MENTAL HEALTH
OBJECTIVES: To make the students more aware of the positive side of their personality and also what they need to work on within their personality. Also, to help the students understand that there are consequences to stress. Discussions on how to deal with stress will also be part of our unit.
CURRICULUM: Mental health is a subject that will be difficult for the students to understand and difficult to teach. The structure will first of all be geared toward personalities. The students will figure out the good parts of their personality and what they have to work on. Hands on projects will help the students explore their mental side. Second, stress will be discussed and consequences for not releasing stress in a correct way will be taught. Neurotic and Psychotic consequences to stress will be discussed.
MATERIALS USED: Books for discussion. Overhead for displays. Videos for explanations.
HANDS ON LEARNING: A personality collage will be used to help the student express their personality thru pictures, words, sayings and drawings. An explanation of the collage will be required to gain full points.