It refers to a state of spiritual happiness and peace, or a state without mental illness. Refers to "a person's psychological state when his mood and behavior are well adjusted." From the perspective of positive psychology or holism, mental health also includes a person's ability to enjoy life and achieve a balance in various activities and efforts in life, thus achieving psychological resilience.
According to the definition of the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health includes "subjective well-being, feeling personal efficacy, autonomy, communication with others, and realizing personal intelligence and emotional potential".
The World Health Organization further pointed out that personal happiness includes the realization of personal ability, overcoming the pressure in daily life, fruitful work and contribution to the group. Cultural differences, subjective evaluation and many related professional theories all affect the definition of "mental health". Another definition of mental health was put forward by psychoanalyst sigmund freud: "Ability to work and love".
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The standard of mental health
Psychologists describe the standards of mental health as follows:
1, with a moderate sense of security, self-esteem and a sense of value for self-achievement.
2, moderate self-criticism, don't be too boastful and don't be too hard on yourself.
In my daily life, I have moderate initiative and am not affected by the environment.
4, rational, realistic, objective, have a good connection with reality, can tolerate setbacks in life, without excessive fantasy.
5, moderately accept personal needs, and have the ability to meet this demand.
6, have self-knowledge, understand their own motives and purposes, and be able to make an objective estimate of their abilities.
7, can maintain the integrity and harmony of personality, personal values can adapt to social standards, can concentrate on their own work.
8. Have realistic life goals.
9, have the ability to learn from experience, can adapt to the needs of the environment to change themselves.
10, with good interpersonal relationship and the ability to love and be loved. On the premise of not violating social norms, I can keep my personality, neither too flattering nor too seeking social recognition. I have my own independent opinions and criteria for judging right and wrong.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-mental health