Mental Health and

Well-being of
Middle to Late
Adolescence
Personal Devolepment
 WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?

- this is the way your thoughts, feelings,

and behaviors affect your life, and how
you response to challenges.
- also determines how you handle stress,
relate to others and make choices.
- a person with a good mental health has
better relationships with his/her friends,
family, and partner.
 WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?
- Middle to late adolescence (ages 15–19)
is a crucial stage of development
marked by rapid physical, emotional,
and social changes. During this time,
adolescents face challenges such as
academic pressure, identity formation,
peer influence, and preparation for adult
responsibilities. Mental health and well-
being become key factors influencing
their overall development and future
success.
 WHO (World Health Organization)
- - a specialized agency of the United
Nations (UN) that focuses on
international public health
- "Mental health is a state of well-
being in which the individual realizes
his or her own abilities, can cope
with the normal stresses of life, can
work productively and fruitfully, and
is able to make a contribution to his
or her own community."
 HOW DO YOU GET THIS ABILITY?

- mental health can change and

the things that tend to shape
it are called "protective
factors" and "risk factors".
PROTECTIVE FACTORS
traits that help individuals react resiliently to
difficult situations, helping to minimize their
risk factors.

EX. Healthy diet, exercise, and development,

Reliable support and discipline from
caregivers, Good peer relationships,
Achievement motivation
 RISK FACTORS
A risk factor is something that helps to
create problems.

EX. Use of alcohol or drugs, Traumatic life

experiences, Being abused or neglected as a
child, Perception of insignificance
 WHAT MAKES UP A MENTAL
HEALTH?

SELF-ESTEEM
SELF-ESTEEM BODY IMAGE
- how much you feel you are
worth, and how much you think
others value you.
- how you perceive your body or
important because feeling good
about yourself can affect your physical self.
mental health and how you
behave.
WHAT
WHAT INFLUENCES
INFLUENCES AA PERSON'S
PERSON'S SELF-
SELF-
ESTEEM
ESTEEM AND
AND BODY
BODY IMAGE?
IMAGE?

1.) Puberty and development

2.) Media images and other outside
influences/social media influences
3.) families and school
 EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE OF
OF A
A MENTAL
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND
AND WELL-BEING
WELL-BEING MODEL
MODEL

- the "Wheel of Wellness" is a model

which includes the five life tasks
developed in 1991 by Witmer and
Sweeney.
- 1.) Essence or spirituality
- 2.) Work and leisure
- 3.) Friendship
- 4.) Love
- 5.) Self-direction
 SUB-TASKS – WHEEL OF WELLNESS

- sense of worth
- sense of control
- realistic beliefs
- emotional awareness and coping
- problem solving and creativity
- sense of humor
- nutrition
- physical exercise
- self-care
- stress management
- gender identity
- cultural identity
 SUB-TASKS – WHEEL OF WELLNESS

- NOTE that the five tasks are

supposed to be balanced in terms of
time spent on each one, and of
course, on the amount of energy one
gives to fulfilling each of the tasks.
Meanwhile, the sub-tasks are more of
what you'll eventually learn and
practice in order to achieve good
mental health.
 WHAT MAKES UP A MENTAL
HEALTH?

RESILLIENCE
RESILLIENCE ADAPTABILITY
- the capacity to establish
the capacity to adjust to
and maintain one's balance
necessary changes for
and well-being whilst facing
one's survival.
an adversity.
 WHAT MAKES UP A MENTAL
HEALTH?

