Health and Wellness

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Health and Wellness

• Chapter 14

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Definition and Dimensions of Health
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Definition of Health

• Health is the capacity to lead a satisfying
  life, fulfill ambitions, and accommodate to
  change.
• Health is
• specific to persons life its personal
• a dynamic, ever-changing process
• holistic, not simply the absence of disease
• related to the quality of ones life
• multidimensional
• related to persons ability to cope with the
  challenge of change

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Dimensions of Health

• Health is multidimensional

Social
Mental
Physical
Environmental
Spiritual
Emotional
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Dimensions of Health

• These dimensions are interdependent, i.e., they
  interact and overlap with each other to produce
  health

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Dimensions of Health

• As these dimensions interact they produce a
  unique health and wellness profile for each
  individual.

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Health and Wellness in Adolescence

• Health and wellness is related to persons
  ability to cope with the many interactions and
  transitions that are occurring in his or her
  life.
• Transitions specific to adolescence include
• Increase in autonomy and individuality
• Increase in responsibilities
• Increase in industry
• Intensification of relationships
• Changes in body structure

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Health and Wellness in Adolescence

• Dimensions of health that focus on transition
  might fall under three headings
• Being, e.g., Who am I? Who am I becoming as a
  person?
• Belonging, e.g., To what groups do I connect with
  in a sense of belonging?
• Becoming, e.g., What accomplishments am I
  striving for?

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Health and Wellness A Personal Journey
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Achievement of Health and Wellness

• Not a single event, its an ongoing process
  

• Making healthy choices (e.g., good nutrition)
  are important guidelines to consider

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Achievement of Health and Wellness

• Ultimately, it is up to each individual to choose
  what combination of healthy choices create a
  healthy balance for them
• Remember, do things in moderation. Too much or
  too little of anything is a potential problem
• E.g., Too little exercise poor cardiovascular
  health
• Too much exercise weakened immune system

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Approaches to Health and Wellness

• Reactive or curative approach
• Worrying about your health only when sick. Not
  asserting control over your health in the absence
  of disease.
• Chris approach If youre sick, take a few
  pills otherwise, have fun and enjoy yourself!
  Ill quit smoking later.
• Example

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Approaches to Health and Wellness

• Proactive approach
• Adopting lifestyle habits that, in the long run,
  will enable you to lead a more healthy life.
• Erins approach I am building for the future.
  What I do for my body today lays the foundation
  for a lifetime of involvement in healthy
  activities.
• Example