SWAMI RAMA HIMALAYAN UNIVERSITY
PSYCHO-EDUCATION ON
MENTAL HYGIENE
SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:
Dr.Grace.M.Singh Ms. Ruchi
Associate Professor M.Sc. Nursing 1st year
HCN, SRHU HCN, SRHU
LESSON PLAN
INTRODUCTION:
Name of the student: Ruchi Sharma
Name of the subject: Mental health nursing
Name of topic: Mental Hygiene
Name of evaluator: Dr. Grace M. Singh
Duration: 10-15 min
Date: 19-11-22
Time:
Venue: Bulla Wala
Method of teaching: Lecture- cum – discussion
A.V.AIDS: Charts and Pamphlet
Pervious knowledge: the group may have the knowledge regarding the Mental Hygiene.
OBJECTIVES:
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the health teaching, the group will be able to gain knowledge regarding Mental Hygiene. They will apply this knowledge on day to
day practice with positive attitude.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
At the end of Health - teaching, group will be able to.
Define mental health and mental hygiene.
Enlist component on mental health.
Enlist characteristics of mentally healthy person.
Discuss how to maintain mental health.
Discuss the strategies to mental hygiene
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1. 1Min. The group will be SELF INTRODUCTION & TOPIC the educator What do you
able introduce the INTRODUCTION: will introduce understand by
topic Good morning everyone. Today I, Ruchi the topic mental hygiene ?
Sharma, is here to present health talk on mental
hygiene
The term mental hygiene is closely related to
mental health. We use the term hygiene to refer
to keeping oneself and one’s living and working
areas neat and clean in order to prevent illness
and disease. When we extend this concept to
the domain of mind it stands for the art of
developing, maintaining, and promoting
necessary behavioral, emotional, and social
skills to sustain good, effective and efficient
mental health
2. 2 min.
The group will be DEFINITION: The educator What is mental
able to define MENTAL HEALTH: will define hygiene?
mental health and Karl Menninger (1947) defines mental mental health
mental hygiene health as “an adjustment of human and mental
beings to the world and to each other hygiene
with a maximum of effectiveness and
happiness”.
MENTAL HYGIENE:
Mental hygiene, the science of
maintaining mental health and
preventing the development
of psychosis, neurosis or other mental
disorders.
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3. 3 min. The group will be Components of Mental Health: The educator will Enlist the
able to enlist the The components of mental health include: enlist the components of
components of 1. Ability to accept self: components of mental health?
mental health A mentally healthy individual feels comfortable mental health
about himself. He feels reasonably secure and
adequately accepts his surroundings. In other
words, he has self-respect.
2. Capacity to feel right towards others:
An individual who enjoys good mental
health is able to be sincerely interested
in other’s welfare. He has Friendships that
are satisfying and lasting.
Ability to fulfill
life’s tasks:
The third
important
component of
mental health is
that it bestows on
the individual for
the ability to
meet the
demands of life.
3. Ability to fulfill life’s tasks:
The third important component of mental health
is that it bestows on the individual for the
ability to meet the demands of life.
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4. 4min. The group will be Characteristics of a Mentally Healthy Person The educator will CHARTS Enlist the
able to enlist the A mentally healthy person has an ability to enlist the characteristics of
characteristics of make adjustments. characteristics of mentally healthy
mentally healthy 2. A mentally healthy person has a sense of mentally healthy person?
person
person personal worth, feels worthwhile and important.
3. A mentally healthy person solves his
problems largely by his own efforts and makes
his own decisions.
4. He has a sense of personal security and feels
secure in a group, shows understanding of other
people’s problems and motives.
5. A mentally healthy person has a sense of
responsibility
6. He can give and accept love.
7. He lives in a world of reality rather than
fantasy.
8. He shows emotional maturity in his
behaviours, and develops a capacity to
tolerate frustration and disappointments in
his daily activities.
9. A mentally healthy person has a variety of
interests and generally lives a well-balanced life
of work, rest and recreation
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5. 5 min. The group will be HOW TO MAINTAIN MENTAL The educator How to maintain
able to understand HYGIENE will explain CHARTS mental hygiene?
how to maintain Don’t hold grudges how to maintain
mental hygiene Tell yourself: “ that was then this is now mental hygiene
Dump the junk out of your conscious
thought
Accept yourself and your circumstances.
Be kind to your enemy.
Avoid blaming other but rather take
responsibility for anything that you
could have handle in a better way.
Avoid being, thinking and talking
negatively.
Doubt your hearing and your sight,
doubt your negative interpretations.
Assume that no one will think that you
are odd.
Realize that your attitude make a great
impact
Find an activity that seems worthwhile
to accomplished and get busy
Help someone that has less than you and
want some help.
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6. 3min. The group will be STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN MENTAL The educator PAMPLET Discuss the
able to discuss the HYGIENE: will discuss the strategies to
strategies to Mental hygiene begins with the individual and strategies to maintain mental
maintain mental we all need to look after our emotions, as the maintain mental hygiene?
hygiene
WHO recommends. For this, mental health hygiene
experts agree on the need to adopt a series of
habits for emotional self-care:
Cover your basic needs
The first thing we need to do to feel OK is to
satisfy our basic needs, such as eating and
sleeping properly. These are key to
psychological well-being and we should not let
them slip.
Look after your self-esteem and learn
to be trusting
To enjoy good mental hygiene it's important
that we accept ourselves as we are. As well as
having faith in ourselves, it's also important to
trust others.
Manage your emotions and learn self-
control
This isn't about blocking out our feelings or
letting them take us over, but rather about
knowing how to identify and interpret them and
regulate their intensity in order to respond
appropriately. That is why it's key to emotional
intelligence.
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Manage expectations and set concrete
objectives
Maintaining motivation and being perseverant
is fundamental to surpass ourselves, which is
why we need to set achievable goals so we do
not become disheartened. We don't have to
abandon our dreams, but we do need to manage
expectations and reality.
Think positively and be on the
lookout for negative emotions
Sometimes, we're bound to be plagued by doubt
and fears, but we can always counter them and
limit their extent through positive thinking.
Learn to relax and handle adversity
Stress is a very useful natural bodily reaction to
cope with adverse situations. But it can be very
harmful to health when things settle down and
we must learn to switch off. For instance,
through techniques as mindfulness.
Feed your social life and find support
in others
As human beings we are sociable by nature and
we need to interact with others to have fun and
share our concerns.
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Exercise regularly
Regular exercise helps, not just to keep us
Physically fit and improve our health, but also
to clear our heads. Resting for a while after
sport is also important.
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SUMMARIZATION :
So today we studied about:
Define mental health and mental
hygiene.
Enlist component on mental health.
Enlist characteristics of mentally
healthy person.
Discuss how to maintain mental health.
Discuss the strategies to mental hygiene
RECAPULIZATION:
Define mental health and mental
hygiene
Enlist component of mental health.
CONCLUSION:
The term mental hygiene is closely related to
mental health. We use the term hygiene to refer
to keeping oneself and one’s living and working
areas neat and clean in order to prevent illness
and disease
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Niraj Ahuja. A short Textbook of Psychiatry. 7th ed. India: Jaypee Publications; 2011. 272.
Sreevani R. A Guide to Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing. 3rd ed. India: Jaypee Publications; 2010. 133-134p and 128-130p
https://www.iberdrola.com/talent/mental-hygiene
https://www.studocu.com/in/document/rajiv-gandhi-university/bsc-nursing/1concept-of-mental-hygiene-and-mental-health/22784522
