P5 Exhibition – Inquiry into Mental Health – Mahindra International School

My name is Maya. I am 11 years old. I have been at MIS for almost 7 years, and I like to play with Legos. I like to help people when I can. I chose my inquiry because I read an article about a teenager named Megan Meier who was diagnosed with depression and committed suicide.

My central idea was: Mental health can affect our relationships.

My lines of Inquiry were:

The classifications of mental illnesses (form).
Effect of mental illness on personality and relationships (causation).
Raising awareness about mental health (responsibility).

My transdisciplinary theme was: Who we are and I focused on emotional management.

My concepts were form, causation and responsibility.

The Learner Profile attributes that I developed were Communicator because you need to tell someone about your mental illness and listen to other advice. I was Reflective because you need to take time and reflect on life.

My UN Goal 3 Good health and wellbeing connects to my inquiry because being healthy is also being healthy in our mind and being happy

My approaches to learning were Self-management skills

Emotional management: Develop an awareness of our emotions to manage them.
Resilience: if you have a mental illness you have to be resilient to get help and make sure that you find someone to help you

During my research, I found out

Depression impacts the lives of many teenagers and adults around the world.
There are so many challenges for those who have mental illness
People’s friendships and relationships are getting affected
You can talk to professionals that can help you manage your mental illness

“A family’s emotional and financial well-being can be greatly affected with psychological problems.”

A Swedish survey conducted by the Priory Community claimed that over half of their interviewees (the families of people who suffer with mental illness) claimed they have had financial, social, and psychological problems of their own.

Primary Sources: I made a survey for my peers to fill out and I interviewed a psychologist to understand her perspective to gather primary information.

Secondary Sources: I used information from websites as secondary resources.

Here are some of the resources I created to help spread awareness about my inquiry

Google slides link herehttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pfCJ89e81RVSYYolLaFjhMVrR7v7dzM1i39DhWFzcOc/edit?usp=sharing

My slides and will only be accessed via a MISP email id. Parents can log in with a student’s id.

Inquiry that leads to action!

For my action I have created a Pinterest account where I wrote quotes and messages about mental illness for people to get inspired by. I used different skills to create the posters by myself and spread awareness through social media.

I understand that I won’t be able to take action in person or reach out to everyone who bears mental illnesses, but I know that if I am able to make a simple change in even one person’s life I will have completed my goal for this project and made a difference.

I ask you to take action by……. informing people about this issue and donating to organizations that help people that are affected by this.

References: My work cited is available in my presentation.

– Maya

Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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