{"id":851,"date":"2021-07-18T05:53:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T05:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/?p=851"},"modified":"2024-05-17T13:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T05:04:40","slug":"upou-airs-first-episode-of-usap-lusog-isip-conversations-on-promoting-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/?p=851","title":{"rendered":"UPOU airs first episode of Usap-Lusog-Isip: Conversations on Promoting Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e7e4e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-1 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:10px;-moz-border-radius:10px;border-radius:10px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\" style=\"margin:-5px;\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-1 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-361.png\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-361.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot (361)\" aria-label=\"Screenshot (361)\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-361-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-361-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-361-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-361-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-361-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/pahinungod.upou.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-361.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 0px) 1280px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><button id=\"listenButton1\" class=\"responsivevoice-button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Play\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\"><span>\ud83d\udd0a Listen to this<\/span><\/button>\n<script>\n    listenButton1.onclick = function(){\n        if(responsiveVoice.isPlaying()){\n            responsiveVoice.cancel();\n        }else{\n            responsiveVoice.speak(\"The Ugnayan ng Pahinung\u00f3d University of the Philippines (UP) System together with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Ugnayan ng Pahinung\u00f3d and the UPOU Multimedia Center presented the first episode of the The Ledivina V. Cari\u00f1o Forum Series entitled \u201cUsap-Lusog-Isip: Conversations on Promotion Mental Health\u201d on 12 July 2021 from 6 pm to 7 pm.Dr. Dinah Palmera Nadera, Pahinung\u1f79d System representative to the Pahinung\u1f79d Committee on Psychosocial Emergency Services (CoPES) and the Resident Psychiatrist of the University Health Service of UP Diliman, served as  the resource person.  She was joined by Assistant Professor Queenie Roxas-Ridulme, Pahinung\u1f79d Open University representative to the CoPES and the Program Chair for Master of Arts in  Nursing (MAN) of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies, as the moderator.  Associate Professor Michelle Ong, Pahinung\u1f79d Diliman representative to the CoPES and Chair of the Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy in UP Diliman, served as the event\u2019s host.Dr. Nadera began the discussion by defining what lusog-isip or mental health really is. She defined mental health as  \u201ca state of health that enables a person to recognize one\u2019s strengths and weaknesses, to address one\u2019s daily needs, to survive through the challenges in life, to be productive, and to have a sense of purpose, among others.\u201d  She also stressed that most of us have such qualities but we don\u2019t often talk about them; instead we tend to focus on what is lacking or absent from our state of mind, thereby highlighting insanity and other mental disorders.  She further shared that health,  according to the definition from World Health Organization (WHO), is not just the absence of diseases or infirmity but also includes mental health, psychological well-being, and spiritual health, to name a few.To protect our mental health and to stay mentally healthy, Dr. Nadera emphasized the role of different forms of hygiene in our daily lives that include information hygiene, money or financial hygiene, social hygiene, brain hygiene, food hygiene, spiritual hygiene, and so on.  She cited that information hygiene, for instance, protects our mental health particularly during the pandemic when a lot of false information spreads on the Internet  adding anxiety and stress to everyone.  On the other hand, money or financial hygiene encourages us to save by identifying essential items from non-essential items when making a purchase.  Regarding social hygiene, Dr. Nadera underscored the importance of our relationships particularly intergenerational relationships and interconnectedness with one another citing relationships with our parents and grandparents as examples.The impostor syndrome was also tackled in the discussion.  Dr. Nadera compared impostor syndrome to false humility in the sense that the person with the syndrome pretends to be humble despite having exceptional attributes and abilities.  She clarified that according to research, people resort to this as a mechanism  to protect themselves from embarrassment in case they commit errors or mistakes.  She was also quick to note that this is not a disease but it has something to do with mental health.  To sum up her talk,  Dr. Nadera  emphasized that   there is no health without mental health and that mental health stands beyond a person; it is an investment for national development.Assistant Professor Ridulme, on the other hand, affirmed the importance of self-awareness in maintaining mental health by highlighting the significance of knowing oneself, especially one\u2019s strengths and weaknesses.  She also recognized the role of teachers in promoting and protecting the mental health of students by being innovative and able to come up with new strategies to encourage them  to socialize as well as learn online.  For working professionals, she suggested having a 15-minute break and engaging in simple exercises like stretching or walking every 1 or 2 hours in order to be able to focus and concentrate.  She also recommended that parents set up guidelines to regulate their children\u2019s access to the Internet and Wifi connection.  In addition, she encouraged everyone to let the elders feel their self-worth and to increase their self-esteem.  