High School Health
Mental Disorders and Suicide
Objectives: By the end of the unit, students should be able to
By the completion of the Mental Disorders and Suicide Unit, Students will be able to:
Analyze characteristics of a mentally and emotionally healthy person.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Differentiate between a positive and negative body image.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Analyze the causes, symptoms and effects of depression and anxiety.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Explain the effects of eating disorders on healthy growth and development.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Analyze how pro-social behaviors can benefit overall health.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Justify why people with eating disorders need professional help.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Determine when to seek help for mental and emotional health problems.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Summarize how intolerance can affect others.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Analyze how culture supports and challenges mental and emotional health benefits, practices and behaviors.
(Standard 2 Analyzing Influences)
Analyze how peers and perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy mental and emotional health behaviors.
(Standard 2 Analyzing Influences)
Analyze how school and community affect mental and emotional health practices and behaviors.
(Standard 2 Analyzing Influences)
Analyze the factors that influence opportunities to obtain safe, accessible, equitable and affordable products and services that support mental and emotional health for oneself and others.
(Standard 2 Analyzing Influences)
Evaluate the validity and reliability of mental and emotional health information.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Evaluate the validity and reliability of mental and emotional health services.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Determine the accessibility of valid and reliable mental and emotional health products.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Use resources that provide valid and reliable mental and emotional health information.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Use valid and reliable mental and emotional health services.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Demonstrate effective communication skills to enhance mental and emotional health.
(Standard 4 Interpersonal Communication)
Demonstrate how to effectively ask for assistance to improve personal mental and emotional health or to improve the mental and emotional health of others.
(Standard 4 Interpersonal Communication)
Examine barriers to making a healthy decision related to mental and emotional health.
(Standard 5 Decision Making)
Predict potential short-term and long-term consequences of alternative to mental and emotional help.
(Standard 5 Decision Making)
Formulate an effective long-term personal health plan to achieve a goal to improve or maintain positive mental and emotional health.
(Standard 6 Goal Setting)
Demonstrate healthy mental and emotional health practices and behaviors to improve the health of oneself and others.
(Standard 7 Self Management)
Use positive peer and societal norms, based on accurate health information, to formulate mental and emotional health-enhancing messages.
(Standard 8 Advocacy)
Persuade and support others to make positive mental and emotional health choices.
(Standard 8 Advocacy)
By the completion of the Mental Disorders and Suicide Unit, Students will be able to:
Analyze characteristics of a mentally and emotionally healthy person.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Differentiate between a positive and negative body image.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Analyze the causes, symptoms and effects of depression and anxiety.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Explain the effects of eating disorders on healthy growth and development.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Analyze how pro-social behaviors can benefit overall health.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Justify why people with eating disorders need professional help.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Determine when to seek help for mental and emotional health problems.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Summarize how intolerance can affect others.
(Standard 1 Core Concepts)
Analyze how culture supports and challenges mental and emotional health benefits, practices and behaviors.
(Standard 2 Analyzing Influences)
Analyze how peers and perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy mental and emotional health behaviors.
(Standard 2 Analyzing Influences)
Analyze how school and community affect mental and emotional health practices and behaviors.
(Standard 2 Analyzing Influences)
Analyze the factors that influence opportunities to obtain safe, accessible, equitable and affordable products and services that support mental and emotional health for oneself and others.
(Standard 2 Analyzing Influences)
Evaluate the validity and reliability of mental and emotional health information.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Evaluate the validity and reliability of mental and emotional health services.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Determine the accessibility of valid and reliable mental and emotional health products.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Use resources that provide valid and reliable mental and emotional health information.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Use valid and reliable mental and emotional health services.
(Standard 3 Accessing Information)
Demonstrate effective communication skills to enhance mental and emotional health.
(Standard 4 Interpersonal Communication)
Demonstrate how to effectively ask for assistance to improve personal mental and emotional health or to improve the mental and emotional health of others.
(Standard 4 Interpersonal Communication)
Examine barriers to making a healthy decision related to mental and emotional health.
(Standard 5 Decision Making)
Predict potential short-term and long-term consequences of alternative to mental and emotional help.
(Standard 5 Decision Making)
Formulate an effective long-term personal health plan to achieve a goal to improve or maintain positive mental and emotional health.
(Standard 6 Goal Setting)
Demonstrate healthy mental and emotional health practices and behaviors to improve the health of oneself and others.
(Standard 7 Self Management)
Use positive peer and societal norms, based on accurate health information, to formulate mental and emotional health-enhancing messages.
(Standard 8 Advocacy)
Persuade and support others to make positive mental and emotional health choices.
(Standard 8 Advocacy)