5 dimensions of health

Question 1

how do children and youth (birth - 18) experience the 5 dimentions?

Answer 1

children and youth often veiw health and welbeing as the absence of illness or disease and only the undderstanding of physical health.
this is often shaped through what they learn at school and at home.

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as they grow teens their veiw broadens through making health related desions.

Question 2

how does early adulthood (18 - 40) experience the 5 dimentions?

Answer 2

young adults perspective of health is often shaped by social media and other influences outside the home or school. Mostly focusing on physical health. like body image - people who are happy with their body image are likely to persive themselves as healthy. young adults often veiw the absence of drugs and harmful practices improtant to maintaing health and welbeing.They also put importance on social and metal welbeing.

Question 3

how does middle adulthood (40- 65) experience the 5 dimensions?

Answer 3

older adults prioritise absence of illness and disease over physical appearance as the risk of illness increases. As well as maintaining optimal health and welbeing. They especially value the balance between the 5 dimensions.

Question 4

how does late aduthood (65- death) experience the 5 dimentions?

Answer 4

the large focus for the elderly is the ability to live independently without assistance (physical health and welbeing and mobility) the lack of mobilty can lead to difficulty in social connections.elderly often prioritise spiritual webeing as greater importance than youth.

Question 5

what do childern and youth prioritise

Answer 5

-avoiding sporting injuries
-finishing their fruit and vegetables
-avoinding missing school because of illness

All of these are physical H and W

Question 6

what do early adults prioritise?

Answer 6

-eating nutrient dense rather than energy dense
- providing for and looking after the health and welbeing of others
- fitting in with sociatle veiws of what being healty is
- being social
- managing stress
- maintaing exersise

Question 7

what does middle adulthood prioritise?

Answer 7

-maintanince of a healthy, balenced diet
- prevention of illness
- managment of stress and demands
- physical activity to reduce injury and to maintain mobility
- religious commitments and connections

Question 8

what does late adulthood priorities

Answer 8

• the maintenance of mobility through daily activity
• mental stimulation to maintain cognitive function
• participation in enjoyable recreational activities
• staying connected to social groups

Question 9

what are perspectives of health and welbeing?

Answer 9

• Age
• gender
• SES
• culture
• Religion

Question 10

what are priorities of health and welbeing?

Question 11

what are youth persepections

Answer 11

• youth veiw all dimentions of health and welbeing as important
• youth tend to have a more in - depth, holistic veiw of health and welbeing compared with younger children
• social media has a major influence on how youth veiw HW and what they think is healthy
• social media can impact all dimentions of HW
• youth perseptions change as the world changes
• mental HW is a major aspect of HW for youth

Question 12

what are factors that influence First nation people’s veiw of H and W

Answer 12

• olinisation and intergenerational trauma
• culture and beliefs
• language
• family and kinship systems

Question 13

how do first nation people veiw health and welbeing

Answer 13

• they veiw health in a very holistic way
• the SEWB is at the centre of Aboriginal and toress straight islander health ( social and emotional welbeing - a report)
• the health of an individual is deeply related to family, community and kinship