Psychosocial Health Encompasses mental, emotional, social,and spiritual dimensions of health Basic elements shared by psychosocially healthy people Feel good about themselves Feel comfortable with others Control tension and anixety Able to meet demand of life Curb hate and guilt Maintain a positive outlook Enrich the lives of others

Mental health “thinking” part of psychosocial health Ability to reason, interpret, and remember from a unique perspective One can intellectually sort through information, attach meaning and make decisions Mentally healthy persons think rationally with fairly accurate perceptions of events

Emotional health “feeling” or subjective part of psychosocial health Emotionally healthy people are able to respon in a stable and appropriate manner to upsetting events

Social health Interactions with others and ability to adapt to social situations 2 factors important to social health Presence of social bonds or social linkages Presence of key social support, expressive or tangible

Factors affecting Psycosocial health External influences: factors that we do not control Family influences include family upbringing Healthy, nurturing families produce more well-adjusted adults Dysfunctional families may produce confused adults who have a harder time adapting to life

Environment Safety Access to health services and programs Socioeconomic status

Internal Factors Hereditary traits Hormonal functioning Physical health status Physical fitness