Concepts of health and wellbeing (AOS_1)

Question 1

define health

Answer 1

is the state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (WHO, 1946)

Question 2

define wellbeing

Answer 2

is how a person feels about themselves/their lives in relation to the dimensions

Question 3

define health and wellbeing

Answer 3

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

Question 4

define illness

Answer 4

a subjective concept related to personal experience of a disease or injury

Question 5

physical health and wellbeing

Answer 5

• relates to the functioning of the body and its systems; it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks
• e.g. body weight, absence of illness, disease and injury, energy levels, complete physical tasks, levels of fitness, immune system, well-functioning body, systems and organs

Question 6

social health and wellbeing

Answer 6

• relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations
• e.g. Supportive network of friends, supportive and well-functioning family, adapt appropriately to different social situations, effective communication, productive relationships

Question 7

emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 7

• relates to the ability to express emotions and feelings in a positive way and also include resilience
• e.g. recognise and understand the range of emotions, effectively respond to and manage emotions, experience appropriate emotions in different scenarios, high level of resilience

Question 8

mental health and wellbeing

Answer 8

• the current state of wellbeing relating to a person’s mind or brain and the ability to think and process information
• e.g. low levels of stress and anxiety, positive self-esteem, process information to solve problems, confidence, use logic and reasoning to form opinions and make decisions, positive thought patterns

Question 9

spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 9

• relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings
• e.g. sense of belonging, meaning and purpose in life, peace and harmony, developed personal values and beliefs, acting according to values and beliefs

Question 10

What’s the difference between mental and emotional h&w?

Answer 10

Emotional health and wellbeing relates to appropriately experiencing, identifying and managing emotions, whereas mental health and wellbeing relates to the nature of feelings and thoughts that a person is having

Question 11

what does subjective mean and give an example

Answer 11

• influenced by or based on personal beliefs
• h&w is viewed in many different ways with different factors influencing that view, therefore its subjective
• these factors include: age, income, fitness, body weight, social network, occupation, education, media, culture
• e.g. indigenous vs year 12

Question 12

what does dynamic and give an example

Answer 12

• continually changing
• h&w experienced by an individual is dynamic, meaning its constantly changing
• these changes could be rapid or gradual
• e.g. migraine

Question 13

what does interrelationship mean

Answer 13

• all the dimensions are interrelated

- if one changes, it’s likely the other four will too

Question 14

define disease

Answer 14

• a physical or mental disturbance involving symptoms, dysfunction or tissue damage