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My Mental Health
Learners define mental health and complete a worksheet about themselves. In this mental health activity, students evaluate themselves as they score their worksheet. Learners discuss critical thinking questions about their...
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Sources of Support
Students examine sources of support. In this personal health lesson, students participate in activities that require them to consider people. organizations, and websites that they may contact when they need emotional support.
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Economy's Stuck, but Business is Booming at Therapists' Offices
Students explore the concept of the economy and mental health. In this economy and mental health lesson, students read an article about how the mental health community is booming due to the poor economy. Students discuss ways to deal...
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The Human Organism
Learners discuss human emotions and mental health. In this mental and emotional health lesson, students write a short story regarding the "think and share" choice. Learners include emotion, the connection between feelings and conflict...
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What Can I Do?
Students identify feelings and learn how to handle conflict. For this character education lesson, discuss what to do when a friend is feeling sad and develop positive ways to handle negative feelings.
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Striking Out Stress- A "Gallery Walk" Activity
Students discuss ways to cope with stressful situations. For this mental health lesson, students identify stressful situations and how they would respond to them. Students discuss their feelings.
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Abnormal Puzzle
In this health worksheet, students find the words related to abnormal personalities and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Exposes in Different Eras: The Work of Dorothea Dix and Burton Blatt
Pupils discover that Dorothea Dix was the first to make the pubic aware of the terrible living conditions of people with mental illness in the 1800's. They evaluate the influence of citizen action on public policy.
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Treatment Works!
Students consider the goals of a treatment plan for persons who have had the way they think, feel, or behave changed because of mental illness. PET images are utilized to support the evidence of changes in the activity and functioning of...
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The Stigma Within
Students role play the part of someone with a mental illness and the families they are members of. They act out the scenes from cue cards and other students can state their questions and comments.
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Feeling Sleepy
Students read the article "Feeling Sleepy?" students compare the article to a sleep survey they do in their class, describe problems that can arise from not getting enough sleep and identify strategies for getting adequate sleep.
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Our Interests
Third graders discover what mental health is. They discuss examples and draw pictures of themselves taking care of their mental health. They write a story about a time when they felt good about themselves.
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Human Behavior
Students are introduced to the study of human behavior and develop their ideas about the importance of understanding mental health.
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Mental Health 3: Mental Health Through Literature
High schoolers examine the impact and portrayal of mental illness in literature. They develop thier ideas about mental health through the arts in this the third instructional activity on mental health.
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Getting to Know You: Meal Worms
Students recognize differences between themselves and other people, and accept their uniqueness as a positive gift, by studying meal worms.
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Mental Health Scenarios
Students define various mental disorders and list some of their signs and symptoms. They identify mental disorders after being given hypothetical scenarios. They share their results with the class.
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Anger (Part 1): Identifying Our Style
Young scholars identify the two common sources of anger. In this psychology activity, students discuss productive ways to express anger. They complete a reflection worksheet at the end of the activity.
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Good Mental Health Word Search
In this word search activity, students identify fifty words related to good mental health in a word puzzle. Examples include hormones, self esteem, and depressed.
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Upping the Odds
High schoolers research test taking tips that focus on nutrition, sleep, and stress reducers. They create a variety of fun projects such as posters and brochures and present their findings to other classes.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Borderline Personality Disorder
Thorough overview of this mental disorder. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Harvard University
Harvard University: Project Implicit
This interactive test allows you to explore your unconscious preferences and beliefs through a series of questions. The site also contains related material on examining your unconscious. Your browser must support Java Applets.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Counselors
This resource provides information about counseling careers. Also includes duties, training, salaries, work situations, and job outlook.
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Science of Mental Illness
A curriculum that explains how mental illness can be treated and cured. The site offers a web version of the curriculum or printed supplements can be requested. Included is a teacher's guide.
National Institutes of Health
Nimh: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Click on one of the questions at the top of the page to be taken to specific information about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Originally published as a pamphlet, the information at this website is useful for the general public and...