Many of man’s personal activities affect his health both physical and mental. Common saying is that a healthy body produces a healthy mind. The lifestyle of the individual has a great impact on his mental health nutritional habits, patterns of physical exercise, his social life and the environment in which he resides. When we, therefore, try to define mental health, we have in mind the adjustment process which an individuals brings into in mind the adjustments process which an individuals brings into force when he is faced with a problem situation. Adjustment is defined as an individual’s manner of reacting or responding adequately to a perceived problem. from the standpoint of mental health, adjustment refers to a happy and socially acceptable response to life situations. Mental health, therefore, is the ability of the individual to function effectively and happily as a person in one’s expected role in a group and in the societyin general. It is a condition of the whole personality and is not merely a condition of the mind as is often suppposed. it is an out growth of one’s total life and is promoted or hindered by day to day experience, not only by major crises as some assume.
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