The Common Good: The Influence Of Mental Health In Sport

Mental health of people is considered by their psychological wellbeing and resilience to stress, which can affect people involved in sport or exercise. The Australian Bureau of Statistics states that mental illness affects almost one in five Australians (Absgovau, 2016). Dignity of the Human Person influences mental health in sport, as the athlete may not feel equal due to the concerns they are suffering which may challenge them individually. The common good provides basic human needs to allow individual flourishing of the human being. With the concern of mental health issues the common good doesn’t allow for flourishing of the human being as psychological and mental health issues lie beneath.

Depression is one of the most common mental health illnesses worldwide and has increased within the elite athlete population; this could be due to the anxiety and stress placed on the athlete or post-injury comeback (Walton, 2013). Dignity of the human being relates to the personal rights, which demands respect for all people, regardless on the situation of the individual (Caritasorgau, 2016). It can be addressed to help the athlete overcome mental health issues as it allows you to value the rights of yourself and others within the sporting community. Dignity can be hard for those suffering, to

If the athlete didn’t have so much pressure placed on them then the issue of mental health could be decreased, which can then allow the athlete to flourish and improve their performance and well-being. Every quality is chartered to behave in certain ways; this virtuously is determined by your moral education as well as the choices you make. This means if your mind and body act appropriately to the issues that are faced within yourself, then you can find flourishing and the common good, which then follows with appropriate emotions in all