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Lesson 8 - Concepts of Mental Health and Well-Being

The document discusses concepts of mental health and well-being. It defines mental health, outlines six concepts of mental health including subjective well-being and self-actualization. It also discusses five life tasks for achieving quality of life and twelve sub-tasks of self-direction. Finally, it outlines five steps to improving mental well-being including connecting with others, being active, keeping learning, giving to others, and being mindful.

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Lesson 8 - Concepts of Mental Health and Well-Being

The document discusses concepts of mental health and well-being. It defines mental health, outlines six concepts of mental health including subjective well-being and self-actualization. It also discusses five life tasks for achieving quality of life and twelve sub-tasks of self-direction. Finally, it outlines five steps to improving mental well-being including connecting with others, being active, keeping learning, giving to others, and being mindful.

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Lesson 8: Concepts of Mental Health and Well-being

Definitions of Mental Health

 Includes the emotional, psychological, and social well-being (US National Institutes of Health)
 Successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other
people, and the ability to change and to cope with adversity (Knopf, Park, and Muyle 2008)
 Differently defined by different experts from different cultures (World Health Organization)

Concepts of mental health

1. Subjective Well-being
 Defined as one’s personal (subjective) thoughts and feelings about one’s overall state of being.
 Mental health denotes positive and healthy interpretations of a person’s self-concept, and how a
person feels about himself.
2. Perceived Self-efficacy
 Self-efficacy is one’s perception of one’s value and worth, effectiveness, and ability in performing a task
or activity.
 Mental and well-being is also anchored on one’s self-worth and value or self-esteem.
3. Autonomy
 Deals with one’s capacity to separate one’s identity from other significant persons like parents, lovers,
and special friends.
 Is the capacity for self-direction and having a clearly defined role identity.
 Lack of autonomy can lead to co-dependence among those who cannot define themselves as separate
entities from people they depend on either emotionally, physically, socially, spiritually, or even
financially.
4. Competence
 Is related to self-esteem and self-identity.
 Perception of one’s capacity to effectively perform a function or activity using specific skills and
knowledge, and achieving the desired results at given time.
 Note: A competent person will adapt to changes that can happen while he is in the thick of things,
understand why such changes happen, and will adjust his actions and attitude according to the new
demands that those changes bring.
5. Intergenerational Independence
 The definition of intergenerational is something where multiple generations of people intermingle or
come together.
An example of intergenerational is a household where a great grandmother, grandmother,
parents and child all live together.
 Refers to the relationships between individuals who belong to different generations but may be living
separately as independent, autonomous persons during a specific period of time.
6. Self-actualization of One’s Intellectual and Emotional Potential
 A self-actualized person fulfills his or her physiological needs, security needs, emotional and social
needs, and self-esteem needs.
 Self-actualization is about fulfilling one’s perceived potentials, becoming the person that one has always
aspired for.
5 Life Tasks for Achieving Quality of Life
Model developed by Witmer and Sweeney (1991)
Life Task #1-SPIRITUALITY 
Spirituality addresses the meaning or "breath of life" for people and may have a religious connection for some, but not
all people. It is finding oneness, embracing the inner life, having a purpose, optimism, and value.

Life Task #2-SELF-REGULATION/DIRECTION


This component is at the heart of many therapies. It is taking care of oneself and being able to have emotional
responsiveness while having self-control. It also involves self-worth, realistic beliefs, spontaneity, intellectual
stimulation, problem-solving and creativity, sense of humor, fitness & health.

Life Task #3-WORK


Work can be our vocation and involve our identity. It's how we choose to interact with the world. It is a life-span task
(always evolving) and has measurable psychological, economic and social benefits.

Life Task #4-FRIENDSHIP


A basic need is a sense of belonging. This task relates to that need with social interest and connectedness, social
support, health and interpersonal relationships.

Life Task #5-LOVE


Love-that creative fire inside the heart that inspires music, poetry and many good feelings. This task, however, involves
more than the initial rush of infatuation. It is the deeper love that involves intimacy, trust, cooperation, and genuine
commitment.

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Self-direction has 12 sub-tasks:


1. Sense of worth: refers to descriptions, prescriptions, and expectations about our self.
2. sense of control: where perceived self control results in positive outcomes, and perceived lack of self-control in
negative outcomes
3. realistic beliefs: increases the potential for healthy behaviours in response to life events
4. emotional awareness and coping: where healthy functioning is reflected in rich, varied, and frequent expressions
and responses to people and events within one’s daily experiences
5. problem solving and creativity: this intellectual stimulation is necessary for healthy brain functioning and hence,
quality of life across the life span
6. sense of humour: including both recognition and appreciation of humorous stimuli
7. nutrition: where there is a clear relationship between what we eat and our health, moods, performance and
longevity
8. exercise: which is the essential in preventing disease and enhancing health, promoting healthy aging
9. self-care: which requires personal habits of preventative behaviour as well as remedial treatments
10. stress management: promotes positive psychological and physiological functioning
11. gender identity: which is a basic, existential conviction that one is male or female and
12. cultural identity: which includes racial identity, acculturation and an appreciation for the unique aspects of one’s
culture, and is positively related to well-being.

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Five steps to mental wellbeing
Below are five things that, according to research, can really help to boost our mental wellbeing: 
 Connect – connect with the people around you: your family, friends, colleagues and neighbours. Spend time
developing these relationships. Learn more in Connect for mental wellbeing.
 Be active – you don't have to go to the gym. Take a walk, go cycling or play a game of football. Find an activity
that you enjoy and make it a part of your life. Learn more in Get active for mental wellbeing.
 Keep learning – learning new skills can give you a sense of achievement and a new confidence. So why not sign
up for that cooking course, start learning to play a musical instrument, or figure out how to fix your bike? Find
out more in Learn for mental wellbeing.
 Give to others – even the smallest act can count, whether it's a smile, a thank you or a kind word. Larger acts,
such as volunteering at your local community centre, can improve your mental wellbeing and help you build
new social networks. Learn more in Give for mental wellbeing.
 Be mindful – be more aware of the present moment, including your thoughts and feelings, your body and the
world around you. Some people call this awareness "mindfulness". It can positively change the way you feel
about life and how you approach challenges. Learn more in Mindfulness for mental wellbeing.

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