Lesson 3 – When the Brain Gets Sick
Materials Used: Kutcher, S., & Wei, Y. (2022, March 1). Mental health literacy. Mental Health Literacy. Retrieved October 1, 2022, from https://mentalhealthliteracy.org/
Introduction
Today’s lesson will focus on understanding what happens when the brain gets sick, leading to a mental illness.
Activity #1: When the Brain Gets Sick
When the Brain Gets Sick provides an overview of how the six different brain functions change between a healthy brain and when a mental illness occurs. A mental disorder is due to changes in usual brain function.
Activity #2: Some Common Mental Disorders in Young People
Tom has Separation Anxiety Disorder
Dylan’s Panic Disorder
Ellie’s Depression
Naomi’s Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Activity #3: Jigsaw
Common Mental Health Disorders provides an overview of many common mental illnesses. In groups of 3 to 4, you will be assigned to learn more about one mental illness. You will have 10 minutes with your group to use the PowerPoint & become an “expert” on your assigned mental illness (Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Panic Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) before you will move to a new group to explain what you learned.
Mental Health Disorders Jigsaw Worksheet
Be prepared to share:
a.) Mental Illness
b) Category (what type of mental illness is it?)
c) Characteristics
d) Prevalence (how common is it?)
e) Treatment
Now, number your group members from 1-4 & move to your assigned area to present your assigned Mental Illness to a new group.
Activity #4 – Reflection
Unit 2 Lesson #3 – How can I support the mental health & well-being of myself and others now and in the future?
My Personal Health and Wellness Inquiry
The purpose of your Personal Health and Wellness Inquiry is to create a culminating health and wellness plan. Your plan is created and built by you, based on your own personal inquiry into a number of important questions about your health and wellness. It is a journey of learning more about yourself, exploring a variety of valuable topics, and understanding how they relate to you. You will use each lesson’s topic as a springboard to the begin your personal inquiry. It is expected that you will refine and improve your responses, as you gain more knowledge and understanding, until the final product is completed in grade 10. A draft will be submitted at the end of each of the three units.
Steps
- Open your Office 365 Word document titled My Personal Health and Wellness from Unit 1 lesson 1
- Create a Heading – Unit 2 Lesson #3 – How can I support the mental health & well-being of myself and others now and in the future?
- Using information provided in this unit, personal reflection, and additional research, answer the question above to the best of your ability in complete sentences. Please feel free to use real life examples whenever applicable.