Mental Health Awareness

SOCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING MENTAL HEALTH   A person’s condition concerning their psychological and emotional being is what we call mental health. Most mental diseases and psychological well-being are influenced by social factors (such as gender, class, race and ethnicity, and household patterns) and social institutions. The capacity to cope effectively with growing numbers of persons with mental illness, increasing suicide and depression depends substantially on the social arrangements affecting family, social life, work, income support, awareness, and medical care. The uneven distribution of goods effects on mental illness in later life is complicated by the relationships among symptom occurrence, drug use, and physical illness.  The varying ways individuals and families define illness, evaluate its significance and take remedial action. Age cohorts and ethnic groups respond differently in recognizing psychological symptoms, perceptions of stigma, and willingness to hunt fo...

  "YOU ARE NOT YOUR ILLNESS" A good mental health  refers to when a person is emotionally in control, able to work productively, and cope with difficulties and able to  adapt to and bounce back from challenges and stressful times and on the other hand mental illness or bad mental health refers to the  disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental diseases includes anxiety and eating disorders,  depression  and addictive behaviors.  SOCIAL STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION AND MENTAL ILLNESS Stigma refers to the negative stereotypes of people towards those who are suffering from mental illness. Discrimination is when someone treats you in a negative way or disapproves you because of your mental illness. Social stigma and discrimination can make mental health conditions even more worse and stop an individual from getting the assistance they need. Social stigmas can also be related to gender, sexuality, race, religion, and culture which ...