Unit 1 Introduction

What is Mental Health?

Mental Health is fast becoming one of the most talked about topics in society. Whether teenagers are discussing stressful situations, a new mother is having an influx of hormones and feelings of postpartum depression, or an elderly man is living with neophobia—a fear of experiencing new things. But what exactly is mental health? How are all of these things connected? We will be examining these questions in this unit and by the end you will be able to accurately describe what mental health means.

*Please be cognizant of self-diagnosing while taking any mental health or psychology course. It is human nature to internally compare yourself to what you are reading, but any form of diagnosing should be conducted by a professional.