An excellent teacher should be able to handle the relationship between two aspects-paying attention to students' mental health and their own mental health. Fundamentally speaking, teachers' mental health must be maintained by themselves. A good teacher can bear a lot of pressure when needed, but don't let yourself be under pressure all the time, which will damage your body and mind and affect your normal work and life. How should teachers maintain their mental health?
Correct cognition
1. Establish a correct self-concept
The teaching profession is one of the most "open" occupations at present, and their work is subject to direct or indirect inspection and supervision by many people-students, parents, principals, teaching and research personnel, education administrative departments and even the whole society. Everyone thinks he has the right to evaluate the teacher's work. Just getting along with these people mentioned above may make teachers feel anxious (including normal anxiety and neurotic anxiety). Moreover, the teacher also has a "steelyard" in his heart, and he is supervising his work anytime and anywhere, even more strict and demanding than others.
Therefore, teachers should establish a correct and stable self-concept. Self-concept is your impression in your mind, including your understanding of your body, ability, personality, attitude and thoughts. Only by establishing a correct and stable self-concept can individuals correctly understand themselves, objectively evaluate themselves, reasonably demand themselves, happily understand and accept their own advantages and disadvantages, and not set unattainable goals for themselves.
Self-concept is developed on the basis of accumulated experience. The formation of a correct self-concept is inseparable from the accumulation of knowledge. Some educators' research results also show that teachers' mental health level is positively related to their education level. Therefore, teachers should study more, accept new knowledge and strengthen their self-cultivation.
In addition, teachers should insist on collecting information about his teaching effect and students' learning situation. These materials can not only help teachers improve their teaching level, but also let them know more clearly whether they have achieved their predetermined goals. The deeper a teacher knows about the advantages and disadvantages of his teaching methods, and the more he knows whether students accept these methods, the more objective his self-knowledge, the firmer his self-concept, the more comprehensive his self-evaluation and the more confident he is. At the same time, because individuals know each other, they can evaluate others more objectively, accept and understand their mistakes and shortcomings more easily, and take them calmly. This mentality is very conducive to maintaining mental health.
2. Correctly understand and treat failure.
The ability to self-maintain mental health includes many aspects, such as the ability to adjust roles, the ability to get satisfaction and fun from careers, and the ability to avoid neurotic anxiety. Teachers' concept of failure is the core factor of mental health self-maintenance.
Because teachers are "open" professions, the probability of failure and mistakes is particularly high. No one is perfect, everyone will make mistakes, and everyone will experience failure. The key is to see how to recognize and treat your own failure. If we can learn from failure and sum up experience, failure is the mother of success. An old teacher who is full of confidence in his teaching ability will be calm and firm when talking about curriculum topics with people outside the education circle, because he clearly knows that he has more contact and thinking about curriculum issues than outsiders, so he has an objective grasp of the education situation than outsiders. In this way, when students' parents and others in the society put forward different opinions on curriculum issues, their sense of security and self-esteem will not be affected, and at the same time, they can accept the correct criticism and reasonable suggestions from the other side.
3. Think from another angle
Objectively speaking, it is difficult for a teacher to meet all the requirements of all walks of life. And some expectations (including teachers' expectations of themselves) are extreme. A math teacher may hope that every student can fully grasp the knowledge points taught in each class, and he also knows that there are many factors beyond his control that can never realize this hope. Although he holds this hope in mathematics teaching all the year round, and his behavior also shows the tendency that this goal can be achieved, he may make some adjustments to his expectations according to the actual situation, such as no longer imagining that Zhang San can learn as well as Li Si-after all, their abstract thinking ability is too different.
In a Chinese final exam, 60% of the students in a class got good grades, about 30% barely passed, and some of them did badly. Did the teacher who taught this class of Chinese fail? It depends on his subjective view of "failure". There are two possibilities. One possibility is that he is very hard on himself and feels that he is still far from his goal. Another possibility is that he will be satisfied with himself and feel that most of his classmates have done well, and he has done well if objective conditions permit.
The former attitude will make teachers experience negative emotions such as frustration, anxiety and uneasiness, while the latter attitude will make teachers feel at ease to continue their work. Teachers should correctly understand and evaluate the "failure" in life. Many times, this kind of "failure" is actually just a subjective frustration experienced by teachers, not necessarily objective.
