Are you sane?
We all have our problems, some a little more than others. I was taught in school yesterday that 50% of the United States, at some point in their life, could be diagnosed with some type of mental illness. This is according to "The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"(DSM-5).
So what technically is considered sane?
The attributes associated with sanity: "The accurate appraisal of reality" -
- Ability to play and laugh
- Maintain a healthy self-concept and self-value
- Ability to work and be productive
- Negotiate each developmental task
- Attain self defined spirituality
- Relate to others -
Form relationships
Have close, loving, adaptive relationships.
Experience empathy toward others
Manage interpersonal conflict constructively
- Ability to love and experience joy.
- Capacity to deal with conflicting emotions.
- Ability to live without (undue) fear, guilt, or anxiety.
- Ability to take responsibility for one's own actions.
- Ability to control one's own behavior.
- Think clearly -
Problem solve
Use good judgement
Reason logically
Reach insightful conclusions
Be creative
Problem solve
Use good judgement
Reason logically
Reach insightful conclusions
Be creative
This made feel crazy! Haha How about you? Did you meet these standards? Tell me about it. I'm learning all kinds of insightful things this semester.
