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Emotional Well-Being and Hormones For Excellence

This document discusses emotional well-being and hormones. It states that emotional well-being is influenced by many factors and can be lowered by events like the COVID-19 pandemic. It then discusses various hormones like serotonin, oxytocin, dopamine, and cortisol that impact mood. Serotonin improves mood when exercising. Oxytocin bonds relationships and trust. Dopamine gives pleasure but can lead to addiction. Cortisol causes stress. The document suggests managing stress and negative emotions during COVID-19 through schedules, distractions, helping others, and focusing on positive news.

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Emotional Well-Being and Hormones For Excellence

This document discusses emotional well-being and hormones. It states that emotional well-being is influenced by many factors and can be lowered by events like the COVID-19 pandemic. It then discusses various hormones like serotonin, oxytocin, dopamine, and cortisol that impact mood. Serotonin improves mood when exercising. Oxytocin bonds relationships and trust. Dopamine gives pleasure but can lead to addiction. Cortisol causes stress. The document suggests managing stress and negative emotions during COVID-19 through schedules, distractions, helping others, and focusing on positive news.

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Emotional Well-Being and

Hormones for Excellence

Mrs.Divyashree.M
Assistant Professor
Guruvayurappan Institute of Management
Emotional Well-Being
• It is the emotional quality an individual experiences.
• It is influenced by a variety of demographic, economic, and
situational factors.
• For example, the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, lowered
emotional well-being by 74%.
• The implications of decreased emotional well-being are related
to mental health concerns such as stress, depression, and anxiety
.
Read History and
Realign Perspectives
Nelson Mandela
• He was in the prison for 27years.
• Only one visitor per year.
• Released in 1990.
• Served as president of South Africa from 1994-1999.
Kerala Flood 2018
Kerala Flood 2018
• Highest rainfall in 100 yrs during August 2018.
• Over 1,00,000 houses damaged.
• Over 1 million people rendered homeless.
• 410 people dead.
• 83,000 kms roads damaged.
• Flood ravaged the state again in 2019.
Three State of Mind

• Neutral State

• Agitated State

• Excited State.
Hormones in Human
Being
1. Serotonin
• Primary happiness Hormone.
• Produce when we are physically
active, such as exercise.
• Improves mood, sleep, appetite,
memory, anxiety management,
GI Tract.
2. Oxytocin
• Women produces oxytocin during
child birth.
• It improves immunity level of
women.
• Relationship and Love hormone.
• Good leaders produce Oxytocin by
spreading trust to their followers.
3. Dopamine
• Extremely powerful feel good factor – pleasure
giving.
• Expectation of recognition, rewards, achievements
will produce this hormone.
• Law of diminishing return.
• Addictive behaviours because of pleasure
Conditions associated with low dopamine levels

• Parkinson’s disease; symptoms include tremors,


slowed movement, and sometimes psychosis.
• Depression; symptoms include sadness, sleep
problems, and cognitive changes.
Conditions associated with high dopamine levels
Addictive behaviours of Dopamine
Addictive behaviours of Dopamine
Addictive behaviours of Dopamine
4. Cortisol
• Stress Harmone
• Fear- Anxiety, Worries, Depression.
• Anger- Frustration, Irritation or even Violence
Summarize
• We have the power to change the state of our mind.
• Enthusiasm, Logical thinking and creativity will
improve.
Minding our minds during the COVID-19
• Be Busy. Have a regular schedule.
• Distract yourself from negative emotions.
• Help elderly people who feels confused.
• Do not follow sensational news or social media posts which
may impact your mental state.
• Do not keep discussing all the time about who got sick and
how. Instead learn about who got well and recovered.
Minding our minds during the COVID-19
• At times of anxiety, practice breathing slowly for a few
minutes.
• When feeling angry and irritated, calming your mind, counting
back from 10 to 1.
Primary Cardinal Rules

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