Mental Health Promotion: Cheryl C. Almanzor Nurse Ii Mental Health Coordinator Dimasalang Nhs

MENTAL
HEALTH
PROMOTION
CHERYL C. ALMANZOR
NURSE II
MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR
DIMASALANG NHS
There is no Health
without Mental
Health
 MENTAL HEALTH
 A state of well being in which every
individual realizes his or her own
potential,can cope with the normal
stresses of life,can work productively and
fruitfully,and is able to make a
contribution to her or his own community.
A person with mental health
exhibits productivity and
creativity. He is functional, able
to perform his role within the
context of his immediate culture
and environment.
-The ability to contribute
to the community gives
one a sense of purpose, an
assurance that he is an
important member of the
society.
WHY MHPSS?
The core idea behind them is that, at the onset of
an emergency, social supports are essential to
protect and support mental health and
psychosocial well-being.
The composite term mental health and

psychosocial support is used to describe any type
of local or outside support that aims to protect or
promote psychosocial well-being and/or prevent
or treat mental disorder.
MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION
- Creating environments that promote and sustain

positive mental health for everyone.
- Activities and interventions that are designed to

enhance protective factors and minimize risk factors
(individual, family related, environmental and
economic in nature).
Schools are an ideal setting in which to promote
mental health for children and youth.
THREE FACTORS THAT WE
COULD DRAW RESILIENCE
FROM :
 I have
 I am
 I can
I HAVE FACTOR REFERS TO
THE EXTERNAL SUPPORTS
AND RESOURCES
 Trusting relationships
 Structures and rules at home
 Role models
 Encouragements to be autonomous
 Access to health, education &
other services
I AM FACTOR REFERS TO
THE INTERNAL, PERSONAL
STRENGTHS.
 kind and my temperament is appealing

 Loving, empathic, and altruistic
 Proud of myself
 Autonomous and responsible
 Filled with hope, faith, and trust
I CAN FACTOR REFERS TO THE
SOCIAL AND INTERPERSONAL
SKILLS
 Communicate
 Solve problems
 Manage my feelings and impulse
 Gauge my own and others’ temperaments
 Seek trusting relationship
SOURCES OF STRENGTH
Mental strength means that you

regulate your
emotions, manage your thoughts, and
behave
in a positive manner, despite your
circumstances.
SOURCES OF
STRENGTH
 Although it’s easier to feel mentally
strong when life seems simple --
often, true mental strength becomes
most apparent in the midst of
tragedy.
 Choosing to develop skills that increase
your mental strength is the best way to
prepare for life’s inevitable obstacles
.
HOW TO ENHANCE MENTAL STRENGTH
1. Evaluate Your Core Beliefs

We’ve all developed core beliefs about
ourselves, our lives and the world in general.
Core beliefs develop over time and largely
depend upon our past experiences.
HOW TO ENHANCE MENTAL
STRENGTH
2. Expend Your Mental Energy Wisely
Save your mental energy for productive

tasks,such as solving problems or setting goals.
When your thoughts aren’t productive, make a
conscious effort
to shift your mental energy to more helpful
topics.
HOW TO ENHANCE MENTAL
STRENGTH
2. Expend Your Mental Energy Wisely
Wasting brain power ruminating about

things you can’t control drains mental
energy quickly. The more you think
about negative problems that you can’t
solve, the less energy you’ll have leftover
for creative endeavors.
3. Replace Negative Thoughts with
Productive Thoughts
>Identify and replace overly negative

thoughts with thoughts that are more
productive. Productive thoughts don’t need
to be extremely positive, but should be
realistic.
4. Practice Tolerating Discomfort
Being mentally strong doesn’t mean you

don’t experience emotions. Mental
strength is about accepting your feelings
without being controlled by them. It also
involves an understanding of when it makes
sense to behave contrary to your emotions.
5. Reflect on Your Progress
Developing mental strength is a work in

