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|मानसिक स्वास्थ्य| विचारणीय बिन्दु|History|Institution & Organization|Definitions of Health (Mental)|Mental Hygiene|Strategy for Understanding|

Yoga Psychology - 1

Mental Health

अन्य लिंक :|Mental Health | मानसिक स्वास्थ्य में योग की भूमिका| मन एवं शरीर का सम्बन्ध| Personality|स्व सन्तुष्टि|शान्ति|

मानसिक स्वास्थ्य

 

A health mind resides in Healthy Body

                            - (English Proverb)

तन्दुरुस्ती हजार नियामत है।

                                                                             - (उर्दू कहावत)

शरीरं खलु सर्वधर्मसाधनम्।

                                                                      -  (संस्कृत सारवचनम्)

“Health is Wealth” 

            जिस प्रकार से व्यक्ति शारीरिक रूप से हष्ट-पुष्ट रहने पर अधिक कार्य क्षम होता है। उस में वेदना तथा व्याधि से बाधित होने की संभावना तथा क्लांति एवं मलिनता के प्रति उर्जा स्तर उच्च रहता है। इसे ही हम शारीरिक-स्वस्थता या तदुंरूस्ती भी कहते हैं। किन्तु व्यक्ति शरीर तथा मन दोनों का संघात है। अतः सम्पूर्ण स्वस्थता के लिये मानसिक स्वस्थता भी उतनी ही आवश्यक होगी जितनी की शारीरिक स्वस्थता। मानसिक स्वस्थता से आशय है कि भावनात्मक रूप से ऊर्जामयता को महसूस करना, उत्साह, उमंग, कार्येच्छा तथा इसके विपरीत आलस्य, अकर्मण्यता, जड़ता, मूढ़ता आदि का अभाव। इस प्रकार शारीरिक तथा मानसिक दोनों को मिलाकर सम्पूर्ण स्वस्थता का समीकरण बनता है। यद्यपि इसके आगे भी अन्य स्तर हो सकते हैं। किन्तु हमारे अध्ययन की परिधि प्रस्तुत संन्दर्भ में यहीं तक सीमित है।

मानसिक स्वास्थ्य : विचारणीय बिन्दु -

मानसिक स्वास्थ्य : विचारणीय बिन्दु -

Mental Health : Some Points for Considerations  

शरीर तथा मन दोनों ही स्वास्थ्य के आधार हैं। इन दोनों में स्वास्थ्य की कमी किन्हीं अधिभौतिक, आध्यात्मिक तथा अधिदैविक कारणों से हो सकती है। इन्हें ही तापत्रय या त्रिदुःखाघात भी कहा गया है। बरहाल इन दुःखों के प्रभाव से शरीर या मन या दोनों अस्वस्थ हो सकते हैं।  ऐसा भी हो सकता है कि शरीर अस्वस्थ्य हो तथा मन उससे अप्रभावित हो, तथा ऐसा भी हो सकता है कि मन अस्वस्थ हो तथा शरीर उससे प्रभावित हो। आगे सारिणी में शरीर एवं मन की विभिन्न स्थितियों के अनुसार विश्लषण प्रस्तुत किया गया है  

S.N.

States of Body

States of Mind

Comical representation P

1.

स्वस्थ्य शरीर

Healthy body

स्वस्थ्य मन

Healthy Mind

J

2.

स्वस्थ्य शरीर

Healthy body

अस्वस्थ्य मन

Unhealthy Mind

K

3.

अस्वस्थ्य शरीर

Unhealthy body

स्वस्थ्य मन

Healthy Mind

®

4.

अस्वस्थ्य शरीर

Unhealthy body

अस्वस्थ्य मन

Unhealthy Mind

L

 

Table : depicting body and mind health combinations

History

 History ऐतिहासिक वृत्त

*      The history of care for the mentally ill reflects human cultural diversity. The earliest known mental hospitals were established in the Arab world, in Baghdad (AD 918) and in Cairo, with that special consideration traditionally given disturbed people, the “afflicted of Allāh.”

*      Some contemporary African tribes benignly regard hallucinations as communications from the realm of the spirits; among others,  

*      Hindu culture shows remarkable tolerance for what is considered to be bizarre behaviour in Western societies.  

*      The Western interpretation of mental illness as being caused by demonic possession reached its height during a prolonged period of preoccupation with  witchcraft (15th through 17th century) in Europe and in colonial North America.

 

Institution & Organization

 
 

Institution & Organization संस्थायें एवं निकाय 

*     World Health Organization its mental-health unit was established in 1949

*     In U.S.A. - National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in 1949 within what later became the Department of Health and Human Services

*     International Committee for Mental Hygiene in 1919. By 1930, the time of the First International Congress of Mental Hygiene in Washington,

 
 

Definitions of Health (Mental)

 
 

Definitions of Health (Mental)

परिभाषा - मानसिक स्वास्थ्य 

*      W.H.O Definition

§         “health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

*      The term mental health represents a variety of human aspirations:

§         rehabilitation of the mentally disturbed,

 

§         prevention of  mental disorder,

 

§         reduction of tension in a stressful world, and

 

§         attainment of a state of well-being in which the individual functions at a level consistent with his or her mental potential.

*      World Federation for Mental Health –

§         the concept of optimum mental health refers not to an absolute or ideal state but to the best possible state insofar as circumstances are alterable.

§         Mental health is regarded as a condition of the individual, relative to the capacities and social-environmental context of that person.

           

 
 

Mental Hygiene

 
  The idea related with Mental Health is Mental Hygiene. Mental Hygiene is the science of maintaining mental health and preventing the development of psychosis, neurosis, or other mental disorders. Thus the Mental hygiene includes all measures taken to promote and to preserve mental health. Community mental health refers to the extent to which the organization and functioning of the community determines, or is conducive to, the mental health of its members.

 
 

Strategy for Understanding 

 
 

Strategy for Understanding 

*    Concept of Mental Health – 

§         What is “mental health” 

§         Historical development of the concept of Mental Health 

·        Early history

·        Awareness after World War II

·        Mental health : Psycho therapy  

§         Institutions & organizations 

·        W.H.O.

·        World Federation for Mental Health

·        Definitions of Mental Health

§         Mental Health Vs Physical Health

·        Combination of Mental & Physical Health States

·        Inter dependency & effects of one on another

 
     
 
 

Authored & Developed By               Dr. Sushim Dubey

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Dr. Sushim Dubey

® This study material is based on the courses  taught by Dr. Sushim Dubey to the Students of M.A. (Yoga) Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur  and the Students of Diploma in Yoga Studies/Therapy of  Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi, during 2005-2008 © All rights reserved.