dimensions of health and wellbeing

• define: physical health and wellbeing

  - relates to the functioning of the body and its systems - it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks
• factors that make up physical health and wellbeing

  -healthy body weight

  -freedom from illness, disease and injury

  -adequate energy levels

  -ability to complete physical tasks adequately

  -appropriate levels of fitness

  -strong immune system

  -well functioning body, systems and organs
• social health and wellbeing

  Relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations
• factors that make up social health and wellbeing

  - Supportive network of friends

  - Supportive and well-functioning family

  - Ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations

  - Effective communication with others

  - Productive relationships with other people.
• emotional health and wellbeing

  - the ability to recognise, understand and effectively manage and express emotions in a positive way- ability to display resilience
• factors that make up emotional health and wellbeing

  - recognise and understand the range of emotions

  - effectively respond to and manage emotions

  - have a high level of resilience

  - experience appropriate emotions in different situations
• mental health and wellbeing

  - state of a person's mind or brain- relates to the ability to think and process information
• factors that make up mental health and wellbeing

  - low levels of stress and anxiety

  - positive self-esteem

  - process information to solve problems

  - high levels of confidence

  - use logic and reasoning to form opinions and make decisions

  - positive thought patterns
• spiritual health and wellbeing

  relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings.
• optimal spiritual health and wellbeing

  - a sense of belonging and connection to the world

  - positive meaning and purpose in life

  - peace and harmony

  - developed personal values and beliefs

  - acting according to values and beliefs
• define: health and wellbeing


  Relating to the state of a person's physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.
• define: dynamic

  constantly changing
• define: subjective

  different for different people
• define: illness (AIHW 2014)


  subjective concept related to a personal experience of a disease
• define: disease (AIHW 2014)

  physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms, dysfunction, or tissue damage.
• How is health and wellbeing different from illness?

  Health and wellbeing relates more to the positive end of the continuum where an individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged, whereas illness relates to how a person experiences disease or injury and more relates to the negative end of the continuum
• Identify five factors that may influence the way an individual views health and wellbeing.

  Factors include age, fitness, body weight, social networks, income, occupation, education and culture
• examples to discuss the dynamic nature of illness

  - Physical health and wellbeing can be optimal and then the person may contract an infection, causing their physical health and wellbeing to decrease.- A person may have a large network of friends and then may move to another country which can cause relationships to suffer, affecting social health and wellbeing.- A person may experience negative thought patterns and then may spend time with close friends which can enhance thought patterns and change their level of mental health and wellbeing.- A person may not feel a sense of purpose in life and then may get a job that they value which can give them a greater sense of purpose and promote spiritual health and wellbeing.- A person may experience negative emotions and develop skills to manage these emotions which can change their level of emotional health and wellbeing.
• define: optimal health and wellbeing

  Optimal health and wellbeing refers to the highest level of health and wellbeing an individual can realistically attain.
• 1946 WHO health definition

  health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
• describe how mental health and wellbeing may interrelate with social health and wellbeing?

  Having high self-esteem levels and feeling good about yourself (mental health and wellbeing) makes a person more likely to participate and interact with people in social situations (social health and wellbeing) as they have the confidence to do so.