progress. There is always room for
improvement, and at times this will seem
more difficult than at other
times. Reflecting upon your progress can
reinforce your ability to reach your
definition of success while living according
to your values.
SELF-CARE
> the
t ability to maintain a
positive attitude towards the
work despite challenges, and
your right to be well, safe, and
fulfilled.
SELF-CARE
>Healthy self-care can

renew our spirits and help
us become more resilient.
THREE BASIC ASPECTS OF SELF-
CARE
 Awareness
This requires you to slow down and focus inwardly
to determine how you are feeling, what your
stress level is,what types of thoughts are going
through your head, and
whether your behaviors and actions are consistent
with the who you want to be.
THREE BASIC ASPECT OF SELF-CARE
 Balance
The next step is to seek balance in all areas of your life

including work, personal and family life, rest, and
leisure.
You will be more productive when you’ve had
opportunities to rest and relax. Becoming aware of
when you are losing balance in your life gives you an
opportunity to change.
THREE BASIC ASPECT OF SELF-CARE
 Connection
The final step is connection. It involves building

connections and supportive relationships with
your co-workers, friends, family, and
community.
One of the most powerful stress reducers is social
connection.
AVOID :
 Extended periods of solo work
without colleagues or working
“round the clock” with few breaks.
 Negative self-talk that reinforces

feelings of inadequacy or
incompetency .
AVOID :
Negatively assessing your

contribution
Use of excessive alcohol, illicit

drugs, or excessive amounts of
prescription drugs
SELF-VALIDATION
 It is accepting your own internal

experience, your
thoughts and feelings. Self-validation
doesn't mean
that you believe your thoughts or
think your feelings are justified.
SELF-VALIDATION
Validating your thoughts and emotions

will help you calm and manage your
emotions more effectively. It will help you
accept and better understand yourself,
which leads to a stronger identity and
better skills at managing intense
emotions. Self-validation helps you find
wisdom.
SIX LEVELS OF SELF-
VALIDATION
1. Be Present
>to be mindful of your emotions without
pushing them away. To be present also means
to ground yourself and not dissociate,
daydream, suppress or numb your emotions.
Being present means listening to yourself.
2. Accurate Reflection
It is acknowledging your internal state to
yourself and labelling it accurately. Perhaps you
reflect on what triggered the emotion and when
the precipitating event occurred.
Reflecting means observing and describing,

components of
mindfulness.
3. Guessing
Sometimes you won’t be sure what you are feeling or

thinking. In these situations, you may want to say
something like,”if someone else where in this
emergency situation they would probably feel
sad.Am I sad?You might also guess by looking at the
action you want to do.
4. Validating by History
Sometimes you will have thoughts and
feelings that are based on events that have
happened in your past. Validating yourself
by saying, “It’s acceptable and
understandable that you are afraid of
arguments because when you were young,
your parents would hurt each other during
arguments."
5. Normalizing
Everyone has emotions. No one
is happy all the time. It’s normal
to feelsad,angry, hurt,ashamed,
or any other emotion.
6.Radical Genuineness
In terms of self-validation, this means being your
real self and not lying to yourself. It means that you
don’t pretend to be someone you aren’t. Rejecting
who you are is one of the highest levels of
invalidation.
“MIND THE MIND NOW!”
You have to …..
“Respect your body when it’s asking
for break.”
“Respect your mind when it’s
seeking rest.”
“Honor yourself when you need a
moment.”
THANK YOU

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MENTAL

The composite term mental health and

- Creating environments that promote and sustain

- Activities and interventions that are designed to

 kind and my temperament is appealing

Mental strength means that you

1. Evaluate Your Core Beliefs

2. Expend Your Mental Energy Wisely

Save your mental energy for productive

2. Expend Your Mental Energy Wisely

Wasting brain power ruminating about

>Identify and replace overly negative

Being mentally strong doesn’t mean you

Developing mental strength is a work in

>Healthy self-care can

The next step is to seek balance in all areas of your life

The final step is connection. It involves building

 Negative self-talk that reinforces

Negatively assessing your

Use of excessive alcohol, illicit

 It is accepting your own internal

Validating your thoughts and emotions

Reflecting means observing and describing,

Sometimes you won’t be sure what you are feeling or

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