MENTAL HEALTH AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH RESPECT TO GENDER AND SOCIAL STATUS

Today's life is full of expectations; there is an explosion of knowledge in each and every field. People are struggling in their field of job / work, making day and night one. Man has a lot of needs and his life is revolved round satisfaction of those needs. Man in his attempts to satisfy his needs in this fast moving complex world makes an attempt to adjust to the environment accordingly. The process of adjustments is due to the individual's attempts to adapt to the circumstances. A harmonious personality is capable of making good adjustments. The influence of the family is an important dimension that needs to be considered when addressing young peoples' development and growth. The family is the primary and most influential system to which a child belongs. Parents and families should be involved in mental health protection and promotion of students to turn his or her life into a balanced personality one. The present study was conducted on 600 secondary school students from Medchal Malkajgiri district of Telangana State. The result reveals that there was a significant difference in mental health behaviour aspects with respect to gender and social status among secondary school students.