The Spectrum
MENTAL HEALTH is…
…our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It directly affects how we feel, think and act!
(n.) Mental health is a “state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”
World Health Organization (WHO)
Mental health problems occur when an individual experiences emotional or feelings of disturbances that can prevent optimum functioning of their daily life.
(American Psychiatric Association, 2013)
Mental illness is a disturbance to the functioning of the brain, which causes disruptions in a person’s thinking, feelings, or behaviour (or a combination of all three). These disruptions cause one to have difficulty in functioning in social, work or other daily activities.
(American Psychiatric Association, 2013)