<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/494969bf-93a8-4608-87c8-05cc74335eb6/5D4B15A6-01A9-4C6F-BDAC-0B44F2555B07/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mental_health&oldid=217921802" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mental_health&oldid=217921802" style="font-size: 11px;">en.wikipedia.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mental_health&oldid=217921802">This definition of mental health highlights <A title="Emotion" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotion" linkindex="55" set="yes">emotional</A> well-being, the capacity to live a full and <A title="Creativity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity" linkindex="56">creative</A> life, and the flexibility to deal with life's inevitable challenges</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mental_health&oldid=217921802"><A title="Positive psychology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology" linkindex="57" set="yes">Positive psychology</A> is increasingly prominent in mental health</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mental_health&oldid=217921802"><P>An example of a <A title="Wellness" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellness" linkindex="72">wellness</A> model includes one developed by Myers, Sweeny and Witmer. It includes five life tasks — essence or spirituality, <A title="Labour (economics)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_%28economics%29" linkindex="73">work</A> and <A title="Leisure" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure" linkindex="74">leisure</A>, <A title="Friendship" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship" linkindex="75">friendship</A>, love and self-direction—and twelve sub tasks—<A title="Self-esteem" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-esteem" linkindex="76">sense of worth</A>, <A title="Self-efficacy" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-efficacy" linkindex="77">sense of control</A>, realistic beliefs, <A title="Emotional intelligence" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence" linkindex="78" set="yes">emotional awareness</A> and <A title="Coping skill" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coping_skill" linkindex="79">coping</A>, <A title="Problem solving" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_solving" linkindex="80" set="yes">problem solving</A> and <A title="Creativity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity" linkindex="81">creativity</A>, <A title="Humour" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humour" linkindex="82">sense of humor</A>, <A title="Nutrition" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrition" linkindex="83">nutrition</A>, <A title="Exercise" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise" linkindex="84">exercise</A>, self care, <A title="Stress management" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_management" linkindex="85">stress management</A>, <A title="Gender identity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity" linkindex="86">gender identity</A>, and <A title="Cultural identity" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_identity" linkindex="87">cultural identity</A>—are identified as characteristics of healthy functioning and a major component of wellness. The components provide a means of responding to the circumstances of life in a manner that promotes healthy functioning.<SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-MyersSweenyWitmer_p251266_9-0"><A title="" href="#cite_note-MyersSweenyWitmer_p251266-9" linkindex="88">[10]</A></SUP></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mental_health&oldid=217921802"> <A title="Holism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holism" linkindex="58" set="yes">holistic</A> model</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mental_health&oldid=217921802"> upon <A title="Anthropology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropology" linkindex="59" set="yes">anthropological</A>, <A title="Education" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education" linkindex="60" set="yes">educational</A>, <A title="Psychology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology" linkindex="61" set="yes">psychological</A>, <A title="Religion" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion" linkindex="62" set="yes">religious</A> and <A title="Sociology" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology" linkindex="63" set="yes">sociologica</A></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mental_health&oldid=217921802">persp</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/5D4B15A6-01A9-4C6F-BDAC-0B44F2555B07/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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