Mental health as eudaimonic well-being?

Many researches agree on the fact that mental health and mental illness are not categorical but rather continuous variables. It is very difficult to define the exact and precise point where health ceases and illness begins. In other words, the formal absence of mental illness is not necessarily an indicator of mental health. The definition of mental health according to the World Health Organisation on the one hand takes into consideration the concept of health as a state of integral physical, mental and social welfare, whereby the concept of absence of disease is overcome, while on the other hand it also emphasises the concept of health which also includes the capability of leading or living an economically and socially productive life. In the last few decades, the human capacity to grow, develop and change have been recognised in research and practical work. This reversal has offered fresh and optimistic paradigms of human nature. Despite various translations and the level of understanding of Aristotle's and other philosophical hypotheses, fundamentally two basic approaches can be distinguished, through which attempts to explain prosperity and well-being have been made throughout history. The first originates from the Greek philosopher Aristippus of Cyrene (435 – 356 B.C.), whose philosophical doctrine was hedonism (Greek: hedone – comfort, pleasure) according to which basic good is pleasure or comfort (Döring 1988). On the other hand, not necessarily oppositionally, there are philosophical ponderings of the Greek philosopher – Aristotle (384 – 322 B.C.) whose philosophical doctrine states that the basis of every moral and mindful act comprise the possibility of creating personal welfare or appiness. (Greek – eu good; eus – good; eudaimonia – bliss, happiness; eu + daimon – good spirit). Aristotle identified eudaimonia as the greatest human good, as the best or greatest activity of the soul or joy which permeates and fulfils a good life. Edaimonia is often translated as happiness, joy or well-being, but it should be noted that it also has some connotations like " success " , so it is possible to understand that " living well " also includes " doing well ". It is integral and independent, achieved by nothing but itself, so that it may include everything else, and even comfort, however it extends beyond it (Broadie 1991). However, aside from basic determinants of mental orientation or rational action, the objective of which is to create human well-being, happiness or joy, …