argued that the mental health of the populaƟ on can be represented
as a spectrum. At the lower end of the spectrum are the common mental disorders such
as anxiety or depression, in the middle is the state of moderate mental health, which is
experienced by most people most of the Ɵ me, and at the top end the state where people
can be described as ‘fl ourishing. At any one Ɵ me, the mental health of each person falls at
one point along this spectrum and people can move up or down the spectrum at diff erent
Ɵ mes in their lives. Furthermore, Hupert and So found that some people have a sense of
wellbeing even when their objecƟ ve circumstances are harsh, and others feel their lives
are empty or stagnant even in very favourable circumstances