deviation from ideal mental health

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    • What does deviation from ideal mental health (DIMH) assume about mental illness?
      It assumes mental illness can be diagnosed by identifying a lack of markers of ideal mental health
    • What are Jahoda’s six characteristics of ideal mental health?
      1. Positive attitudes towards the self
      2. Self-actualisation
      3. Autonomy
      4. Resistance to stress
      5. Accurate perception of reality
      6. Environmental mastery
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