Life Skills
Soft Skills
Exploring Mental Health: A Comprehensive Approach
About the Course
In this course, we delve deep into the fundamental principles that underpin mental health, providing you with valuable insights and practical tools to enhance your emotional resilience and psychological well-being. This course is designed to bridge that knowledge gap by offering a structured exploration of the core principles that govern mental health. Through a series of engaging lectures and thought-provoking discussions, you will gain a profound understanding of not only the intricacies of mental health but also the strategies to foster and maintain it.
Course Objectives
- To provide students with a comprehensive understanding of mental health by defining its various aspects and components.
- To teach students various Principles of Mental Health and equip them with the skills to critically evaluate information and thoughts related to their mental well-being.
- To help students understand the importance of acknowledging and validating one's feelings without being overwhelmed by them.
- To guide students in fostering a mindset that prioritizes skill development and growth over unrealistic ideals
- To help students develop adaptability and resilience in their approach to mental health challenges.
About the Instructor
Prof Noam Shpancer
Department of Psychology
Otterbein University
Noam Shpancer, Ph. D., is a professor of psychology. He received his Ph.D. at Purdue University, specialising in clinical and developmental psychology. Shpancer’s research interests center on various dimensions of the home-daycare link, including parent-caregiver relations, people’s childcare attitudes and perceptions, and children’s adaptation across contexts. He is a licensed, practicing clinical Psychologist with The Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy in Columbus, Ohio. His clinical speciality is in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders. He teaches introductory psychology, child development, personality, abnormal psychology, human sexuality, assessment, advanced research, and health psychology.
Course Curriculum
Lecture 1 & 2: Introduction: Defining Mental Health
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Lecture 1: Intro
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Lecture Video Link
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Lecture 3: First Principle: Check the Facts
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Principle 1
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Principle 2
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Lecture 3
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Lecture 4: Second Principle: Honor (But Do Not Worship) Your Experience
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Principle 3
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Principle 4
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Lecture Video Link
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Lecture 5: Third Principle: Competence over Perfection
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Principle 5
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Lecture Video Link
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Lecture 6: Fourth Principle: Flexibility over Rigidity
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Principle 6
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Lecture Video Link
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Second Lecture Link
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Lecture 7: Fifth Principle: Engagement over Avoidance
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Lecture Video Link
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Lecture 8: Sixth Principle: Accept (But Do Not Obey) Your Emotions
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Princile 8
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Lecture 9: Seventh Principle: Think (Again) About Your Thinking
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Principle 9
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Lecture 10: Eighth Principle: Things Are Not as They Seem
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Principle 10
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Lecture 11: Ninth principle: Context Matters
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Principle 11
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