Health is defined by the World Health Organization as
a. a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.
b. physical and mental well-being without the need for drugs or other interventions.
c. a relative and socially constructed state of well-being.
d. the physical well-being that can be reasonably expected given a society's standard of living.
Question 2
About what percentage of the adult population in the United States suffers from a mental illness at some point in their lives?
a. one-tenth
b. one-fifth
c. one-third
d. one-half
Federal vs state govenment
Review of Health and Illness over the Adult Years
Prevalence of serious mental illness among U.S. adults by sex, age, and race in 2008.
World Population Growth
My Health: An Outcomes Approach Plus MasteringHealth
Evolution of Treatment for Mental Disorders