Managing my emotions
I can describe several strategies to manage mental health.
Managing my emotions
I can describe several strategies to manage mental health.
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Key learning points
- We all have mental health.
- Mental health means the different ways we feel emotions and how we cope with them.
- We do not have to be happy all the time to have good mental health.
- Finding things to be grateful for is one way to manage mental health.
- Being outside and being physical are also good ways to manage mental health.
Keywords
Mental health - the health of our minds and emotions
Grateful - being thankful for what you have
Manage - in this context, to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over
Common misconception
You have to be happy to be mentally healthy.
Being mentally healthy means we feel all emotions but that we are able to return to feeling happy.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
feelings we have inside, like happiness, sadness or anger
good, encouraging thoughts or comments
to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
the health of our minds and emotions
being thankful for what you have
to find good ways to handle big emotions without them taking over