Dr. Urvashi Sharma discusses mental health and the factors affecting it during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health is defined as a state of well-being that allows one to cope with stress and function productively. Rapid social changes from the pandemic, unhealthy lifestyles, stress, discrimination, and human rights violations can negatively impact mental health. To maintain mental health, one should eat nutritious foods, exercise physically and psychologically, continue learning new things, spend time with family, and seek emotional support.

1. Mental Health in Pandemic
Situation
Dr. Urvashi Sharma
(Counselor)
JNV Bharatpur

2. What is Health ?
Health
Psychological
Social
Spiritual
Physical
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, social and
spiritual wellbeing of a person and merely not the absence of
disease or infirmity.
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Dr. Urvashi Sharma, Counselor JNV
Bharatpur

3. Mental health is a
state of well-being
in which an
individual realizes
his or her own
abilities, can cope
with the normal
stresses of life, can
work productively
and is able to make
a contribution to
his or her
community.
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Dr. Urvashi Sharma, Counselor JNV
Bharatpur

4. Factors which are affecting Mental
Health
• Rapid social changes Like this present
situation(COVID-19).
• Unhealthy lifestyle.
• Physical ill-health
• Stressful work conditions.
• Gender discrimination.
• Social exclusion.
• Human rights violations
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Dr. Urvashi Sharma, Counselor JNV
Bharatpur

5. For Maintaining Mental Health
Nutritious
Foods.
Physical and
psychologic
al exercises.
Opportunities
for new
learning.
Interactions
with family
members.
Take
initiatives
for
emotional
support.
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Dr. Urvashi Sharma, Counselor JNV
Bharatpur

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Dr. Urvashi Sharma, Counselor JNV
Bharatpur