FAQ’s Mental Health & Psychology
Mental Health & Psychology
Dr S K Sharma
What is mental health?
Mental health is described as a level of intellectual and emotional wellbeing and an absence of a mental disorder or disease. It includes an individual’s ability to live life effectively without stress, enjoy various aspects of life and strike a balance between life activities and achieve psychological resilience. In common language if you are reasonably successful and happy without causing undue discomfort to people around, you are mentally healthy.
The World Health Organization defines mental health as “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”.