First of all, mental health and unhealthy are in a state of continuous dynamic change.
People's mental health is not a static state, it changes with the growth of individuals, the accumulation of experience, the change of environment and the development of self-care consciousness. There is a long continuous or cross transition stage from mental health state to unhealthy state, which we call sub-health state. Therefore, there is no clear boundary between mental health and mental unhealthy, only the difference of degree. According to some data, about 15% of the population meets the health standards of the World Health Organization, about 15% of the population suffers from various diseases, and about 70% of the population is in a sub-health state.
Second, mental health and unhealthy are relative.
A person's mental health is not absolute, but relative. To judge whether a person's mental state is healthy or not, we can't simply jump to conclusions based on one thing. Mental health is a mental state that lasts for a long time. It doesn't mean that a person is mentally unhealthy (or abnormal) just because he occasionally appears some unreasonable behaviors, which can only be determined according to specific circumstances. If we can't adjust it in time and let the negative mental state last for a long time, it will develop into mental illness. In addition, the relativity of mental health standards is also influenced by many factors such as people's times, social and cultural background, age, experience and so on.
Thirdly, mental health standard is an ideal measure.
The mental health standard scale not only provides a standard to measure health, but also points out the direction for us to improve the quality and level of mental health. Rogers, a humanistic psychologist, once said: "A good life is a process, not a state of being; It is a direction, not a destination. " Therefore, every college student should pursue a higher level of mental health and psychological development, give full play to their potential and promote their all-round development. But ideals always come from real life and are higher than real life, so people who are absolutely and forever mentally healthy do not exist, and people in real life will face psychological problems more or less.
Fourthly, mental health shows more adaptability when dealing with the conflict between environment and problems.
A mentally healthy person does not mean that he can accept everything happily, nor does it mean that he has no psychological troubles. Because people will encounter all kinds of endless problems and troubles at different stages. Then, how to deal with it is people's subjective choice. Some people will face the reality positively and optimistically, and regard problems or troubles as the ladder of growth; Others will shut themselves off, choose to escape from reality, indulge in sad and pessimistic emotions, and eventually lead to a red light for mental health. It can be seen that the key to mental health is not whether there are psychological problems, but whether it can effectively face and solve problems.