She reminded the attendees to focus on good news instead of the bad and sensationalized news.Associate Professor Ong, on her part, realized how crucial the role of parents in promoting and protecting their children\u2019s mental health.  Regarding workplace issues, especially if the employee is no longer happy with the company, she recommended seeking help from the Human Resources department to consult and engage in dialogue or a conversation.  She also added that other options like trying \u201clegal avenues\u201d are also available.Professor Grace Aguiling-Dalisay,  Director of the Ugnayan ng Pahinung\u1f79d System and Chair of the Pahinung\u1f79d CoPES, closed the discussion by sharing that the program is a way of giving recognition to Dr. Ledivina V. Cari\u00f1o who was the first founding System Director of Pahinungod.  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Cari\u00f1o Forum Series entitled \u201cUsap-Lusog-Isip: Conversations on Promotion Mental Health\u201d on 12 July 2021 from 6 pm to 7 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dinah Palmera Nadera, Pahinung\u1f79d System representative to the Pahinung\u1f79d Committee on Psychosocial Emergency Services (CoPES) and the Resident Psychiatrist of the University Health Service of UP Diliman, served as\u00a0 the resource person.\u00a0 She was joined by Assistant Professor Queenie Roxas-Ridulme, Pahinung\u1f79d Open University representative to the CoPES and the Program Chair for Master of Arts in\u00a0 Nursing (MAN) of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies, as the moderator.\u00a0 Associate Professor Michelle Ong, Pahinung\u1f79d Diliman representative to the CoPES and Chair of the Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy in UP Diliman, served as the event\u2019s host.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nadera began the discussion by defining what\u00a0<i>lusog-isip<\/i>\u00a0or mental health really is. She defined mental health as\u00a0 \u201ca state of health that enables a person to recognize one\u2019s strengths and weaknesses, to address one\u2019s daily needs, to survive through the challenges in life, to be productive, and to have a sense of purpose, among others.\u201d\u00a0 She also stressed that most of us have such qualities but we don\u2019t often talk about them; instead we tend to focus on what is lacking or absent from our state of mind, thereby highlighting insanity and other mental disorders.\u00a0 She further shared that health,\u00a0 according to the definition from World Health Organization (WHO), is not just the absence of diseases or infirmity but also includes mental health, psychological well-being, and spiritual health, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>To protect our mental health and to stay mentally healthy, Dr. Nadera emphasized the role of different forms of hygiene in our daily lives that include information hygiene, money or financial hygiene, social hygiene, brain hygiene, food hygiene, spiritual hygiene, and so on.\u00a0 She cited that information hygiene, for instance, protects our mental health particularly during the pandemic when a lot of false information spreads on the Internet\u00a0 adding anxiety and stress to everyone.\u00a0 On the other hand, money or financial hygiene encourages us to save by identifying essential items from non-essential items when making a purchase.\u00a0 Regarding social hygiene, Dr. Nadera underscored the importance of our relationships particularly intergenerational relationships and interconnectedness with one another citing relationships with our parents and grandparents as examples.<\/p>\n<p>The impostor syndrome was also tackled in the discussion.\u00a0 Dr. Nadera compared impostor syndrome to false humility in the sense that the person with the syndrome pretends to be humble despite having exceptional attributes and abilities.\u00a0 She clarified that according to research, people resort to this as a mechanism\u00a0 to protect themselves from embarrassment in case they commit errors or mistakes.\u00a0 She was also quick to note that this is not a disease but it has something to do with mental health.\u00a0 To sum up her talk,\u00a0 Dr. Nadera\u00a0 emphasized that \u00a0 there is no health without mental health and that mental health stands beyond a person; it is an investment for national development.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Professor Ridulme, on the other hand, affirmed the importance of self-awareness in maintaining mental health by highlighting the significance of knowing oneself, especially one\u2019s strengths and weaknesses.\u00a0 She also recognized the role of teachers in promoting and protecting the mental health of students by being innovative and able to come up with new strategies to encourage them\u00a0 to socialize as well as learn online.\u00a0 For working professionals, she suggested having a 15-minute break and engaging in simple exercises like stretching or walking every 1 or 2 hours in order to be able to focus and concentrate.\u00a0 She also recommended that parents set up guidelines to regulate their children\u2019s access to the Internet and Wifi connection.\u00a0 In addition, she encouraged everyone to let the elders feel their self-worth and to increase their self-esteem.\u00a0 She reminded the attendees to focus on good news instead of the bad and sensationalized news.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor Ong, on her part, realized how crucial the role of parents in promoting and protecting their children\u2019s mental health.\u00a0 Regarding workplace issues, especially if the employee is no longer happy with the company, she recommended seeking help from the Human Resources department to consult and engage in dialogue or a conversation.\u00a0 She also added that other options like trying \u201clegal avenues\u201d are also available.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Grace Aguiling-Dalisay,\u00a0 Director of the Ugnayan ng Pahinung\u1f79d System and Chair of the Pahinung\u1f79d CoPES, closed the discussion by sharing that the program is a way of giving recognition to Dr. Ledivina V. 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