a state of well-being in which a person realizes their own potential, can cope with ordinary life stresses, work productively and fruitfully, and also contribute to the life of their community. A number of researchers single out criteria of mental health: awareness and a sense of continuity, constancy and identity of one’s physical and mental “Self”; a sense of constancy and identity of experiences in homogeneous situations; criticality toward oneself and one’s own mental production (activity) and its results; correspondence of mental reactions (adequacy) to the strength and frequency of environmental influences, social circumstances and situations; capacity for self-management of behavior in accordance with social norms, rules, laws; ability to plan one’s own жизнедеятельность and implement these plans; ability to change the way of behavior depending on changes of life situations and circumstances.