Dr. Rose Gamblin, PhD The Health Connection PO Box 413 Smithsburg, MD 21783 This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare Number of Protective Factors Parental Supervision Parent and Child Relationship Parent's Involvement in Child's Activities Self-control/Boundaries Commitment to School Childs Attachment to Teachers Parent's Positive Values About College Parent's Positive Evaluation of Peers Peers Have Conventional Values Child's Involvement in Religious Activities Child's Involvement in Prosocial Activities Child Is Close to an Adult Outside the Family Timely and Appropriate Information Childs Resilience Child's Positive Self-Worth Self- Worth Family Peers Community Genetics Self (ME) Family Peers Community Genetics No one is born an addict. Insanity is genetic... You inherit it from your kids! Self (Child) Bonding Symbiosis Emotional Object Constancy Separation and Individuation Independence Hatching: Mommy and Me Arent the Same (Birth to 10 months) Practicing: I Can do Anything! (10 months to 18 months) Rapprochement: I Cant Do Everything (18 months to 3 years) Anger Ownership No Help your child feel safe enough to say no. Help your child respect when others say no. The most common element surrounding ALL Eating Disorders is the inherent presence of a low self-worth Among females ages with eating disorders, the mortality rate is 12 times higher than the annual death rate of all causes of death in the general population. Eating Disorders are about trying to make your whole life better through food and eating (or lack of). Eating Disorders are about seeking approval and acceptance from everyone through negative attention. Eating Disorders are about being convinced that your whole self-worth is hinged on what you weigh and how you look. Eating Disorders are about attempting to control your life and emotions through food/lack of food -- and are like a huge neon sign saying "look how out of control I really feel" Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Compulsive Overeating Binge Eating Disorder Take the self-worth survey Affirm, affirm, affirm Reflect on Your Experiences Protective Factor: Building Drug-free Communities Gate-way Topic: Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs Coates, S.W., John Bowlby and Margaret S. Mahler: Their lives and theories Gamblin, R. A. (2010). Life Skills Curriculum. Hagerstown, MD: Autumn House Mahler, S. and Pine, M.M. and F., Bergman, A. (1973). The Psychological Birth of the Human Infant, New York: Basic Books. Mitchell, S.A., and Black, M.J. (1995). Freud and Beyond. New York: Basic Books. Notes on the development of basic moods: the depressive affect. In Drives, Affects, Behavior, vol. 2, ed Max Schur, NY: International Universities Press, pp Smith, C.; Lizotte, A.J.; Thornberry, T.P.; and Krohn, M.D. Resilient youth: Identifying factors that prevent high-risk youth from engaging in delinquency and drug use. In: Hagan, J., ed. Delinquency and Disrepute in the Life Course. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1995, pp Thoughts about development and individuation. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 1963. Nov. 9 Building Drug-free Communities Prescription and OTC Drugs Nov. 16 Curiosity/Inhalants Nov. 23 Resilience/Bullying and Violence