Chap. 1 Essentials of Psy. Health nsg

Mental health-

Maslow -> believed was continuous quest for self actualization 

Self actualized person has/is:
-appropriate perception of reality
-ability to accept oneself, others, and human nature
-ability to manifest spontaneity
-capacity for focusing concentration on problem solving
-need for detachment and desire for privacy
-independence, autonomy, and a resistance to enculturation
-intensity of emotional reaction
-frequency of peak experiences that validate worthiness, richness, and beauty of life
-identification of humankind
-ability to achieve satisfactory interpersonal relationships
-democratic character structure and strong sense of ethics
-creative
-degree of nonconformance

Townsend defines mental health -

-successful adaptation to stressors from the internal/external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age-appropriate and congruent w/ local and cultural norms

Mental illness - 

incomprehensibility - inability of a general pop. to understand the motivation behind an individual's behavior

cultural relativity -  an individuals culture's rules, conventions, understandings will determine whether the individual's behavior is norm/abnorm.