Mental And Emotional Health Class Analysis

Mental and Emotional Health course was not only fun, but also very knowledgeable. First of all, I have learned a lot while presenting chapter eight in class. Chapter eight was based on stress management. It was very important presenting this material in class because we all go through stress, especially since we all have a lot going on in our lives such as school, work, family, friends, and etc. It all really depends on how we handle it. We need to look at stress in a positive manner and be able to handle any situation that is given to us. For instance, a person should always consider altering their lifestyle, prioritize, use social support, use humor, and be able to structure activities. Personally, this material really helped me change my …show more content…
I feel like each group opened up my eyes to the chapters that were being presented in the text. The students presented the material in different ways that made class lectures very fun and interesting. For instance, one group talked about self-esteem. I have learned that having good self-esteem improves a person’s mental and physical health. I was one of those people who had low self-esteem because I was bullied from elementary school until ninth grade year of high school. I have struggled with self-esteem most of my life. My sister taught me that I shouldn’t let people bring me down. She helped me overcome my low self-esteem issues. If it weren’t for her, I would not be where I am …show more content…
This class has definitely taught me how everyone has different ways of perceiving things. We should always show empathy to people no matter what because we never know what they may be going through. I feel that the presentations helped some of us overcome our fears of public speaking and gave us more knowledge on the material we were presenting. Personally, if it wasn’t for the presentations, I would still be terrified of public speaking, but now I have more confidence in doing them. Also, I liked how we got to spend the day at the Eco-Adventure Pavilion on the last day of class. The activities that we played brought us together, especially when we played the boat game because we did great on working together as a class. I am definitely going to recommend this professor to my colleagues who still need to take Mental and Emotional