mental wellness

Sound of mind

Mental wellness is a state of psychological health and balance—the capacity to handle stress, maintain relationships, and function productively.

Unlike mental health, which can be good or poor, mental wellness emphasizes the positive end: thriving rather than merely coping.

The term appears frequently in self-help contexts and workplace initiatives: The company launched a mental wellness program.

Opposites
psychological health state

mental wellnessmental illness

Disorder affecting cognition or mood

mental disorder · psychological disorder · mental disease · psychopathology · insanity

psychological flourishing

mental wellnessmental anguish

Severe psychological distress

psychological distress · psychological turmoil · despair · languishing · depression

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G