Mental Health at Work

PAULA MANALO | FEBRUARY 4, 2019 | SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL

SCHOOL AND COLLEGES | SEED Academy
 ANYTHING GOOD OR
EXCITING FOR YOU TODAY?
OUTLINE
• MENTAL HEALTH
• STRESS
• PSYCHOLOGICAL
DISORDERS
• STIGMA
• SEED COPE
 HEALTH
Complete
• Physical
• Mental
• Social well-being
• NOT just the absence
of disease
MENTAL HEALTH

• Well-being
• Potential
• Coping
• Productive
• Fruitful
• Contribute
 Key facts
• Work is good for mental health but a
negative working environment can
lead to physical and mental health
problems.
• Depression and anxiety have a
significant economic impact; the
estimated cost to the global
economy is US$ 1 trillion per year in
lost productivity.
 Key facts
• Harassment and bullying at work
are commonly reported problems,
and can have a substantial
adverse impact on mental health.
• There are many effective actions
that organizations can take to
promote mental health in the
workplace; such actions may also
benefit productivity.
 Key facts
• Mental and substance use
disorders are the leading cause
of disability worldwide
• About 800 000 people commit
suicide every year
• Stigma and discrimination
against patients and families
prevent people from seeking
mental health care
Key facts in the PH
• 1:5 Filipinos has a mental disorder
(Philippine Statistical Authority in
Samaniego, 2017)
• 6% - depression
• 32% at least have 1 mental
health problem
• 15% - specific phobias
• 10% - alcohol abuse
• RA 11036
 Health and
Mental Health
“...no health without mental
health...”
(World Health Assembly, 2013)
 STRESS
• Uncomfortable
• Emotional experience
• Predictable changes
• Biochemical
• Physiological
• Behavioral (Baum, 1990)
 STRESS

Is stress bad
IT DEPENDS
STRESS

NOT ALL
STRESS
IS BAD.
GOOD STRESS
• improve memory
• motivate a person
BAD STRESS
BAD STRESS
• way too overwhelming that
we can no longer function
well or the way we used to
or supposed to
• if such is the case,
psychological disorders
might occur
JOB STRESS
• the harmful physical and
emotional response that occurs
when the requirements of the
job do not match the
capabilities, resources or needs
of the worker
• can cause poor health and can
increase rates of work-related
injuries and accidents
 JOB STRESS:
SOME CAUSES
• Overwork
• lack of clear instructions
• Unrealistic deadlines
• Lack of decision-making
• Job insecurity
• Isolated working
conditions
SOME STRESSFUL
CHARACTERISTICS
SOME STRESSFUL
CHARACTERISTICS
SOME STRESSFUL
CHARACTERISTICS
STROOP TEST
RED GREEN YELLOW
BLUE ORANGE GREEN
RED GREEN PURPLE
BLUE BLACK
ORANGE
STROOP TEST
GREEN RED BLUE
YELLOW GREEN
ORANGE BLUE RED
YELLOW GREEN
ORANGE BLACK
EMOTIONAL STROOP
TEST
HATE JOY SAD
VIOLENCE BURGER
CHAMPION
DEPRESSED EXAM
CRYING SKY BULLY
SMILE
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER

• Ongoing
• Dysfunctional pattern
• Thought
• Emotion
• Behaviour
• Distress  deviance
(Butcher, Mineka & Hooley, 2007)
ANXIETY DISORDER
• NOT JUST BEING
AFRAID
• PERSISTENT ANXIETY
AND DYSFUNCTIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
ANXIETY DISORDER
• differ from normal feelings
of nervousness or
anxiousness
• involve excessive
fear or anxiety
(Parekh, 2017)
 NORMAL ANXIETY vs ANXIETY DISORDER

Worrying about Constant and

paying bills, having unsubstantiated
a job, romantic worry  significant
breakup distress; interferes
with daily life
Awkward social Avoiding social
situation situations for fear
of being judged or
humiliated
ANXIETY DISORDER

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ANXIETY DISORDER
MOOD DISORDER
FEELING - mental state
EMOTION - physical
state due to changes;
biological responses
FEELING vs EMOTION
FEELING EMOTION
MENTAL PHYSICAL STATES;
ASSOCIATIONS; RESPONSE TO
REACTIONS TO EXTERNAL STIMULI
EMOTIONS
CAUSED BY BEFORE FEELINGS
EMOTIONS
CAN BE HIDDEN CAN BE OBSERVED
Pediaa.com
MOOD DISORDER
Did you know that
there are 34,000
emotions that we can
experience?
(Watkins, 2015)
MOOD DISORDER
Did you know that there
are 34,000 emotions that
we can experience?
(Watkins, 2015)
10 Basic Emotions
Joy Fear
Surprise Anger
Sadness Guilt
Contempt Disgust
Shame Interest or
excitement
Feeling, Emotion, Mood
FEELING - mental state
EMOTION - biological response
MOOD is “an emotional state
that may last anywhere from a
few minutes to several weeks”
(GoodTherapy.org, n.d.)
MOOD DISORDERS
• characterized by
emotional extremes
and challenges in
regulating mood
• tend to be long-term
disturbances
MOOD DISORDERS
Examples:
• Unipolar depressive
disorders: prolonged
hopelessness and lethargy
• Bipolar disorders:
alternating between
depression and mania
DEPRESSION
 DEPRESSION
MORE THAN JUST
FEELING SAD
 DEPRESSION
SADNESS: TEMPORARY
DEPRESSION: PROLONGED
SADNESS AND GRIEF
DEPRESSION
DEPRESSION
DETERMINANTS

