Having and maintaining a sense of well-being, as well as cultivating awareness of how we think, behave, and feel, are all examples of mental fitness. Mental fitness aids in the same way that physical fitness aids in our ability to respond to life in all of its richness.

Mental Fitness can also be referred to as mental health. Emotional, psychological, and social well-being all fall under the umbrella of mental health. It influences how a person copes with stress, forms interpersonal relationships, and makes decisions. Subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational reliance, and self-actualisation of one’s intellectual and emotional potential, to name a few, are all aspects of mental health. Mental health can be defined as an individual’s ability to enjoy life and strike a balance between daily activities and efforts to acquire psychological resilience, according to positive psychology or holism perspectives.

Cultural differences, subjective evaluations, and conflicting professional ideas all influence how “mental health” is defined. Sleep discomfort, a lack of energy, and thoughts of harming yourself or others are some early indicators of mental health disorders.

References:

“About Mental Health”. http://www.cdc.gov. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

“The world health report 2001 – Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope” (PDF). WHO. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

Snyder CR, Lopez SJ, Pedrotti JT (2011). Positive psychology: the scientific and practical explorations of human strengths. SAGE. ISBN 978-1-4129-8195-8. OCLC 639574840