Frameworks of Wellness and the Determinants of Health

Question 1

What is health in terms of WHO?

Answer 1

A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 2

What is Wellness

Answer 2

An active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward, a more successful existence

Question 3

What are the dimensions of Wellness

Answer 3

Social
Environmental
Occupational 
Spiritual 
Emotional
Physical

Question 4

Social Cognition

Answer 4

the capacity to think about and make sense of other people and ourselves

Question 5

Super powers that humans are considered to have

Answer 5

• Self consciousness
• Imagination
• Mentalizing

Question 6

Fixed Vs Growth Mindset

Developed by Carol Dweth

Answer 6

Fixed:

• Intelligence is static
• Leads to desire to look smart

Growth:

• Intelligence can be developed
• Leads to desire to learn

Question 7

The Medicine Wheel

Answer 7

Spiritual:
A sense of connectedness with other creation of Great Spirit

Intellectual:
Concepts, ideas, thoughts, habits, discipline

Emotional:
Recognition, acceptance, understanding, love, privacy, discipline and limits

Physical:
Air, water, food, clothing, shelter, exercise and sex

Question 8

Determinants of Health

Answer 8

broad range of personal, social, economic and environmental factors that determine individual and population health

Question 9

Social determinants of health

Answer 9

refer to a specific group of social and economic factors within the broader determinants of health