Teachers sometimes need to think differently and think differently. In other words, they need to be a Q at the right time. Many teachers may have been punished by the school because a student in the class committed a crime. In fact, teachers don't have to blame themselves too much-as Zhang Chunxing, an educational psychologist, said, some students' problems "are rooted in the family, symptoms appear in the school, and their illness worsens in the society", which is not only caused by improper education. Teachers can have a clear conscience as long as they do their duty.
Regulating emotion
1. Emotional control
Emotional control refers to the positive influence of individuals on their own emotional state. Teachers should control their negative emotions in front of students, and don't bring frustration to class, let alone vent it on students. Teachers feel wronged at work, and it is easy to vent their anger on students, because students are often the "culprit" who wronged themselves. It may be effective to properly stimulate the self-esteem of naughty students to correct their problem behaviors. It is difficult for teachers to grasp this criterion when they are emotional, which often hurts students and destroys their image in the hearts of students.
The method of emotional control can be started from two aspects: analyzing the causes of bad emotions from the cognitive point of view to see if one's response is reasonable and appropriate; Control the possible impulsive behavior from the emotion itself, and conduct appropriate guidance by direct or indirect means, such as reminding yourself repeatedly not to criticize students when they are emotional, so as to prevent excessive words and deeds.
2. Reasonable exhaust
If you accumulate too many bad emotions and can't get proper catharsis, it will easily lead to mental and physical tension. This kind of tension lasts too long or its intensity is too large, which may also lead to physical and mental diseases. Therefore, teachers should also choose the right time to vent their emotions in a reasonable way. Emotional catharsis can start from two aspects: body and heart. The catharsis of "heart" is like crying or laughing loudly under appropriate circumstances, pouring out one's heart to close trusted friends or relatives, keeping a diary or writing letters to oneself, etc. The catharsis of "body" is like strenuous physical labor, indulging in singing, shopping and buying things you like. You can also travel if you have the conditions: traveling is not only a catharsis of the body, but also a relaxation of the mind.
Seek satisfaction from other places
If teachers feel that they can't get psychological sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in school, they can try to seek a sense of accomplishment outside the classroom. It is a good way to cultivate creative hobbies (such as collecting stamps and writing), and individuals can experience satisfaction with the deepening of these hobbies. In addition, teachers should strive to build a happy and harmonious family. A happy marriage and a happy family can promote the formation and development of individual healthy personality, encourage and help individuals when they encounter difficulties, and relieve psychological pressure.
Change behavior
1. Role learning
Role learning is one of the ways to prevent anxiety. When a person's multiple roles conflict and the subject can't tell who he is, anxiety is easy to occur. In fact, the main problem for teachers to adapt to the profession is to learn to play an appropriate role. Usually, new teachers will spend most of their time learning this new role in the first few years of their work. Most of the new teachers' anxieties are caused by being unable to predict what will happen and not knowing how to deal with it. Through the study of teachers' professional roles, we can enhance foresight and reduce or eliminate some uncertain factors in teaching situations. When a teacher begins to adapt to his "teacher" role, many problems will be solved and the degree of anxiety will be reduced.
2. Individual or group discussion
People (including teachers themselves) often have such a wrong idea that an excellent teacher should be omnipotent. Therefore, when encountering difficulties, many teachers would rather suppress their emotions and continue to work under strong psychological pressure than discuss problems with others or ask for help. They are afraid to admit that they have difficulties in teaching, and think that once they admit this, they will admit that they are incompetent or have failed in teaching. In fact, everyone will have difficulties in their work. No one knows everything and everything goes well. Talking with colleagues is not only a good way to solve problems and increase work experience, but also an important way to get the support you need.
Stick to exercise
Physical health can promote mental health. Therefore, it is also a good way to keep mental health by insisting on physical exercise, strengthening physical fitness and preventing physical diseases.
Seek professional help
Seeking professional help here means that teachers should seek psychological counseling or psychotherapy when they have psychological disorders or mental illness. In the past, when psychotherapy was mentioned, people would associate it with mental illness, but now, people increasingly realize that turning to psychotherapy is a sign of honesty, courage and willingness to progress and develop. It is meaningless for a teacher who is troubled by psychological problems to insist on inefficient work. In this way, it is likely that teachers will vent their negative emotions on their students, which will have a negative impact on students' psychology.
