4. CONT
ENTS
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• MENTAL HEALTH
• RELATION BETWEEN SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL
HEALTH
• FACTORS AFFECTING MENTAL
HEALTH
• USE OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN
MENTAL HEALTH
6. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IS THE
SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF HOW
PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS, FEELINGS
AND BEHAVIOURS ARE
INFLUENCED BY THE ACTUAL,
IMAGINED OR IMPLIED
PRESENCE OF THE OTHERS.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
8. IT INCLUDES OUR EMOTIONS,
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL
WELL BEING. IT AFFECTS HOW
WE THINK, FEEL AND ACT. IT IS
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE OF
SOMEONE WHO IS FUNCTIONING
AT A SATISFACTORY LEVEL OF
EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVOURAL
ADJUSTMENT.
MENTAL HEALTH
10. HOWEVER MENTAL HEALTH AND
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ARE CLOSELY
RELATED TO EACH OTHER. AS ON
ONE SIDE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IS
THE STUDY OF MAN’S MENTAL LIFE
AND BEHAVIOUR WITH SPECIFIC
REFERENCE TO HIS SOCIAL
ENVIRONMENT AND ON THE OTHER
HAND MENTAL HEALTH IS A LEVEL
OF PSYCHLOGICAL WELL BEING.
11. - ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.
- SOCIAL FACTORS.
- BIOLOGICAL FACTORS.
- LIFE EXPERIENCES.
- ECONOMIC FACTORS.
FACTORS AFFECTING MENTAL HEALTH
12. - HELPS TO CURE PEOPLE
SUFFERING FROM MENTAL
DISORDERS THROUGH
COUNSELLINGS,
DISCUSSIONS, THERAPIES.
- HELPS TO COMMUNICATE
WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN.
- IN BETTER DECISION
MAKING.
USE OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN FIELD
OF MENTAL HEALTH
13. - HELP PEOPLE IN COMING
OUT OF TRAUMAS,
DEPRESSIONS.
- IN MAKING GOOD
RELATIONSHIP.
-BETTER COMMUNICATION
WITH OTHERS.
14. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN FIELD OF
MENTAL HEALTH. AS BOTH THE
SUBJECTS ARE CLOSELY RELATED
TO EACH OTHER. IN ACQUIRING
POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH,A
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST IS
REQUIRED.
CONCLUSION
