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Mental Health
Mental Health (Health Education · Factors That Influence Psychological Well) — "Individual attributes and behaviors relate to a person's innate and learned abi…
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- Mental health is shaped by individual, biological, social, socioeconomic, and wider environmental factors.
- Individual attributes and behaviors affect a person’s ability to manage thoughts, feelings, and daily life.
- Emotional intelligence involves innate and learned abilities to manage thoughts and feelings.
- Social intelligence involves participating in social activities, taking responsibility, and respecting others’ views.
- Genetic and biological factors can influence an individual’s mental health state.
- Examples include chromosomal abnormalities such as Down’s syndrome and intellectual disability caused by prenatal alcohol exposure or oxygen deprivation at birth.
- Immediate social surroundings influence people’s capacity to develop and flourish.
- Positive relationships with family, friends, and colleagues, along with opportunities to earn a living, support mental well-being.
- Socioeconomic circumstances affect mental health and personal development.
- Restricted or lost opportunities for education and income are especially important socioeconomic factors.
- The wider sociocultural and geopolitical environment affects the mental health of individuals, households, and communities.
- Relevant environmental influences include access to basic commodities and services, cultural beliefs and practices, and national social and economic policies.
- Adverse structural determinants can undermine mental well-being.
- Examples include discrimination, social or gender inequality, and conflict.
