Mental health describes the ability to cope with the transitions, traumas, and losses that are normal parts of everyone's lives in a way which allows people's personalities to remain intact and contributes to their emotional growth. Professionals have been debating the exact definition of mental health for many years. People who are mentally healthy learn to accept, understand, and cope with conflicts and distress, rather than trying to repress them.

The ability to function is the most obvious characteristic of mental health. People who are mentally healthy can sustain relationships with their family and friends, and fulfill their responsibilities at work, school, and home. People who are mentally healthy see the actions and motivations of other people in a realistic way. For example, they do not think that their families are trying to poison them. Mentally healthy people have normal thought processes and are basically logical...