“Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health.”
Introduction: - Mental health is a component of
total health. It is concerned not only with the early diagnosis and treatment
of mental disorders but also with the preservation and promotion of good mental
health and the prevention of mental illness. Mental health and physical health
are interrelated. A sound mind in a sound body is an ancient saying. Health, as
defined by the WHO, includes both physical and mental health and social
well-being. This is the modern concept of optimum health, and mental health is
an important component.
“Mental health care from birth to death and mental health is
a part of sickness and health. The aim of mental health at all stages of life
and to prevent mental illness."
The various factors that contribute to mental health may be stated as follows:
1. Good physical health:
Good physical health is the basis of mental health. Proper functioning
of all the systems of the body, i.e., respiratory, cardio-vascular, digestive,
nervous, and endocrine, is essential. Individuals who suffer from deformities,
disabilities, and chronic incurable diseases fall into mental illness very
easily. Good physical health is therefore the first stepping stone to mental
health.
2. Basic needs: Individuals cannot maintain proper mental
health unless certain basic needs are met. These needs are explained as
follows:
3. Physical needs: these are food, shelter, clothing, rest,
recreation, sleep, etc., which promote physical health. These are the basic,
elementary needs of every person.
4. Psychological needs: The need for independence, affection, achievement, and recognition are among the important psychological needs that every individual craves for hygiene.
5. Social needs: These are needs for security, social status,
praise, etc. It cannot be possible to meet all the basic needs of given
individuals. These are useful for the promotion of mental health.
6. Habits: Certain
habits contribute to good mental health. They are habits of work, study, play,
rest, and sleep. Individual habits emotional adjustment for home and outside
the home,
Characteristics of a mentally
healthy person:
1. A mentally
healthy person has good self-control and Control of emotions like fear, anger,
and love, expressing these in an acceptable manner, and has learned to tolerate
frustrations and disappointments.
2. He faces
problems and tries to solve them intelligently.
3. Mental healthy
person adjust to environment
4. He avails to
be satisfied emotion.
5. He takes
respect and self esteem.
6. Mentally
healthy person feel happy, calm, and cheerful.
7. He is not
conflicts for social environment.
8. He accepts criticism.
9. He understands
the emotional needs of others and tries to be his dealings with them.
10. He feels secure
in a home and peer groups.
11. Be able to
think for one self, and make their own decisions, set goals, and face life’s
problems.
12. Appreciate the others achievements and wins.
13. Be able to
develop friendships and be sensitive to their emotional needs and problems.
14. Have a
meaningful and purposeful life and work, develop talents, and use time well.
Responsible and dependable in her duties. Mental health development, or mental
hygiene, occurs at different stages, i.e., in infancy, early childhood, late
childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
SUMMARY
Mental health is a component of total health.There is various
factors contributing to mentally healthy people.
They are good physical health, basic needs, and habits. In
basic needs physical needs, psychological needs, and social needs must be
fulfilled. Mental hygiene undergoes various developments during infancy, early
childhood, late childhood, adolescence, and adulthood and old age.
Author
Ms Ragni Dubey
Associate Professor
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