2. Learning outcome
LO1
- Describe the concept of mental health and
mental illness
LO2
- Describe factors that influence mental
health
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5. Important facts
• A normal individual may not have good
mental health at all times, but still be able
to perform daily activities as usual.
• In contrast, to those with mental illness,
where daily functions will be affected.
6. What Is Mental Health?
• Mental health includes our emotional,
psychological, and social well-being. It
affects how we think, feel, and act. It also
helps determine how we handle stress,
relate to others, and make choices. Mental
health is important at every stage of life,
from childhood and adolescence through
adulthood.
7. What is Mental Illness?
• Mental illness are health conditions involving
changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a
combination of these). Mental illnesses are
associated with distress and/or problems
functioning in social, work or family activities.
• A mental illness is a clinically diagnosable
disorder that significantly interferes with an
individual's cognitive, emotional & or social
abilities.
8. Comparison between mental
health and mental illness
mental health:
• Thougts?
• Emotion?
• Behaviour?
mental illness:
• Thougts?
• Emotion?
• Behaviour?
10. Questions
1. The definition of mental health is the
ability to
a) Handle with crisis
b) Maintain personal hygiene
c) Controlling family emotions
d) Solve problem at minimal level
