2. MENTAL HEALTH DEFINITION
• An adjustment of human beings to the world and to each other
with maximum effectiveness and happiness
karl Menninger
3. Concepts of mental health
• Jahoda described six concept of mental health
4. 1.Positive attitudes towards self
• A positive attitude towards self includes an objective view of self
including knowledge and acceptance of strength and limitations
• The individual feels a strong sense of personal identity and
security within the environment
5. 2.Achievement of task
• It is the ability of the individual to successfully achieve the task associated
with the each level of development
6. 3.Integration
• Integration includes the ability to adaptively respond to the environment and
development of the philosophy of life
• help the individual maintain a anxiety at a manageable level in response to
stressful situations
7. 4.Autonomy
• Autonomy refers to the individual’s ability to perform in an
independent self directed manner,making choices and accepting
responsibility for the outcomes
8. 5.Perception of reality
• Perception of reality includes perception of the environment
without distortion, as well as the capacity for empathy and social
sensitivity-
a respect and concern for the wants and needs of others
9. 6.Environmental mastery
• Environmental mastery indicator suggest that the
individual has achieved a satisfactory role within the
group,socity or environment
• He is able to love and accept the love of others
10. MENTAL HYGIENE
• Mental hygine consist of measures to reduce the incidence of
mental illness
through prevention and early treatment and promote mental health
-Singh and Tiwari
12. prevention
• Identifying cause leading to maladjustment
• Suggesting ways and means for achieving emotional and
social adjustment
• Suggesting methods for resolving inner conflict and
frustration for get rid of anxieties,tention and emotional
disturbances
13. preservation
• one can enjoy mental health if suitable care is taken for its
preservation and promotion
• developing an inner potential
• attaining emotional maturity and stability
• achieving personal and social security
• promoting health human relation and group intrtaction
14. curative measures
• adequetly equip wit the knoledge rgarding types of mental illness and
disorders
• suggest various therapies for treatment
• suggest methods for rehabilitation and readjustment of mentally ill person
15. balanced development of personality
• This holds the key for an individual’s adjustments with ones own
self and the environment
• Lack of balanced development in all aspects of personality results
in maladjustment and unhappiness
16. Leading happy and contented life
• The ability of an individual to lead a fuller and happier life
is directly proportional to the mental health enjoyed by
him
17. Characteristics of a menally health person
• He has an ability to make adjustment
• He has a seance of personal worth, feels worthwhile and
important
• He solves his problems largely by his own effort and makes his
own decision
• He has a sense of personal security and feels secure in a group
18. • He has a sense of responsibility.
• He can give and accept love.
• He lives in a world of reality rather than fantasy.
• He shows emotional maturity in his behavior, and develops a capacity to
tolerate frustration and disappointments in his daily life.
19. • He has developed a philosophy of life that gives meaning and purpose to
his daily
activities.
• He has a variety of interests and generally lives a well-balanced life of
work, rest and recreation.
20. Warning signs of poor mental health
• In young children
Changes in school performance
Poor grades despites strong efforts
Excessive worrying or anxieties
Hyperactivity
Persistent night mares
Persistent disobedience/aggressive behavior
Frequent temper tantrum
22. • Excessive complaints relating to physical
problem
• Defying authority, skipping school,
stealing or damaging property
23. • Inability to cope with daily problem and activities
• Changes in eating or sleeping habits
24. • Intense fear of gaining weight
• Long lasting negative mood often along with the poor appetite and thoughts
of death
• Frequent outburst of anger
25. In adults
confused thinking
long lasting sadness or irritability
extreme highs and lows in mood
excessive fear,worrying or anxiety
social withdrowal
dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits
strong feelings of anger
delutions or hallucinations
26. • inability to cope with daily activities
• thoughts of suicide
• unexplained physical problems
• abuse of drugs or alcohol
27. PROMOTIVE AND PREVENTIVE MENTAL
HEALTH STRATEGIES
• I960-Psychiatrist Gerald Caplan described levels of
prevention
• primary prevention
• secondary prevention
• tertiary prevention
28. primary prevention
• Primary prevention seeks to prevent the
occurrence of mental disorders by strengthening
individual, family and group coping abilities
29. role of a nurse
Individual centered intervention
• Antenatal care to the mother and educating her regarding
the adverse effects of radiation, certain drugs and
prematurity.
• Ensuring timely and efficient obstetrical assistance to
guard against the ill effects of anoxia and injury to the
newborn at birth.
• Dietary corrections to those infantssuffering from
metabolic disorders.
30. • Counseling the parents of physically and mentally
handicapped children, with particular referenceto the
nature of defects.
• The parents need to accept the child and emotionally
support the child and be satisfied with limited goals in the
field of achievement.
• • Fostering bonding behaviors.
