People can have mental disorders {mental illness}.
types
Brain diseases and physical illnesses can cause mental disorders. Psychoses, neuroses, personality disorders, and mental retardation {functional disorder} can show no definite physical problem. People cannot simulate mental illness consistently.
causes
Family-member or other-loved-person loss, job loss, illness, or development changes can cause mental illness.
mental health
People can affect mental illness {mental health}. People can have ability to cooperate with others and have close, loving relationships. People can make sensitive critical appraisals of themselves and world. People can cope with everyday problems.
Healthy personality has the following traits: good self-concept, self-knowledge, strong self-attitudes, self-acceptance, reality sense, active involvement in society, no inferiority feelings, good sexual attitudes, independence, objectivity, low aggression, low submissiveness, ability to give and accept love, average competitiveness, and continuous growth.
incidence
0.05% of people have neuroses. Ten percent of doctor visits are mostly about mental problems. 10% of such patients go to psychiatrists. Psychiatric patients use nearly half of all hospital beds.
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