psychische Gesundheit
The English phrase "mental health" is translated into German as psychische Gesundheit.
psychische Gesundheit refers to emotional well-being. While mentale Gesundheit is a direct translation of "mental health", psychische Gesundheit serves as a more specific term for the concept.
Meaning: emotional well-being (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the adjective psychische (psychological or mental) and the noun Gesundheit (health).
Which one should you use?
There are several ways to express this concept depending on your focus. psychische Gesundheit refers specifically to psychological and emotional well-being, whereas geistige Gesundheit often refers to cognitive or intellectual health. Additionally, you can use seelische Gesundheit to emphasize the emotional and spiritual dimensions of mental health.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun Gesundheit is feminine. When used with the definite article, it becomes die psychische Gesundheit, where the adjective takes the feminine ending -e.
Did you know?
- When you sneeze, you can shout Gesundheit! to wish someone health, a custom that is much more common in German than in English.
- The term psychisch is borrowed from the Greek psychikos, making it a cognate with English 'psychic', though in German it rarely refers to paranormal abilities.
- The term geistig in geistige Gesundheit comes from the word Geist, which can mean 'mind', 'spirit', or even 'ghost'.
Examples in context
- Meine mentale Gesundheit ist mir sehr wichtig, deshalb achte ich auf regelmäßige Entspannungstechniken.My mental health is very important to me, that's why I pay attention to regular relaxation techniques.
- Ich denke, es ist wichtig, über psychische Gesundheit offen zu sprechen, um das Stigma zu reduzieren.I think it's important to openly talk about mental health to reduce the stigma.
- Seelische Gesundheit kann durch Selbstfürsorge und soziale Unterstützung gefördert werden.Emotional well-being can be promoted through self-care and social support.
- Ich bin der Meinung, dass geistige Gesundheit genauso wichtig ist wie körperliche Gesundheit.I believe that mental health is just as important as physical health.
- Die psychische Gesundheit ist sehr wichtig.Mental health is very important.
- Er achtet sehr auf seine psychische Gesundheit.He cares a lot about his mental health.
- Wir müssen die psychische Gesundheit fördern.We must promote mental health.
Example conversation
Hannah and Julian are talking about stress at work.
- HannahIch bin in letzter Zeit sehr gestresst.I have been very stressed lately.
- JulianDu solltest auf deine psychische Gesundheit achten.You should take care of your mental health.
- HannahDas stimmt, ich brauche eine Pause.That is true, I need a break.
- JulianEin langer Spaziergang hilft oft dabei.A long walk often helps with that.
