Ideal mental health

• Deviation from ideal mental health: Occurs when someone does not meet a set of criteria for good mental health
• Who proposed a criteria that if we meet, we have a good mental health?

  Jahoda
• Jahoda's criteria for good mental health:

  • No symptoms/distress
  • Rational
  • Self-actualises
  • Copes with stress
  • Realistic view of the world
  • Good self-esteem + lack guilt
  • Independent
  • Successfully works, loves and enjoys leisure