Mental health
What is the norm or standard for measuring mental health? The problem of mental health is very difficult to assess precisely because of the nature of the mind. The mind is something which cannot be seen; it's manifestation very often can only be observed when a direct action has been made as in the case of a man in a rage. He might be seen ordinarily as a mild-mannered man who never causes any trouble, and a blowout will not be predicted at all if we just base our assessment from purely external behavior. He might be seething inside, a facet of his character or personality that will not be known even to people close to him unless they have a telescope into his mind.
By all accounts, we know that the human person exhibits many mental traits or propensities. He shares many of these with animals but there are some which can only be termed as higher mental propensities. A person can be driven by lust or greed or any of a number of emotions or feelings. It is said that the senses alone can drive a person to pursue countless things that appeal to him. His motor organs are another source of motivation whether it be for satisfying bodily needs like thirst, hunger, action and exercise.
Deep inside a person's mind, thoughts are created and destroyed not without affecting his life. His mind may take possession of these thoughts and amplifies them to the point that they may be termed as obsessive or compulsive. It may not come to that but still it could still command him such that he would have an attraction or aversion to any number of things or even ideas. A person's state of mental health therefore is dependent on many factors which contribute to the making of his personality or character.
Ordinarily, there are natural checks and balances which enable the individual person to function within the norms of society. However, there may exist events or happenings which have a deep impact on a person's psyche that ultimately change him for the better or the worse. The more obvious examples are physical or emotional trauma which do have deep effects which might not be readily seen externally. Another type of event is sometimes called religious experience which also affect profoundly the individual and not always in a good sense.
By all accounts, we know that the human person exhibits many mental traits or propensities. He shares many of these with animals but there are some which can only be termed as higher mental propensities. A person can be driven by lust or greed or any of a number of emotions or feelings. It is said that the senses alone can drive a person to pursue countless things that appeal to him. His motor organs are another source of motivation whether it be for satisfying bodily needs like thirst, hunger, action and exercise.
Deep inside a person's mind, thoughts are created and destroyed not without affecting his life. His mind may take possession of these thoughts and amplifies them to the point that they may be termed as obsessive or compulsive. It may not come to that but still it could still command him such that he would have an attraction or aversion to any number of things or even ideas. A person's state of mental health therefore is dependent on many factors which contribute to the making of his personality or character.
Ordinarily, there are natural checks and balances which enable the individual person to function within the norms of society. However, there may exist events or happenings which have a deep impact on a person's psyche that ultimately change him for the better or the worse. The more obvious examples are physical or emotional trauma which do have deep effects which might not be readily seen externally. Another type of event is sometimes called religious experience which also affect profoundly the individual and not always in a good sense.
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