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Mental health

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and helps determine how we handle stress and relate to others. The WHO defines mental health as a state of well-being in which people can realize their potential, cope with life's stresses, work productively, and contribute to their community. Characteristics of good mental health include normal eating and sleep patterns, ability to perform daily activities, deal with problems, lack of strange ideas or excessive emotions, and ability to socialize without unusual fear. Factors like heredity, physiology, and environment can impact poor mental health. Teachers can promote mental health by arranging yoga, ensuring relaxation time and good workplace

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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 defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community” - WHO
CHARECTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH
1 NORMAL FOOD AND SLEEP PATTERN
2 Ability to perform daily activities
3 Ability to deal with problems
4 Absence of strange ideas
5 Lack of unusual anxiety
6 Lack of excessive anger
7 Ability to mingle with others
8 Absence of unusual fear
FACTORS AFFECTING POOR MENTAL HEALTH
1 Hereditary factors
2 Physiological factors
3 Environmental factor
THE STEPS FOR THE PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH IN TEACHERS
Arranging yoga session Clarify the roles and responsibilities
Provide time for relaxation in between school hours Ensure good relationship at the institution
Provide reasonable support Reduce workload
Avoid public insulting Avoid late night reading and preparation
Avoid excessive watching of TV and using computer Stick on his/her own roles and responsibilities
Keep good relationship with colleagues Avoid drugs and alcohol
Finding time for small talks with family members Avoid quarrels with colleagues
ROLE OF TEACHER TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN
 Teacher must be sympathetic  Helps the students to develop proper social relationship
 No emphasize on perfection  Provide appropriate homework
 Proper sex education should be given  Religious and moral education should be given
 Need for proper guidance service  Provision for regular physical, medical care
Mental health