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What is mental health?

What is mental health?. “Mental Health refers to a broad array of activities directly or indirectly related to the mental well-being component included in the WHO's definition of health”

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What is mental health?

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  1. What ismental health?

  2. “Mental Health refers to a broad array of activities directly or indirectly related to the mental well-being component included in the WHO's definition of health” “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” WHO constitution (1947) Mental

  3. Well-being(2400 years of debate) Eudaimonistic perspective WBmeans growth and human fulfillment of one’s daimonor true nature WB is not an outcome but a process What contributes to self-realization?What makes your life go well? Multi-dimensional : List of Goods Aristotle Martha C. Nussbaum Hedonistic perspective WB is a subjective experienceof positive affect WB is an outcome Are you happy?How happy are you? Reductionistic(common denominator) Jeremy Bentham and other utilitarians Welfare economics

  4. Well-being(current debate applied to health and mental health) Psychological Well-being EWB consists of 6 dimensions:self-acceptancepositive relations with otherspersonal growthpurpose in lifeenvironmental mastery autonomy High levels in these dimensions indicate high PWB Carol D Ryff Subjective Well-being SWB means experiencing:- high level of positive affect,- low level of negative affect and- a high degree with satisfaction with life 2 hedonistic components and one cognitive component Satisfaction or Happiness Daniel Kahneman andEd Diener

  5. “Mental Health refers to a broad array of activities directly or indirectly related to the mental well-being component included in the WHO's definition of health” “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” WHO constitution (1947) Mental

  6. Well-being(current debate applied to health and mental health) Psychological Well-being EWB consists of 6 dimensions:self-acceptancepositive relations with otherspersonal growthpurpose in lifeenvironmental mastery autonomy High levels in these dimensions indicate high PWB Carol D Ryff Subjective Well-being SWB means experiencing:- high level of positive affect,- low level of negative affect and- a high degree with satisfaction with life 2 hedonistic components and one cognitive component Satisfaction or Happiness Daniel Kahneman andEd Diener

  7. Mental Health High levels of WB High levels of burden for the persons in your environment Flourishing High levels of symptoms of mental illness Low levels of symptoms of mental illness You function in society but you do not feel well Miserable Low levels of WB

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