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mental health

mental health

186 3.3
A person's thoughts, feelings and how they handle problems
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛn.təl hɛlθ/
translation icon : salud mental
  • Thus, ensuring students' physical and mental health is a necessary feature of safety.
  • mental health services
  • mental health care
  • mental health problems

How can we take care of mental health while grieving?

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Examples

  • I'm really worried about your mental health.

  • Many individuals seek support from a mental health professional during challenging times.

  • Focus on your mental health and find your peace.

  • Find your sweet spot with your mental health with Better Help.

  • I understand that you have taken some mental health leave in the past.

  • The mental health of the children is more important than your ideas of security.

  • This makes accessing mental health much more complicated.

  • Have you recently sought consult from a mental health professional?

  • How can we take care of mental health while grieving?

  • So part of my mental health journey has been unlearning.

Synonyms

mental state
vsmental health
34 4.0

The way a person feels and thinks at a certain time

is about overall emotional well being rather than just current mood
mental condition
vsmental health
7 4.1

The state of a person's mind and feelings

focuses on general emotional well being, not only stable traits
psychological state
vsmental health
1 6.3

A person's thoughts and feelings at a certain time

emphasizes overall emotional well being rather than specific mind processes
psychological condition
vsmental health
1 5.6

A problem with a person's mental health that changes how they think, feel or behave

covers overall emotional well being, not only diagnosed patterns or disorders

Antonyms

129 3.1

A health problem that affects how a person thinks, feels, or behaves and may need medical help

How Healthy

flourishing
1 4.2
mental health
186 3.3
mental disorder
  • Specialized
20 3.3

Surface Forms

mental health singular

Morphology

mental + health

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mental' (pertaining to the mind) with 'health' (state of well-being), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the phrase refers to psychological/emotional well-being. This adjective+noun composition is common across languages and not idiomatic or metaphorical, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

Mental health comes from thinking of mental as the 'mind' and health as being 'well' like the body, so people began to say the mind can be 'well' or 'unwell'. That's why mental health today means how well a person's thoughts and feelings are.