Concepts of Health and Well-being

Question 1

Health

Answer 1

Health is a positive concept that suggest well-being. It is the physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 2

Ill health

Answer 2

A state in which an individual is unable to function normally due to the presence of something negative eg a disease, or the absence of something positive eg adequate nutrition.

Question 3

Stress related illness

Answer 3

Refers to the physical symptoms which occur when a person feels anxious and unable to cope due to following exposure to short or long term stressors, such as work, financial struggles, or family problems. Symptoms include, headaches, palpitations, nausea, high blood pressure etc.

Question 4

Mental health

Answer 4

Not just the absence of a mental illness, bit a form of subjective well-being in which an individual feels able to cope with life.

Question 5

Mental illness

Answer 5

Psychological condition that is characterised by behaviour which is abnormal and is often linked to chemical changes in the brain eg bipolar.