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D. MENTAL HYGIENE AND HYGIENE OF THX NERVOUS SYSTEM

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If the above is true, then play has an important relationship to the

‘health and well being of the nervous system and to meital health; within

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the limitations of heredity, one can determine the kind of nervous
system he will have; a healthy mental state can be coveloped as surely
as big muscles,

A healthy mental state can be developed by; Taking siock of one’s men tal
resources and liabilities; instituting a plan of mentai training.

“Mental - insiaag. means training in; Control; cement of \mmholesome

mental states; substitutions of wholesome plans, -purposés and satis-
fying interests for their oppest tee, such as worries, long range fears,
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Outcomes of training through play are: Organie development, circulatory,
respiratory, heat regulatory, nervous, and other systems; nenti motor
development .in skills; eoordinations of various kinds; impusive (or

- emotional) development and control; interprdative, (or the development

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of intelligence) growing out of-widentng expanses. .Specificully, some
of these values are: Skills, honesty, diligence, sportsmanship, courage,
self-control, faithfulness, loyalty to high ideals, love cf play.

MEANING OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Physiéal hygiene —" to. do ‘with the promotion of health and with fitness
of ‘the body, avoidance -f disease and premature death, and therefore,

the -drolongation of life.

Mental’ hygiene has to do with the enrichment of life, mental nomnality,;
the joy of living,

CONCEPTIONS. AND TESTS OF "NORMAL MIND."

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Technical tests of normality
Practical tests of normality

ae Ability to adjust to ordinary situations of life {economic, domestic,
social, civil, ete.)

b. Ability to perform some significant task
ce Ability ‘to get on with people
ESSENCE OF NORMAL MIND

Integration of personality; .the essential elements; Poise; self-control;

serenity; "all's well with the world;" all symptoms of normality.

Opposites of integration; Lack of control; "flies off ‘handle;" goes to
pieces; hysteria; neurasthenia, etc.

Tests of integration.