Websites

1. Mental Health Tests

A variety of mental health assessment tests are available on the following website:
Discovery Health. “Mental Health Assessments.” Mental Health. 2007. http://health.discovery.com/centers/mental/assessments.html

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2. Getting Help

For information on getting help for a mental health problem, refer to the following website:
Manitoba Healthy Schools. “Mental Health: Where Can I Go For Help?”
Mental Health.
www.gov.mb.ca/healthyschools/issues/mental.html.

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3.Develop and maintain positive mental and emotional health

For further suggestions on ways to develop and maintain positive mental and emotional health, refer to the following websites:
Health Canada. “Mental Health—Mental Illness.” It’s Your Health. 2006.
http://hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/mental_e.html.

Helpguide.org. “Mental and Emotional Health.” Mental Health. www.helpguide.org/mental/mental_emotional_health.htm.

Manitoba Healthy Schools. “Mental Health: What Is Mental Wellness?” Mental Health. www.gov.mb.ca/healthyschools/issues/mental.html.

This site lists 10 tips for good mental health provided by the National Canadian Mental Health Association.
Resiliency Canada. “Understanding Resiliency.”
www.resiliencycanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=37.

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4.Understanding stress

For more information on stress, refer to the following websites:
Columbia St. Mary’s MedicalMoment.org. “Gender Differences in Behavioral Responses to Stress: ‘Fight or Flight’ vs. ‘Tend and Befriend.’” 2003. www.medicalmoment.org/_content/healthupdates/dec03/187868.asp

Stressfocus.com. “Discover the Basics of Stress.” 14 July 2007. www.stressfocus.com/stress_focus_article/stress-and-its-causes.htm

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5. Physiological responses to stress

The following is an example of a useful website for this learning activity:
Randolfi, Ernesto A. “Exercise as a Stress Management Modality.” Optimal Health Concepts. www.OptimalHealthConcepts.com/ExerciseStress.html.

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6. Eating Issues and Body Image


Examples of the eating and body image continuum are available on several websites:
Barke, Sheri. “Eating Issues and Body Image Continuum.” Student Nutrition (and Body Image) Action Committee (SNAC). 2002. www.snac.ucla.edu/pages/Resources/Handouts/HOEatingIssues.pdf.

Gannett Health Services, Cornell University. “The Eating Issues and Body Image Continuum.” Nutrition and Eating Problems. 2004. www.gannett.cornell.edu/downloads/CHEP/Continuum.pdf.

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