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What is mental health?
The World Health Organization states that mental health is not just the absence of mental illness.
- It involves a state of well-being in which people can cope with the normal stresses they face in daily life.
Mental health allows people to recognize their own abilities, work productively, and make meaningful contributions to their communities.
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Flexibility
Having rigid expectations can sometimes create added stress. Emotional flexibility may be just as important as cognitive flexibility.
- Menta...
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Challenges to mental health
NAMI states that an estimated one in five U.S. adults experiences a mental health problem each year.
Risks to mental health can include:
- Discrimination
- Exposure to trauma
- Family history of mental illness
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How to stay mentally healthy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests that some of the ways you can promote and maintain mental health include:
- Engaging in regular physical exercise
- Getting adequate sleep
- Helping others
- Learni...
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Mental health is more
Mental health is much more than simply the absence of illness. It is important to note, that there are many factors that determine mental health and overall well-being.
Individual factors play an important part in this, but social, environmental, and financial circumstance...
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Resilience
The ability to bounce back from adversity has been referred to as "resilience".
- Resilient people also tend to positively view their ability to cope with challenges and seek social support when needed.
Those who are more resilient are bett...
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Social support
Social support is important to good mental health. Loneliness has been shown to have a number of negative health effects.
- it has been linked to problems with both physical and mental health including cardiovascular disease, depression, memory problems, drug misuse,...
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Life satisfaction
A person's ability to enjoy life is frequently used as an indicator of mental health and wellness.
It is often defined as the degree to which a person enjoys the most important aspects of their lives people enjoy.
- Some factors that have been foun...
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