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1
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____ ____ can be thought of as a state of emotional and social well-being in which individuals realise their own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and can contribute to their community.

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Mental health

2
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____ ____ ____ include the wide range of emotional and behavioural abnormalities that affect people throughout their lives.

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Mental health problems

3
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A ____ ____ implies the existence of a clinically recognisable set of symptoms and behaviours, which usually need treatments (including hospitalisation at times) to be alleviated.

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Mental disorder

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A mental disorder can be considered as a serious departure from ____ ____ – behaviour that causes distress to the individual and impairs their ability to function as usual.

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normal functioning