Title: The Characteristics of Mental Health
Headings: The Characteristics of Mental Health
The Characteristics of Mental Health
What Is Mental Health?
Characteristics
Life Satisfaction
Resilience
Support
Flexibility
Challenges to Mental Health
How to Stay Mentally Healthy
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Content: 7 ﻿ There are a number of risk factors that can increase the likelihood that a person may experience poor mental health. Risks to mental health can include: 8 ﻿
Discrimination
Exposure to trauma
Family history of mental illness
Low income
Medical illness
Poor access to health services
Poor self-esteem
Poor social skills
Social inequalities
Substance use
Some of the factors that can help offer protection against poor mental health including having supportive social relationships, strong coping skills, opportunities for engagement in the community, and physical and psychological security. 9 ﻿
How to Reduce the Effects of Stress on Your Life
How to Stay Mentally Healthy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests that some of the ways that you can promote and maintain mental health include: 10 ﻿
Engaging in regular physical exercise
Getting adequate sleep
Helping others
Learning new coping skills to manage stress
Staying connected to other people
Trying to keep a positive outlook on life
It is also important to be able to seek help if you are having difficulties. Talk to your doctor or mental health professional if you want help improving your mental health or addressing a psychological problem. How Different Mental Illnesses Are Diagnosed and Treated
A Word From Verywell
Mental health is much more than simply the absence of illness. It is important to note, however, that there are many factors that determine mental health and overall well-being. Individual factors play an important part in this, but social, environmental, and financial circumstances also interact dynamically with these individual factors to either enhance or threaten mental health. Was this page helpful?