Title: What are the Components of Mental Wellbeing? | HealthyPlace
Headings: What are the Components of Mental Wellbeing?
What are the Components of Mental Wellbeing?
Four Categories of Mental Wellbeing
A Healthy Sense of Self
Perspective
Psychological Flexibility
Daily Maintenance

Content: Mental wellbeing involves a sense of mental wellbeing at work, in the community and/or family, and a sense of the greater world. People strong in this area often report feeling a sense of awe and gratitude. Mentally healthy people have a sense of compassion, both for themselves and others. They understand themselves as worthy human beings, and they extend empathy to others. Perspective
An important component of mental wellbeing is the ability to develop and apply a healthy perspective. Psychologist Albert Ellis, founder of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and contributor to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), asserted that problems are just things or people or situations that exist. The true problems lie in the way we interpret them. Someone with a high degree of mental wellbeing who has developed healthy perspective will likely
Feel and express gratitude for the good in life despite the bad
Remain rational when faced with difficulty rather than catastrophizing (exaggerating problems and getting stuck in assuming the worst possible outcomes)
Reframe challenges, looking at them in new ways or redefining their meaning
Purposefully engage in emotional wellness activities
Psychological Flexibility
An important part of mental wellbeing is the ability to be flexible, to go with the flow. When people are rigid in their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, problems tend to seem bigger and more frequent. Wellbeing grows when people monitor and adjust, checking to see what is and isn’t working and making changes accordingly.