HEALTHY SELF-CONCEPT
HEALTHY SELF-CONCEPT GOOD
GOOD PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL HEALTH
HEALTH

- WHO noted that poor mental

understanding and
health plays a significant
accepting one's personality,
role in diminished immune
quirks, and individuality.
system.
 A
A HEALTHY
HEALTHY SELF-CONCEPT
SELF-CONCEPT and
and GOOD
GOOD PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL
HEALTH
HEALTH LEADS
LEADS TO
TO A
A GOOD
GOOD MENTAL
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND
AND WELL-
WELL-
BEING
BEING

WELL BEING - as a state of wellness where

every aspect of a person is in balance.
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES TO
TO MENTAL
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND
AND WELL-BEING
WELL-BEING OF
OF A
A
MIDDLE
MIDDLE TO
TO LATE
LATE ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENT

DEPRESSION
DEPRESSION ANXIETY
ANXIETY DISORDERS
DISORDERS
a low mood that lasts for a long
time, and affects your everyday a feeling of fear, dread, and
life. At worst, this can be life- uneasiness that doesn't go
threatening, leading to suicidal away.
tendencies.
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES TO
TO MENTAL
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND
AND WELL-BEING
WELL-BEING OF
OF A
A
MIDDLE
MIDDLE TO
TO LATE
LATE ADOLESCENT
ADOLESCENT

EATING DISORDERS
EATING DISORDERS ADDICTIVE
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
BEHAVIORS
any of a range of mental
conditions in which there is a addiction to any unhealthy
persistent disturbance of eating substances such as drugs,
behavior and impairment of alcohols, and more.
physical or mental health.
 Emotional
Intelligence
Personal Development
 WHAT IS EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE?
- a person's ability to
understand their own
emotions, the emotions of
others, and to act
appropriately based on said
emotions.
- Emotional intelligence grows
just like our EQ, as people
evolve.
 EQ VALUES

1. Creativity
2. Stress Management
3. Decision making
4. Relationship building
 WHAT
WHAT MAKES
MAKES UP
UP EMOTIONAL
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?
INTELLIGENCE?

SELF-AWARENESS
SELF-AWARENESS MANAGING
MANAGING EMOTIONS
EMOTIONS

recognizing internal feelings

finding ways to handle
without others having to say it
emotions that are
outwardly. Uses gut feeling to
appropriate to the situation.
guide decisions.
 WHAT
WHAT MAKES
MAKES UP
UP EMOTIONAL
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?
INTELLIGENCE?

MOTIVATION
MOTIVATION EMPATHY

using self-control to channel understanding the emotional

emotions toward a goal. perspective of other people.
HANDLING RELATIONSHIPS

Using information about yourself and the

other/s to handle social relationships and to
develop interpersonal skills.
 DIFFERENCE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BETWEEN IQ
IQ AND
AND EQ
EQ

IQ or
IQ or Intelligence
Intelligence EQ
EQ or
or Emotional
Emotional
Quotient
Quotient Quotient
Quotient
- measures an individual's - the ability to understand, use, and
information bank. manage emotions in positive ways
to relieve stress, communicate
- memory, vocabulary, and visual
effectively, empathize with others,
motor skills. and navigate challenges.
- peaks at age 17 remains constant - not fixed
throughout adulthood. - can be improved throughout life
 COMPONENTS OF EQ
- 1. INTRAPERSONAL - self-regard, emotional
self-awareness, independence, self-
actualization
- 2. INTERPERSONAL - empathy, social
responsibility, interpersonal relationships
- 3. ADAPTABILITY - reality-testing, flexibility,
problem-solving
- 4. STRESS MANAGEMENT - stress tolerance,
impulse control
- 5. GENERAL MOOD - optimism, happiness
 CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTERISTICS OF
OF EMOTIONAL
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENT
INTELLIGENT PEOPLE
PEOPLE

- knowing one's feelings

- managing emotions and feelings
appropriately
- able to motivate self
- ability to persist in face of frustrations
- ability to control impulses and delay
gratifications
- ability empathize with others
- optimism
- social competencies
 HOW TO INCREASE YOUR EQ
- conduct a personal inventory
- analyze the setting and identify skills
needed
- enlist trusted friends - focus on a few
competencies
- be observant and reflect
- don't expect immediate results
- learn from your mistakes
- acknowledge your successes