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Mental Health – Concept
Definition – Mental Health
Nature of Mental Health
Characteristics of Mentally Healthy Person
Factors affecting poor Mental Health
Mental Health of Learner
Characteristics of Mentally Healthy Student
Identification of mentally healthy students
Role of School in developing mental health
Mental Health of the Teacher
Personal and professional characteristics of Mentally Healthy Teachers
Strategies for promoting Mental Health
Definition of Mental Hygiene
Aims and objectives of Mental Hygiene
Need for Mental Hygiene in school
Difference of Mental Health and Mental Hygiene
3. Mental Health - Concept
Mental health is the ability
to make whole personal
and social adjustment.
4. Definition – Mental Health
According to Hadfield, Mental health is the full
and harmonious functioning of the whole
personality.
Cutts and Moseley defines mental health as the
ability to adjust satisfactorily to the various
strains of the environment we meet in life
and mental hygiene is the means we take to
assure this adjustment
5. WHO considers mental health as 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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7. Characteristics of Mentally Healthy Person
Adaptability and resilient mind
Socially adaptable
Emotionally Satisfied
Desires are in harmony with socially
approved goals
Insight into his own conduct
Enthusiastic and reasonable
Good habits
Philosophy of life
8. Factors affecting poor Mental Health
Hereditary factors – defective genes
inherited from parents .
Constitutional or Physiological factors –
Gender , age ,poor health , physical
defects , ailments and diseases ,
inferiority complex etc
Environmental factors – Family, school
and society
Mental illness - Long-lasting sadness or
irritability, Extremely high
and low moods, Excessive fear,
worry, or anxiety,
Social withdrawal,
Dramatic changes in eating
9. Mental Health of Learner
Mental health of the learner is very important
for efficient learning and proper development
of personality . Student with a healthy
personality normally stands a better chance
of encaging in creative and productive
activities and approaches learning and
problem solving tasks more constructively .
10. Characteristics of Mentally
Healthy Student
Socially adaptable behavior
Emotionally satisfied
His desires are in harmony with socially
approved norms
Have good habit and constructive attitude
Capable of making decision , assuming
responsibilities
Self confident , adequate and free from
internal conflicts ,tensions
Able to adapt successfully to the changing
needs and demands of the environment
11. Identification of mentally
healthy students
By administering
a standardized test,
scale or check-list ,
observation ,
case study etc
Mental Health Status Scale can be
used for finding mentally healthy
students
12. Factors affecting Mental
Health of Leaner's
Hereditary factors
Physical health
Socio-cultural factors
Intelligence
Disorganized family environment
Habit training in childhood
Ethical and moral upbringing
Brain factors – brain injury , drug
abuse etc
Media
13. Role of School in developing
mental health
The school (teacher) can adopt the following
measures in the prevention and promotion
of mental health
Regular physical training and medical care
Help in acquiring balanced emotional
development and emotional exercise
Find out rejected and
maladjusted children
and help to adjust with
classmates
14. Arranging group activities
Develop pupils self-respect and self-
esteem by compliments for work
Help them to set a proper level of
aspiration
Train to develop patience and power of
tolerance to face failure in life
Encourage self-discipline on the
democratic lines
Give proper sex education for sexual
adjustment
15. Mental Health of the Teacher
Teachers cannot be expected to improve
the mental health of their students
unless their own mental health are
sound.
The inadequate salaries , low social
status, poor service conditions, lack of
professional aptitude and spirit,
unnecessary interference of higher
authorities, work load, insecurity of
service, inadequate teaching facilities etc
create tensions, conflicts and frustrations
16. Personal characteristics of
Mentally Healthy Teachers
Alertness, enthusiasm and interest in
pupils and classroom activities.
Ability to maintain natural and pleasant
interpersonal relationships, cordiality
and friendliness.
Recognition of one’s own mistakes.
Patience, kindness, sympathy, sincerity
and fairness in dealing with pupils
Democracy and courtesy in relations
with pupils.
17. The ability to use praise for work well
done.
The ability to help pupils with personal as
well as educational problems.
Pleasing personal appearance and
manner.
Good disposition and consistent behavior
Flexibility in opinion , beliefs and attitudes
A good sense of humour
Physical fitness and good health status
Wide interests
18. Professional Characteristics of
Mentally Healthy Teachers
Good knowledge of subject matter
Capacity and willingness to teach
Mastery of communication skill
Ability and desire to improve professional
skills
Ability to work together, to share experience
with other staff members
Ability to assume an attitude of individual
responsibility and co-operative functioning
Acceptance and understanding of children
Realistic perception of the social
expectations
Respect for oneself and ones profession
19. Strategies for promoting Mental Health
Early intervention program – program
such as home visit of pregnant women ,
pre-school psycho-social activity etc..
Social skill building programs
Family extension activity
School mental health programs
Community activities
Training to stakeholders (parents,
minorities etc)
Administrative provisions in school
20. MENTAL HYGIENE
Mental hygiene is a science which
deals with the process of attaining
mental health and prevent mental
illness
21. Definition of Mental Hygiene
According to crow and crow , mental
hygiene is a science that deals with human
welfare and pervades all fields of human
relationships.
Encyclopedia Britannica defines it as the
science of maintaining mental health and
preventing the development of psychosis ,
neurosis or other mental disorders
22. Aims and objectives of Mental Hygiene
Prevention of mental disorder
Preservation of the mental health
Rehabilitation of the mentally disturbed
Help individuals and groups in coping in the
stressful world
To deal with social problem
23. Need for Mental Hygiene in school
Realization of potentialities
Maintain happiness
To avoid mental problems in children
To prevent social problems
For maintaining adjustments in students
To develop physical , mental and spiritual
capacities
24. Mental Health and Mental Hygiene
Mental Health
Process of
continuous
adjustment to
environment
It is the ability to
adjust satisfactorily to
various stains we
meet in life
Mental Hygiene
Science of promoting
mental health and
prevent mental
illness
Means to achieve
the wholesome
personal and social
adjustment