5. Actively participate in continuing education
With the rapid development of modern society, new knowledge emerges one after another. Teachers who don't study can't keep up with the development of the times and society. Teenagers, on the other hand, are curious and eager to learn, especially like and can accept new things quickly, so that the generation gap between teachers and students will grow bigger and bigger, and students are likely to disrespect teachers because of this.
Therefore, actively participating in continuing education is also an important measure for teachers to maintain mental health. As a teacher, only by constantly improving their comprehensive quality, constantly learning and mastering new knowledge, adapting to new teaching concepts as soon as possible, mastering new teaching methods and meeting new teaching requirements, can they seek new development and truly have a sense of psychological security.
6. Seek new work experience
Being an "all-powerful" educator can easily make people tired and need rest and relaxation. So teachers can try to do a job in other fields during the holidays. New work experience can not only relax teachers, but also broaden their horizons and knowledge. Teachers can bring the experience and positive emotions gained from other work experiences to education, thus better promoting education.
a change of scene
Of course, this is a last resort. If a teacher really thinks his school is useless, perhaps the best way is to leave this wrong place. The harsh environment is really unbearable and does great harm to personal mental health. In this case, it is wise, not timid, to transfer to another school, another area or simply change a job. This not only solves the problem for the teacher, but also is good for the students he teaches.
Mental health therapy
background
In the fast-paced society, the topic of sub-health has become the focus of attention.
Sometimes I can't sleep at night.
Can't sleep well, or wake up after falling asleep and have many dreams.
I often have unexplained headaches.
I often have inexplicable emotional depression and always feel uncomfortable.
Faced with pressure and conflict, people struggle with all kinds of voices, which makes people feel at a loss.
Facing the blueprint of goals and ideals, I have a deep sense of helplessness and vulnerability.
Living in stress, anxiety and tension.
What do "sub-health" and "disease" mean? How can I adjust my healthy and happy life? What kind of information can we get from the body? In traditional ideas, people tend to treat themselves objectively, including their own bodies. We regard ourselves as victims of diseases, and our body, mind and spirit are separated. Our neglect of ourselves leads to symptoms at different levels in life: sub-health, psychological stress, anxiety, self-hatred, and loneliness that cannot be eliminated. It is more reflected in our relationship: we are full of energy to blame, anger and complain about others.
The concept of "sub-health" exists in both physical diseases and psychological diseases, that is, a person's psychology is between healthy psychology and unhealthy psychology, and more often, a person's physical "sub-health" is caused by psychological "sub-health". For example, some people are upset all day, don't think about tea, and don't want to sleep well. Because they don't find out the reason in time, their physical fitness declines and their physical diseases take advantage of it.
package
Psychosomatic therapy mainly consists of three modules.
First, the cognitive level:
1. Better understand the causes of modern people's physical and mental anxiety and even physical and mental fatigue.
2. Understand the formation and release mechanism of stress and its relationship with emotion, energy and body.
3. Understand how childhood life and family affect a person's life beliefs and life scripts.
Second, the behavior level:
1. Practice consciousness and understand the relationship between self-pattern and emotional stress.
2. Learn the important methods of emotional and stress management and daily stress relief.
3. Master consistent methods of communication and expression of emotions.
4. Internal harmony creates external richness and joy.
Third, the physical level:
1. Talk to the body.
2. Master Rick's breathing methods.
Step 3 meditate.
4. Understanding and applying bioenergy.
Improve the quality of cure from five aspects:
1 health (well-being): through manual labor, lake breathing, etc. , master the tools to quickly improve physical and mental energy.
Feeling: When we realize all the functions of the body, you will be surprised. We don't go into it, and we're too lazy to understand it. However, we dare to love others, which is impossible, because others also appear in front of you in the form of body.
Emotion: apply the professional skills of manual work to help people get through physical and emotional blockages. This therapy will go beyond speculative analysis and dialogue and support students' physical and mental integration from all levels.
Consciousness: Support students to discover and clarify their inner core patterns, including our emotions, beliefs, memories and behaviors. At the level of consciousness, we often have no clear understanding of many life events and the patterns behind them, but all the events have left traces in our bodies and left a deep impression.
Spirituality: the body is a tangible soul, and the soul is an intangible body. By deeply experiencing our bodies, students can experience the feeling of "living in the present" more strongly.
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