01.a. Health and wellbeing

Question 1

Describe physical health and wellbeing

Answer 1

• Efficient functioning of the body and its systems
• Physical capacity to perform daily tasks with ease.

Question 2

Describe social health and wellbeing

Answer 2

• The state and quality of interactions and relationships an individual has with other people.
• Ability to adapt appropriately to different social situations.

Question 3

Describe mental health and wellbeing

Answer 3

• State of wellbeing relating to a persons mind or brain
• Ability to think and process information clearly.

Question 4

Describe emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 4

• Ability to express emotions and feelings in an appropriate way.
• Ability to display resilience.

Question 5

Describe spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 5

• Relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings.
• It includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection on your place in the world.

Question 6

List two examples of optimal physical health and wellbeing

Answer 6

• Efficient functioning body systems e.g. immune system
• Ability to complete physical daily tasks with ease e.g. vacumming
• Free of disease/injury e.g. no broken bones = efficient functioning skeletal system

Question 7

List two examples of poor physical health and wellbeing

Answer 7

• High blood pressure = lower functioning of cardiovascular system
• Low strength = low functioning muscular system
• Limited ability to perform daily tasks with ease e.g. back injury restricting ability to walk up stairs with ease

Question 8

List two examples of optimal social health and wellbeing

Answer 8

• Having a close knit family and or friends means increased meaningful relationships
• Being part of a sporting team or community group means increased chance of meaningful and satisfying relationships
• Productive workplace relationships can mean learnt ability to adapt appropriately to new social situations at work

Question 9

List two examples of poor social health and wellbeing

Answer 9

• Not being able to communicate appropriately in a professional situation e.g. swearing
• Language barriers can limit quality of interactions with others

Question 10

List two examples of optimal mental health and wellbeing

Answer 10

• Low levels of stress and anxiety eg about finance
• Increased sense of confidence and self esteem leading to ability to think and process information clearly

Question 11

List two examples of poor mental health and wellbeing

Answer 11

• Poor body image can inhibit ability to think and process information
• High levels of stress and anxiety can lower the state of the mind and brain

Question 12

List two examples of optimal emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 12

• Increased resilience to overcome e.g. losing job
• Being happy when something goes well is an appropriate expression of feelings or emotions
• Being disappointed when someone lets you down e.g. lies to you shows an appropriate expression of feelings or emotions

Question 13

List two examples of poor emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 13

• decreased resilience e.g. lash out when not picked as team captain
• inappropriate display of emotion e.g. scream at supermarket when check out assistant makes a mistake

Question 14

List two examples of optimal spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 14

• Feeling part of a community shows a high sense of meaning or value
• Having a job or being a parent can have an increase sense of meaning or value
• Advocating for climate action can allow for reflection of place in the world

Question 15

List two examples of poor spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 15

• Isolated during COVID lockdown = decreased reflection of place in the world
• feeling a loss of connection with your surroundings can lower sense of meaning or value
• Lacks principles or values, or does not act to according to them
• Unable to see greater meaning in life and how one contributes to the world

Question 16

Define health and wellbeing

Answer 16

The state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence, characterized by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.

Question 17

Which dimension is characterised by the efficient functioning of the body and its systems?

Answer 17

Physical health and wellbeing

Question 18

Which dimension is characterised by the physical capacity to perform daily tasks with ease?

Answer 18

Physical health and wellbeing

Question 19

Which dimension is characterised by the state and quality of interactions and relationships with others?

Answer 19

Social health and wellbeing

Question 20

Which dimension is characterised by a state of wellbeing relating to a person’s mind or brain?

Answer 20

Mental health and wellbeing

Question 21

Which dimension is characterised by the ability to express emotions and feelings in an appropriate way?

Answer 21

Emotional health and wellbeing

Question 22

Which dimension is characterised by a guiding sense of meaning or value?

Answer 22

Spiritual health and wellbeing

Question 23

Which dimension is characterised by the ability to adapt appropriately to different social situations?

Answer 23

Social health and wellbeing

Question 24

Which dimension is characterised by the ability to think and process information?

Answer 24

Mental health and wellbeing

Question 25

Which dimension is characterised by the ability to display resilience?

Answer 25

Emotional health and wellbeing

Question 26

Which dimension is characterised by reflection of place in the world?

Answer 26

Spiritual health and wellbeing

Question 27

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- High functioning body systems
- Adequate energy levels
- Free of disease or illness

Answer 27

Optimal physical health and wellbeing

Question 28

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- High blood pressure,
- Unhealthy body weight
- Poor physical fitness

Answer 28

Poor physical health and wellbeing

Question 29

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- Close knit family and or friends
- Being part of a sporting team or community group
- Productive workplace relationships

Answer 29

Optimal social health and wellbeing

Question 30

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- Not being able to communicate appropriately e.g. swearing
- Language barriers
- Poor eye contact when introduced to someone new

Answer 30

Poor social health and wellbeing

Question 31

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- Low levels of worry or anxiety e.g. about finance
- Increased sense of confidence and self esteem

Answer 31

Optimal mental health and wellbeing

Question 32

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- Poor body image
- High levels of stress and anxiety
- Low confidence or self esteem

Answer 32

Poor mental health and wellbeing

Question 33

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- Increased resilience
- Being happy when something goes well
- Being disappointed when someone lets you down e.g. lies to you

Answer 33

Optimal emotional health and wellbeing

Question 34

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- Decreased resilience
- Inappropriate display of anger

Answer 34

Poor emotional health and wellbeing

Question 35

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- Feeling sense of belonging and connection to a community
- Having a job providing sense of meaning
- Feeling valued as a parent

Answer 35

Optimal spiritual health and wellbeing

Question 36

Which dimension are the following examples of?
- Isolated and low sense of connectedness during COVID lockdown
- Lack of principles or values, or not acting in accordance with them e.g. cheating on a test
- Unable to see greater meaning in life or how one contributes to the world

Answer 36

Poor spiritual health and wellbeing

Question 37

What concept is defined by the following?
‘The state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence, characterized by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.’

Answer 37

Definition of health and wellbeing