Explore practices for ensuring mental health and emotional balance in your life

“a TEDx Talk by Jack Park, a college student. In this talk, Park shares his story of living with a mental disorder and revisits some of the ways he found help and hope. He makes the case for seeing mental illness in a new light so that people can begin to address some of the issues associated with suicide, depression, and other preventable mental disorders.
The objectives for this assignment is for you to be able to:
Identify the difference between occasional negative emotions and more serious mental health issues, such as anxiety disorder or depression
Explore practices for ensuring mental health and emotional balance in your life
Identify resources for further information and guidance about mental health issues
To complete this assignment:
Write a short response paper in which you address the following questions:
What do you think of Jacks practice of changing his to-do lists into want-to-do lists? What does he hope to gain from this shift?
Which coping mechanisms does Jack observe his fellow students using to deal with stress and mental health challenges? What does Jack think is the deeper problem?
Why, in Jacks view, is it hard for people to get help for mental health problems in the same way they might seek help for dental problems?
Add your own thoughts about the obstacles you think students may face in getting help for mental health issues.
LINK TO TED TALK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur8TZf6HWSs
OTHER SOURCES (relating to last question): https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/09/11/students-great-need-mental-health-support-during-pandemic
https://news.ncsu.edu/2021/01/study-finds-risk-factors-linked-to-covid-19-mental-health-impacts-for-college-students/
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