Mental Health Concepts And Practice

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Mental Health

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the successful performance of mental functions, resulting in the ability to engage in productive activities, enjoy relationships, and change or cope with adversity

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Elements of mental health:

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Self-governance
Progress toward growth or self realization:
Tolerance of the unknown:
Self-esteem
Reality orientation:
Mastery of environment:
Stress management

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 Self-governance: acting independently, dependently, or interdependently as the need arises without permanently losing autonomy
 Progress toward growth or self realization: being willing to move forward to maximize capabilities
 Tolerance of the unknown: facing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death with faith and hope
 Self-esteem: being aware and accepting of personal abilities and limitations through lifelong self reflection and feedback from others
 Reality orientation: distinguishing fact from fantasy and behaving accordingly
 Mastery of environment: interacting competently, effectively, and creatively with and influencing environmental contexts
 Stress management

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acting independently, dependently, or interdependently as the need arises without permanently losing autonomy

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Progress toward growth or self realization

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being willing to move forward to maximize capabilities

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Tolerance of the unknown

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facing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death with faith and hope

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 Self-esteem

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being aware and accepting of personal abilities and limitations through lifelong self reflection and feedback from others

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 Reality orientation

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distinguishing fact from fantasy and behaving accordingly

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 Mastery of environment

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interacting competently, effectively, and creatively with and influencing environmental contexts

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 Stress management

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experiencing congruent emotions in daily life and tolerating stress-provoking situations in an adaptive, creative, and flexible way

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Mental disorders

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health conditions marked by 1) alterations in thinking, 2) mood, and 3) behavior that cause distress and/or impaired ability to function

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Mental illness

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marked by distress, disability, or the risk of suffering disability or loss of freedom

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Maladapative responses to stressors are marked by

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thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are incongruent with local/cultural norms (different cultures have different norms—look at the family first and integrate them into the treatment plan for the patient)