Oriented
We call a person oriented when we see that the person has a defined goal or objective of life and is moving at a pace towards it. To put it in other way, different people might have different types of goal or objective in their lives, even for a single person, the meaning of a goal or objective changes from time to time, therefore, to be oriented means to have a clear direction of movement.
When people encounter with certain life stress or major drama, it creates substantial amount of distress in their lives. Often people who are depressed find themselves running into spells of hopelessness and helplessness. These are the people who often loses the orientation towards life. Often, therapeutic intervention is given to these people so that they are reoriented in their seek of goal or objective in life, which ensures well being and increased mental health.