It is important for the elderly to have a healthy psychology. Do you know the standards for mental health of the elderly?

There are standards for the mental health of the elderly. Usually, the mental health of the elderly refers to a person's normal physiological functions, good mental state, and no psychological defects or mental diseases. There are eleven specific standards.

1. Normal intelligence. The IQ is within the normal range, can adapt to the environment well, has clear thinking, discerns things, and has general living abilities.

2. Emotionally stable, cheerful and optimistic. Being optimistic, happy and energetic are important signs of emotional health.

3. Maintain the integrity of personality and unify psychological coordination and behavioral coordination. The mental age is basically the same as the physical age, and the words and deeds are consistent and moderate. Although the movements are slow, the behavior is orderly, the things are done in a orderly manner, and the person starts well and ends well.

4. Good and natural interpersonal relationships. Be open-minded, kind, compassionate, good at communication and willing to help others.

5. Be modest and generous, and treat others objectively. Understand yourself correctly, understand others objectively, do not hate others for no reason, be approachable, and do not be stubborn, extreme, careless, or withdrawn.

6. Respond appropriately and don’t get into trouble. When dealing with problems and situations that arise, we should neither be overly sensitive, overreactive, or neurotic; nor should we be slow to respond, insensitive, or indifferent.

7. Love life and advocate nature and harmony. No matter what the situation, you are always confident in life, and your life is regular and interesting. All your actions follow the laws of nature. You are not decadent, negative, or conservative, and maintain a calm and natural mentality.

8. Be firm-willed and calm as water. For birth, old age, illness and death, and all kinds of setbacks and difficulties in life, we should deal with them calmly and calmly, without having long-term negative reactions to frustration.

9. Have a sense of responsibility and know your responsibilities to your family, relatives, society, country, nation and mankind.

10. Eating, excreting, and sleeping are basically normal. They are self-aware, can correctly evaluate themselves and others, and are not stubborn about their opinions.

11. Have a normal concept of consumption, neither stingy nor extravagant and wasteful. You must stay awake and not be deceived by merchants.

Although the mental health standards for the elderly are not as specific and detailed as the physical health standards, it is indeed of great significance to pay attention to the mental health of the elderly. Mental health can promote physical health, mental happiness, ease of mind, natural harmony, and firm will. People will be less likely to get sick, have a stronger natural ability to resist diseases, and the immune system will function normally. Elderly people must remember that mental health and physical health are equally important. The two are interconnected, promote each other, and interact with each other, forming a complete unity of human health.