Good mental health is important for a person to be called as healthy.

True

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False

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The correct option is A
True

World Health Organization(WHO) has defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". Thus mental health is part of total health and hence essential parameter for a person to be called healthy.

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