Mental health, in the final analysis, is an attitude towards life. Mentally healthy people look at the world and things around them with a positive eye. This kind of person is altruistic and can enhance his sense of self-worth in the process of giving and stretching himself. Such people pursue noble goals in life, but they have no idea of "perfection" or "superman" beyond their own abilities. Therefore, a mentally healthy person has a goal, but the goal cannot be too perfect. He should be proactive, face up to the objective reality and have a certain degree of flexible moral standards. The lack of moral concept and adherence to the concept of "super-morality" are the common characteristics of patients with abnormal personality and neurosis.
In addition, mental health is not a psychological balance. Mental health is not in a state of balance and adaptation, but in the middle of the two poles. Usually people understand adaptation as obedience to the surrounding environment and balance as inner conflict, but this is not mental health. Because if "balance" is health, then a person who is content with the status quo, has no pursuit and no progress will have a good balance in his heart, because he will not feel depressed or conflict, and will he be healthy? If "adaptation" means health, then some people in society now talk about everything, talk nonsense and please everything. Is this kind of person healthy? In fact, the above two kinds of people may not be happy, and their psychology may not be normal.
Generally speaking, it is called "negative" or "low level" mental health to eliminate excessive tension and achieve internal balance, but "positive" or "high level" mental health should be advocated. This state means that there is always a lofty goal to pursue, to develop constructive interpersonal relationships, to create social values, to meet high-level needs, and to seek the enrichment of life. Its essence is always pursuit, and it is always a process of balance-imbalance-balance.
Mental health is a dynamic process. Because mental health does not mean that there are no setbacks, conflicts and pains, but that it can be effectively adjusted and maintain good efficiency in this state.