2005)
Dimensions of
Psychological
Well-Being
• Ryff identified six features linked with optimal
psychological functioning:
1. Self - Acceptance;
[Link] of Personal Growth
[Link] in Life
[Link] Mastery
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[Link] Relations with Others
[Link] - acceptance
• accepting oneself and putting up with one’s
flaws
• involves realistic understanding of and
satisfaction in one’s self
• can be achieved by accepting the fact that no
one is perfect
2. Personal Growth
• developing one’s personality and
identity, cultivating abilities, and
acquiring helpful skills in order to
achieve dreams and goals.
3. Purpose in Life
• capacity to envision one’s life as
having meaning and purpose
• involves the outlook that one is not
living just for the sake of living.
4. Environmental Mastery
• comprises the knowledge and skills to
control and deal with the world or the
surrounding environment without
being overpowered by difficulties and
stresses.
5. Autonomy
• refers to independence, self-reliance, and
the ability to think and decide for one’s self.
• Individuals who display autonomy are not
threatened by pressures brought about by
other people
6. Positive relations with
others
• the ability to build trusting
relationships with other people
Mental Health Disorders
• conditions that affect your thinking,
feeling, mood, and behavior. They may
happen over a short period of time or
come and go. Some can be chronic (long-
lasting). They can affect your ability to
relate to others and function each day
Occurence of
mental
health
disorders
may be due
to the
Biological factors, such as
genes or brain chemistry
Life experiences, such as
trauma or abuse
Family history of mental
health problems
Common
Mental Health
Disorders
among
Adolescents
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• most frequent illness related to mental
health among adolescents (Knopf, 2008)
• most epidemic of the mental health
disorders and that one out of four high
school students manifests minor symptoms
of depression (Murphey, 2013)
• Symptoms include:
Excessive moodiness, Weeping,
changes in eating and sleeping
habits, hopelessness, worthlessness,
and expressions of wanting to hurt
oneself.
2. Anxiety Disorders
• Disturbances in the brain mechanisms
that intended to protect an individual
from harm.
• an estimate of 10% of adolescents
possess anxiety disorders with OCB
being the most common (Murphey,
Examples:
• Phobias, post - traumatic
disorders (PTSD), panic
disorder, and Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
3. Psychotic Disorders
• interruptions in thinking,
perception, and behavior.
• relatively severe
• Schizophrenia and Delusional
Disorder fall under this category
4. Eating Disorders
• Being excessively conscious of one’s
body figure can result in unhealthy
weight loss.
Examples:
• Anorexia - refers to changes in eating
habits marked by conscious avoidance of
food
• Bulimia - an illness involving forced
vomiting after eating. Weight loss happens
without changes in eating habits.
5. Developmental Disorders
• Disorders in brain development
• Disorders include - Autism,
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD), and Learning
Disorder
6. Behavioral Disorders
• Defects in the anticipated behaviors
of individuals, especially the
adolescents
• Disorders include Oppositional
Defiant Disorder and Conduct
The
Vulnerability
of
Adolescents
• Adolescents are vulnerable due to
significant biological,
psychological, and social changes
during the transition to adulthood,
increasing their risk for mental health
issues, substance use, and exposure
to violence.
Some Axioms
on
Achieving
Psychological
Well-Being
[Link]’t just exist, live.
[Link] your life like it’s heaven on earth.
[Link] to die by living fully.
[Link] in mind that life is about being
real.
[Link] that life is what you make
it.
8. Create yourself.
9. Enjoy and improve the world.
10. Live your life by having a heart.
11. Devise a reasonable life formula.
12. Live each day with a high spirit.
13. Define “ideal life” and live it.
14. Decide what to do with your time.
15. Live in the hope of becoming a good
memory.
16. Consider death as an inspiration to
pursue your big dreams.
17. Do not let your fire die away.
18. Remember that your one life can be
more than enough.
19. Consider death as another quest.
20. Remember that life’s quality depends
on how good you live it.
21. Note that facing imminent death
brings about order.
22. Enjoy yourself as “you”.
23. Keep moving.
24. Don’t allow death to kill
relationships.
25. Expect the unexpected.
26. Keep in mind that life goes on - come
what may.
27. Face the truth.
29. Bear in mind that life is about always
bracing yourself.
30. Remember that mourning is normal.
31. Express yourself.
32. Fill the hole inside you.
33. Remember that we can be not afraid
of death.
34. Live your life
responsibly.
35. Be immortal by loving.
Staying
Mentally
Healthy
[Link] your emotions
[Link] a strong support system.
[Link] over your physical
health.
[Link] not be ashamed to seek for
5. Play, enjoy, and laugh.
6. Set realistic goals.
7. Find sources of inspirations.
8. Set a time for meditation and
relaxation.
Thank You!