According to Merriam-Webster, “well-being” defined as the state of being happy, healthy, or successful is written with a hyphen. However, thanks to the New York Times bestseller WellBeing: The Five Essential Elements written by Rath and Harter, well-being has been written in many publications as one word, no hyphen.

What is the opposite of well-being?

About wellbeing Wellbeing is not just the absence of disease or illness. It’s a complex combination of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Wellbeing is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction. In short, wellbeing could be described as how you feel about yourself and your life.

There are lots of things we can do to look after our mental health and wellbeing every day – make a start with these 6 top tips.

1. Reframe unhelpful thoughts. The way we think, feel and behave are linked.
2. Be in the present.
3. Get good sleep.
4. Connect with others.
5. Live a healthy life.
6. Do something for yourself.

Socioeconomic factors are important determinants of health and wellbeing in Australia. The higher a person’s income, education or occupation level, the healthier they tend to be—a phenomenon often termed the ‘social gradient of health’.

Substandard housing such as water leaks, poor ventilation, dirty carpets and pest infestation can lead to an increase in mold, mites and other allergens associated with poor health. Cold indoor conditions have been associated with poorer health, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Restrictive benefits and insecure work But there are also significant mental health implications, including increases in stress, anxiety and even suicide rates as a result of some welfare reforms. People in poverty are also more likely to experience insecure work – for example, zero-hours contracts.

An adequate income can help people to avoid stress and feel in control, to access experiences and material resources, to adopt and maintain healthy behaviours, and to feel supported by a financial safety net. Through these mechanisms, people are more able to access the opportunities needed for a healthy life.

What is Wellbeing? Wellbeing and poverty are associated with each other but are not simple opposites. Directions of influence run both ways. When people are poor, economic factors have greater impact on their level of wellbeing than when they are affluent.

Meanwhile, the characteristics of poverty are: (1) most of them are living in rural areas; (2) their family size are bigger than the average; (3) their main source of income is agricultural sector; (4) lack of resources; (5) low quality of human resource; (6) low income; (7) most of income is used for basic needs; (8) …

The way you think about money can have a huge influence on your ability to create wealth. Poverty mentality is a mindset that people develop over time based on a strong belief that they will never have enough money. This mindset is driven by fear and can cause poor financial decision-making.

Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor people work hard for their money. Rich people see every dollar as a “seed” that can be planted to earn a hundred more dollars, which can then be replanted to earn a thousand more dollars. Eventually, rich people get the choice to work or not.