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BIOLOGICAL

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/emotional-
problems/Pages/Inheriting-Mental-Disorders.aspx
BIOLOGICAL
BIOLOGICAL
BIOLOGICAL

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BIOLOGICAL

@TMSTherapy
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BIOLOGICAL

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PSYCHOSOCIAL

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 PSYCHOSOCIAL
Some factors that can influence the development of
mental illness:
Risk Protective
Poverty, poor social Being able to cope
circumstances with stress
Stressful life event
Work stress, Physical activity
unemployment
STIGMA

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 STIGMA
“The single most important
barrier to overcome in the
community is the stigma and
associated discrimination
towards persons suffering from
mental and behavioural
disorders.”
STIGMA

Stigma =
stereotyping
 prejudice
 discrimination
 STIGMA

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MH PROBLEMS
AT WORK
• Absenteeism
• Work performance
• Staff attitude and
behaviour
• Relationships at work
ABSENTEEISM
• Increase in over all sickness absence,
particularly frequent short periods of
absence;
• Poor health (depression, stress,
burnout);
• Physical conditions (high blood
pressure, heart disease, ulcers,
sleeping disorders, skin rashes,
headache, neck and backache, low
resistance to infections)
WORK PERFORMANCE
• Reduction in productivity
and output;
• Increase in error rates;
• Increased amount of
accidents;
• Poor decision-making;
• Deterioration in planning
and control of wok
STAFF ATTITUDE and
BEHAVIOUR
• Loss of motivation and
commitment
• Burnout
• Staff working increasingly long
hours but for diminishing returns
• Poor time keeping
• Labour turnover (particularly
expensive for companies at top
levels of management)
RELATIONSHIPS AT WORK

• tension and conflicts

between colleagues;
• poor relationships with
clients;
• increase in disciplinary
problems
MYTHS on MENTAL ILLNESS
and the WORKPLACE
MYTHS on MENTAL ILLNESS
and the WORKPLACE
MYTHS on MENTAL ILLNESS
and the WORKPLACE
MYTHS on MENTAL ILLNESS
and the WORKPLACE
MYTHS on MENTAL ILLNESS
and the WORKPLACE
MENTAL HEALTH AT
WORK
HOW DO I TAKE
CARE OF MY
MENTAL HEALTH
AT WORK
MENTAL HEALTH AT
WORK
Support
Encourage
Educate
Devote
MENTAL HEALTH AT
WORK

Concede
Open up
Practice positivity
Engage
MENTAL HEALTH AT
WORK
Support
Encourage
Educate
Devote
 SUPPORT
• Yourself and others
• Respect everyone
• Be appreciative
• Learn to understand
• Learn how to listen actively
and without judgement
 EDUCATE
• Learn more about mental health
• Learn more about how to take
care of our individual mental
health
• Share your knowledge with
others
• Deepen your understanding and
knowledge
• Help in increasing MH
awareness
 ENCOURAGE
What might you say? (CARE CORNER COUNSELLING CENTRE
SG)

NOT SO HELPFUL MORE HELPFUL

It’s all in your head. I know what you have as well and that’s what
causes the thoughts and feelings

We all go through times I may not be able to understand exactly how

likes this. you feel, but I care about you and I want to
help.

You have so much to You are important to me. Your life is important
live for- why do you to me.
want to die?
 ENCOURAGE
What might you say? (CARE CORNER COUNSELLING CENTRE
SG)

NOT SO HELPFUL MORE HELPFUL

What do you want me to Tell me what I can do now to help you.
do? I can’t do anything
about your situation.
Just snap out of it. Look on You might not believe it now, but the way
the bright side. you feel will change.
You’ll be fine. Stop You are not alone in this. I’m/ We’re here for
worrying. you.
What’s wrong with you? I am here for you. We’ll get through this
Shouldn’t you be better by together.
now?
 DEVOTE
• Time and energy
• For good mental
health
MENTAL HEALTH AT
WORK

Concede
Open up
Practice positivity
Engage
 CONCEDE
•admit thoughts and
feelings
•“No man is an island.”
 OPEN UP
•seek help, share
•seek help for
others
•respect
professionals
 OPEN UP
Guidance *Clinical Psychiatrists Life coaches
Counselors Psychologists
MAEd Guidance MA/MS MD Certified LC
Counselling/ Psychology
MA or MS
Psychology
For therapy: focus is past and May give therapy Focus of
present therapy is
present and
future
Gives advice Does not give
advice
 PRACTICE
POSITIVITY

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PRACTICE
POSITIVITY
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POSITIVITY
PRACTICE
POSITIVITY
PRACTICE
POSITIVITY
PRACTICE
POSITIVITY
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POSITIVITY
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POSITIVITY
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POSITIVITY
PRACTICE
POSITIVITY

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 PRACTICE
POSITIVITY
“Gratitude is a positive emotional state
in which one recognizes and appreciates
what one has received in life.”

“Research shows that taking time to

experience gratitude can make you
happier and even healthier.”
PRACTICE
POSITIVITY
 EMPOWER
• Don’t just encourage but also
empower
• Remind yourself and others that
we can’t survive on our own
• Remind yourself and others that
we always
CAN
especially
together.

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EMPOWER

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MENTAL HEALTH AT
WORK
Support Concede
Educate Open up
Encourage Practice
Devote positivity
Empower