Facing the aging elderly, we need to pay attention to the care of physical health. On the contrary, spiritual health is also extremely important. The project team and the Yonghe District Civil Rights Community Development Association adhere to the concept of protecting the physical, mental and spiritual health of the elderly in the community and plan this series of "I Come" The "Healing Mind Lecture Series" teaches the elderly to face and embrace their future life with an optimistic attitude, so as to create a healthy and happy every day. After the "I Come to Heal the Heart Lecture Series", the community class leaders will spend the last 20 minutes working together to create clay DIY. Clay can be pinched, molded, slapped, and swung. It is friendly to the elders. In addition to being able to In addition to training the grasping ability and muscle strength of the hands, you can also use some tools to create, train the fine movements of the fingers, and stimulate the creativity and imagination of the brain through the process of free creation. During the course, Dr. Lin shared, “There is actually no difference between what we call ‘normal people’ and ‘patients’.” When the general public thinks of psychiatric patients who require hospitalization, they mostly think of hallucinations, delusions and other symptoms. disorder This is indeed one of the disease categories in psychiatric diagnosis; however, psychiatry also takes care of another group of patients with physical and mental diseases that are emotionally disturbed, including: depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and psychosis. and panic disorder, etc. , it cannot be said that we are more normal, and these patients with emotional distress are more abnormal. In fact, everyone is the same, but it just happens that the emotional state of this group of people exceeds the range that they can handle at the moment, reaching a relatively serious and close to disease. To the extent that it is defined, facing all the difficulties in life can cause stress. Moderate pressure has a negative impact on self-growth and work Working is helpful, but accumulated stress over a long period of time may cause physical and mental illness! In the course, Dr. Lin teaches everyone how to use mindful awareness to help them accept and transform stress, instead of dealing with stress by suppressing emotions, avoiding, and pretending that nothing is wrong; instead, through mindfulness practice, they learn to be able to cope with stress even when they are under great pressure. ways to take care of yourself. The project team hopes to use the "I Come to Heal the Heart" series of lectures to improve the mental and physical strength, interpersonal interaction and social participation of the elderly in the community, learn about positive emotions and positive psychological traits, practice viewing the world from an optimistic and diverse perspective, and promote life satisfaction. To realize and pursue the self-meaning of life for middle-aged and elderly people, and to create a social self-help, mutual help, common good, and resilient living environment.

Implemented by Center for Teaching and Learning Development
Date: 2023/11/28