https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l What is Mental Health? en-us 2018-01-05 01:09:06 UTC 2024-12-02 00:54:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/250473202/365c0d59b8c58e80c86e2bdfd5a69184/mental_health_.png isabella_matthews https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219447886 2018-01-08 17:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219447886 isabella_matthews https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219456235 According to myhealth.alberta.ca, Mental Illness is a real disease and is no different to other well-known diseases such as cancer and diabetes. It has both genetic (relating to genes or heredity) and biological ( genetically related; related by blood) causes and can be treated.]]> 2018-01-08 17:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219456235 isabella_matthews https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219470218 When most of us think of Mental Health, we think bad. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Your "Mental Health" is just like your physical health. It could be good or bad. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.]]> 2018-01-08 17:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219470218 isabella_matthews https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219795405 As stated in https://www.nimh.nih.gov Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and many others are disorders of the brain. They can be related to changes in the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the nervous system. When the brain can't organize the billions of cells in the body, the results can affect many aspects of life.]]> 2018-01-09 15:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219795405 isabella_matthews https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219867720 The brain's "fear hub," which throws you into the "fight-or-flight" response to confront or escape from a dangerous situation. The amygdala also specializes in you learning to fear an event, such as touching a hot stove and in learning not to fear, such as overcoming a fear of spiders. The amygdala helps create memories of fear and safety will help improve treatments for Anxiety Disorders like phobias or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).]]> 2018-01-09 17:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219867720 isabella_matthews https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219872306 The PFC help you in areas that have to do with your judgment, decision making, and problem-solving. Different parts of the PFC are involved in using short-term or "working" memory and in recalling long-term memories. This area of the brain also helps to control the amygdala during stressful events. Some research shows that people who have PTSD or ADHD have reduced activity in their PFCs.]]> 2018-01-09 17:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219872306 isabella_matthews https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219877360 The ACC has many different roles, from controlling blood pressure and heart rate to reacting when we sense a mistake, helping us feel motivated and stay focused on a task, and having the right emotional reactions at the right time. Reduced ACC activity or damage to it has been linked to disorders such as ADHD,  Schizophrenia, and Depression.]]> 2018-01-09 17:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219877360 isabella_matthews https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219886415  Helps create and file new memories. When the hippocampus is damaged, a person can't create new memories, but they can still remember past events and learned skills, and carry on a conversation, all which rely on different parts of the brain. The hippocampus may be involved in mood disorders through its control of a major mood circuit called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.]]> 2018-01-09 18:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/isabella_matthews/j6rdyo1x5c4l/wish/219886415