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Mental health
Ans: A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her
own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or
her community.
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Ans: American Psychiatric Association
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American Psychiatric Association
Ans: Traditionally define mental disorders; recognize that mental health
is more than the absence of mental illness; some people are more
mentally healthy than others; developed characteristics of mental health.
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Mental Health Characteristics
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Ans: Ability to enjoy life; resilience; balance; flexibility; self-
actualization.
Mental Illness
Ans: A health condition that changes a person's thinking, feeling, or
behavior (or all three) and that causes the person distress and difficulty
in functioning.
Sigmund Freud
Ans: Theorist known for Psychosexual Developmment; personality
components of Id, Ego and Superego. Also came up with psychosexual
phases of oral, anal, phallic, latent & genital.
Erik Erikson