Mental and Emotional Health

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. 

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors. 

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health. 

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. 

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision making skills to enhance health. 

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.  

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. 

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Describe characteristics of a mentally and emotionally healthy person. (HBO 1 & 2)

Explain the interrelationship of physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual health. (HBO 1 & 2)

Discuss how emotions change during adolescence. (HBO 1 & 2)  

Explain appropriate ways to express needs, wants, emotions, and feelings. (HBO 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5) 

Describe role models that demonstrate positive mental and emotional health. (HBO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 & 8)

Summarize the benefits of talking with parents and other trusted adults about feelings. (HBO 1, 2 & 8)  

Describe healthy ways to express affection, love, friendship, and concern. (HBO 1, 2 & 8)  

Describe a variety of appropriate ways to respond to stress when angry or upset. (HBO 1, 3, 4 & 8)  

Summarize feelings and emotions associated with loss and grief. (HBO 1 & 4)  

Explain the importance of a positive body image. (HBO 2)  

Describe how mental and emotional health can affect health-related behaviors. (HBO 2, 3 & 4)  

Describe how sharing or posting personal information electronically about self or others on social media sites (e.g., chat groups, e-mail, websites, phone and tablet applications) can negatively impact mental and emotional health. (HBO 2, 3 & 7) 

Explain the causes, symptoms, and effects of depression. (HBO 2, 3, 4 & 5)

Explain the causes, symptoms, and effects of anxiety. (HBO 2, 3, 4 & 5) 

Describe the signs, symptoms, and consequences of common eating disorders. (HBO 2, 4 & 5) 

Describe pro-social behaviors that help prevent violence. (HBO 2, 7 & 8)

Describe what it means to be a responsible person. (HBO 2 & 8) 

Describe characteristics of a responsible family member. (HBO 2 & 8)

Describe examples of situations that require self control. (HBO 3, 4 & 5) 

Describe how power and control differences in relationships can contribute to aggression and violence. (HBO 3, 5, 6 & 8) 

Describe ways to manage interpersonal conflict nonviolently. (HBO 3, 5 & 7) 

Explain why it is important to understand the perspectives of others in resolving interpersonal conflicts. (HBO 3 & 7)

Explain causes and effects of stress. (HBO 4)

Describe personal stressors at home, in school, and with friends. (HBO 4) 

Explain positive and negative ways of dealing with stress. (HBO 4)

Analyze the risks of impulsive behaviors. (HBO 5) 

Explain how the expression of emotions or feelings can help or hurt oneself and others. (HBO 5 & 6)

Explain why people with eating disorders need professional help. (HBO 6) 

Examine the importance of being aware of one’s own feelings and of being sensitive to the feelings of others. (HBO 6 & 8)

Explain how intolerance can affect others. (HBO 7)

Explain the benefits of living in a diverse society. (HBO 7) 

Explain why it is wrong to tease or bully others based on personal characteristics (such as body type, gender, appearance, mannerisms, and the way one dresses or acts). (HBO 7)

Describe characteristics of healthy relationships. (HBO 8) 

Explain the qualities of a healthy dating relationship. (HBO 8) 

Differentiate healthy and unhealthy relationships. (HBO 8) 

Explain the influence of school rules and community laws on mental and emotional health practices and behaviors. 

Explain how perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy mental health practices and behaviors. 

Explain how social expectations influence healthy and unhealthy mental and emotional health practices and behaviors.

Explain how personal values and beliefs influence personal mental and emotional health practices and behaviors.

Describe how some health risk behaviors influence the likelihood of engaging in other unhealthy mental and emotional health behaviors (e.g., how using alcohol and other drugs increase the risk of suicide and self-injury). 

Analyze how relevant influences of family and culture affect mental and emotional health practices and behaviors.

Analyze how relevant influences of school and community affect mental and emotional health practices and behaviors

Analyze how relevant influences of media and technology affect mental and emotional health practices and behaviors. 

Analyze how relevant influences of peers affect mental and emotional health practices and behaviors. 

Analyze the validity and reliability of mental and emotional health information.  

Analyze the validity and reliability of mental and emotional health products. 

Analyze the validity and reliability of mental and emotional health services. 

Describe situations that call for professional mental and emotional health services. 

Determine the availability of valid and reliable mental and emotional health products. 

Access valid and reliable mental and emotional health information from home, school or community. 

Locate valid and reliable mental and emotional health products. 

Locate valid and reliable mental and emotional health services. 

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. 

Demonstrate how to manage personal information in electronic communications and when using social media (e.g., chat groups, e-mail, texting, websites, phone and tablet applications) to prevent interpersonal conflict. 

Demonstrate effective peer resistance skills to avoid or reduce mental and emotional health risks. 

Demonstrate effective negotiation skills to avoid or reduce mental and emotional health risk. 

Demonstrate healthy ways to manage or resolve interpersonal conflict.

Demonstrate how to effectively ask for assistance to improve personal mental and emotional health. 

Demonstrate how to effectively communicate empathy and support for others.

Identify circumstances that help or hinder making a healthy decision related to mental and emotional health. 

Determine when situations require a decision related to mental and emotional health (e.g., dealing with interpersonal conflict, managing emotional stress). 

 Distinguish when decisions about a mental or emotional health problem should be made individually or with the help of others. 

Explain how family, culture, media, peers, and personal beliefs affect a mental or emotional health related decision (e.g., dealing with interpersonal conflict, acceptance of differences in others). 

Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives of a mental and emotional health-related decision. 

Predict the potential outcomes of healthy and unhealthy alternatives of a mental and emotional health-related decision (e.g., response when angry, dealing with interpersonal conflict). 

Choose a healthy alternative when making a decision related to mental and emotional health. 

Analyze the effectiveness of a final outcome of a mental and emotional health-related decision (e.g., response when angry, dealing with interpersonal conflict). 

Assess personal mental and emotional health practices. 

Set a realistic goal to improve or maintain positive mental and emotional health. 

Assess the barriers to achieving a goal to improve or maintain positive mental and emotional health. 

Apply strategies to overcome barriers to achieving a goal to improve or maintain positive mental and emotional health

Use strategies and skills to achieve a goal to improve or maintain positive mental and emotional health. 

Explain the importance of being responsible for personal mental and emotional health behaviors.  

Analyze personal mental and emotional health practices and behaviors that reduce or prevent health risks. 

Demonstrate healthy mental and emotional health practices and behaviors to improve the health of oneself and others. 

Make a commitment to practice healthy mental and emotional health behaviors. 

State a health-enhancing position on a mental and emotional health topic, supported with accurate information, to improve the health of others. 

Persuade others to make positive mental and emotional health choices. 

Collaborate with others to advocate for improving mental and emotional health of individuals, families, and schools. 

Demonstrate how to adapt a positive mental and emotional health message for different audiences.