The important role of college students’ mental health in their growth

Health is the root of everything, and without it, everything is nothing. Health is divided into physical health, mental health and so on. Mental health means that all aspects and activities of the heart are in a good or normal state, and its ideal state is to maintain a perfect character, normal intelligence, normal cognition, appropriate emotion, reasonable will, positive attitude, appropriate behavior, and good adaptation.

In the contemporary society which is in the situation of multiple changes, fast pace, high information and strong competition, our competition is under great pressure, especially the contemporary college students, as the new youth of the new era, they are burdened with the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and at the same time they are facing the double pressure of further education and employment, so mental health is especially important for them. In addition, mental health is the condition and foundation that every person must have for comprehensive development in today’s society, and as the successor of socialism, mental health is the first and foremost psychological quality that college students must have.

Mental health and physical health are inseparably related, and mental health is beneficial to physical health. Mental emotion is also a kind of mental health, and it will have an impact on physical health. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine says: anger hurts the liver, joy hurts the heart, worry hurts the lungs, thought hurts the spleen, fear hurts the kidneys, which shows the impact of the heart emotions on the body. Although the characters are not real, their similar examples exist in real life. Bad psychological state can lead to insomnia, constipation, indigestion and other diseases. According to the survey, the factors that cause physical diseases, psychological factors occupy a large part, and the proportion is gradually increasing. Mental health is closely related to physical health, and we should pay attention to mental health to keep our body healthy.

Mental health can promote the overall development of healthy mental quality of college students. In today’s all-round development society, the requirements for college students are getting higher and higher, and mental health is becoming an indispensable factor in living society. Mental health becomes an important condition for exerting intellectual level at work, actively engaging in social activities and constantly developing to a higher level. Full understanding of the harmonious development of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor aspects is based on healthy psychological qualities. The state of one’s mental health directly affects and restricts the realization of all-round development. Mental health can promote college students to better grasp and absorb knowledge on the platform of college, so that they can perfect themselves and exercise themselves to become a qualified socialist successor.

Mental health can cultivate and enhance the independence of college students. Every student enters the university era after struggling hard and relying on their own efforts and sweat to say goodbye to their secondary school days. However, before going to university, students rely on their parents for many things, but after going to university, they are free from the constraints of their parents, far away from their familiar hometown, without the intense courses and strict discipline, suddenly from a “confinement cage” to a “free paradise”. It is inevitable that students will not adapt. Good mental health can help students overcome their dependency, adjust to college life as soon as possible, and lead a fulfilling and meaningful college life.