Mental health: the individual and society
How can individuals take personal responsibility for good mental health and well-being?
In the current world, several solutions have been enacted to ensure that individuals are capable of maintaining good mental health and well-being. Some of the suggestions that will ensure that one stays health and keeps good mental health encompass of; eating a balance diet is one of the simplest mechanisms to keep good mental health and well-being of any given individual (Tengland, 2001).
According to the research conducted by health nutritionists, it is vivid that there is a connect to how individuals feel and what they eat. This implies that the mental health of an individual is directly connected to the moods. Individuals can take personal responsibility by taking exercise that will enable the body to change immediately. The impact of exercise to the body is immediate whether the exercise is vigorous in the gym or simple bike ride (Cattan & Tilford, 2006). Keeping fit enables proper circulation of blood in the entire human body. This is appropriate for good mental health in growing the brain cells.
What is the role of social responsibility in helping individuals achieve and maintain good mental health?
Social responsibility plays a major role in assisting individuals in maintaining good mental health since anyone in the universe might feel depressed or stressed at any given moment. For this reason, one ought to be free to seek for help from the community that will offer appropriate guidance and counseling hence reducing stress. In some situation, tackling a persisting problem individually might become major risks to the development of good mental health (Cattan & Tilford, 2006). Seeking assistance from the society does not imply that a person is weak but rather it denotes that the individual has a sign of responsibility and strength.
How is an individual’s mental health interconnected with their physical, social, economic, and political environments?
The individual’s mind health directly and indirectly connects to physical, economical, social and political environment surrounding the individual. The mental health of an individual is one of the most valuable parts of the human race. The mental health is vital since it assists human beings to think hence separating human from other animals (Cattan & Tilford, 2006). Since the mental health is associated with the creative and thinking element of the human nature, then it is automatic that the mental health of an individual is connected to the social, political, economic and physical environment. The individual’s mental health is also connected with making sober decisions in crucial situations. The external environments that are the political, economical, social and physical require sober judgment attributed to proper mental health (Tengland, 2001).
How does building resilience in childhood help establish and maintain good mental health?
Building resilience in childhood simply refers to the ability that is reinforced to the children by the parents in adapting to the trauma, threats and other sources of stress. This is vital at the tender age, which will definitely assist the children as they mature and face diverse challenges in life. Children cannot handle stress on their own since their mental status is immature. However, proper guidance from parents is vital in ensuring that the children are capable to coup up with stressful and depression incidents in life. Developing children in most instances are capable of facing bullying classmates and abuse from family members and other relations (Tengland, 2001). Enabling the young children to build resilience is vital in ensuring that the children will be capable of dealing with anxiety and uncertainty.
Works cited
Tengland, P.-A. (2001). Mental health: A philosophical analysis. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.
Cattan, M., & Tilford, S. (2006). Mental health promotion: A lifespan approach. Maidenhead, England: McGraw Hill/Open University Press.
