1. Define the nine dimensions of wellness discussed in the text and, for each dimension, list two behaviors or habits that would promote its development.
Physical Wellness- Physical Wellness encourages us to take care of our bodies by doing physical activity, eating well, and keep balance of metal health. The more you take care of yourself and the more you exercise, the more your physical wellness goes up.
Emotional Wellness – To be able to accept and control your feelings. To have a good self-esteem and to not stress or be disappointed. You have to accept what you have done and be happy with what you have done. You need to find solutions to your problems to have a good emotional wellness and if you need to ask people for help to solve your problems then ask.
Intellectual Wellness – To make yourself be active in many things or activities. To be active in many things helps you increase your knowledge and gain new skills like problem solving or finding problems.
Interpersonal Wellness- Having good relationships with other [people that really support you. You need to have some good social or communication skills and being involved in many activities around you or your society.
Cultural Wellness- How you really interact; socialize with people who are different from you. To do this you need to accept the person who she or he really is. You cannot be judgmental toward other people.
Spiritual Wellness- To have beliefs that help you out in your life, that help you have a
Physical Health: A physically healthy person is active, does not get tired easily, does not get sick easily, is strong, and is full of energy. Physical health refers to the condition of the body and the way it reacts to diseases. You need to take good care of your body in order to maintain good physical health. You need to eat healthy food, try not to eat too much junk food, do exercise, for example you can walk at least 30 minutes at day, sleep and rest enough, the time that a person should sleep is at least 8 hours
According to the text, "Wellness has been defined as purposeful, enjoyable living or, more specifically, a deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by personal responsibility and optimal enhancement of physical, mental and spiritual health.
* Physical wellbeing: This is a person’s physical condition, including their appearance and their internal health.
As you have mentioned, Fair (2011) presented that physical wellness has numerous components like medical, pharmaceutical and drug, nutritional, aerobic capacity, muscular fitness, flexibility, and body composition wellness. What is my assessment for my physical wellness? The stage of my physical wellness has been in contemplation stage. Fair (2011) described that stage as the patient being aware that he/she is engaging in behavior that could lead to a health problem but still uncertain which approach to follow. “Despite the benefits of regular exercise and healthy eating, most people have difficulty beginning and maintaining positive behavioral changes” (Brinthaupt, Kang, &
The wellness wheel provides a visual image of the eight areas of an individual’s life that contribute to their health. These needs can help prevent future health problems and make healthier choices. As a human being, social needs is important for interacting with others, occupational wellness is important because developing occupational stratification will allow me to communicate my values through involvement in occupational activities that are gratifying for me. Lastly, physical wellness is important for sleep, food and exercise.
The intellectual dimension is about being open minded about new things. Learning new things and expanding your knowledge is part of the intellectual dimension. Being able to engage in learning and have curiosity is important. It teaches you to be interested when learning new things. Asking questions when you’re in class and participating is a good way to be intellectually healthy.
It is the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits that will enhance well-being while decreasing the risk of disease. The six principles of wellness are social, emotional, spiritual, occupational, intellectual wellness (Smith, Tang & Nutbeam, 2006).
Intellectual wellness is being very active in your community and getting involved so you succeed, it's taking what you learn in the classroom and using that with life experience. For intellectual wellness I want to set a very high standard goal for myself and that is to be disciplined with school and go in for help before i think i even need it. A step I will take to achieve this goal would be to set up check up appointments in advance and make sure i go in even when everything is going well in class, I have to be more pro active.
Wellness is about you. It is about learning to love your whole self. It is about assuming charge of your life, living in process, and channeling life energy. It is about choices. It is about the one way to wellness - your way. Wellness is a priority in my life. In my opinion as a nation we manage our weight incorrectly. One may work out for 7 days then weigh themselves at the end of that week expecting a change. Moreover, one may only manage their weight when getting an annual checkup. One may eat healthy for a couple of weeks then began eating unhealthy all over again. I do believe we are active as nation. Whether we attempt for a week or month, everyone at least tries to be active. According to the Fast food, Fat profits: Obesity in America
Intellectual wellness is one of six dimensions of health that help people achieve a thriving lifestyle. Intellectual wellness is the ability for one to think clearly and use brainpower to meet life’s challenges. There are many examples of using intellectual health whether its real life, a text, or even a movie.
For instance high social wellness can be as simple as when I am being nice to my friends in my class like giving a smile or just a “hi” in the morning , Or helping with their works or if
The Air Force’s most important asset is its people. At all times, Airmen of all ranks must have complete balance in their lives. Without control and balance, Airmen will not be completely effective in completing their duties on the job, as well as having stability in their lives outside of work. In the Air Force, there has been emphasis placed on total human wellness, which encompasses four dimensions. These dimensions include physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellness.
Before I took the wellness index, I had no idea that holistic health is based on many different aspects. For example, I had no idea that finding meaning, or transcending played a big role in a person 's holistic health. In addition, the results for some aspects also shocked me, and I need to work more on them. The first one I need to work on would be wellness and communication. In both my personal, and professional life I need to work on ways to communicate better so that everyone I work with is on the same page. Also, if I can communicate better than I can get my needs meant more. Furthermore, at work I have noticed that when there is a crisis going on, I tend to sometimes stand around assessing before I make a decision to offer my help. I intend to in the future act more quickly, and offer my help so that the team feels like I am being more involved. In (Travis, Ryan 2004, Section 9) it states "I can communicate my limitations to others when appropriate". I find that I have a difficult time with that sometimes. For example, at work I would always say yes to come work if someone called out, or agree to work a lot of overtime, and instead of communicating that I have limits I would always say yes. At times this added a lot of stress to me. In addition, (Travis, Ryan 2004) asks the question, "I am not responsible to keep other people happy". This statement along with the one of setting limits remain the two most difficult things for me in terms of communication wellness.
Wellness/science is one of the most essential fields of work because of the effects it has on the human body. A good knowledge and action of wellness/science can be very beneficial. Benefits of this include weight loss because regular exercise helps maintain a healthy weight. It helps reduce the risk of chronic illnesses such as hypertension (high blood pressure), stroke, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, depression, arthritis, cancer, and osteoporosis. Regular exercise improves mood, increases energy, and it promotes better sleep.
What health and wellness mean to me may be different than what the textbook would state health and wellness is. Health means to me the condition in which your body is, which could be poor or good health. The mind,spirit,physicality would pertain all to the state of one's body. Wellness is the consistent goal towards being in wellness meaning that one strives to be in good personal health. The book describes wellness as; “ wellness is the physical-well being , emotional-well being ,and spiritual- well being.” (Robert T. Harper) According to Merriam Webster the definition of health is “the condition of being sound in mind,body,and spirit.”(...) There is not much difference between what I perceive as health and