Health and Wellbeing

Question 1

What is health and wellbeing?

Answer 1

Health and wellbeing refers to the overall state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual being and is characterized by a balance in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.

Question 2

Physical Health and Wellbeing

Answer 2

Physical health relates to the functioning of the body and it’s systems. It includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.

Characteristics:
* Appropriate levels of fitness
* Healthy body weight

Question 3

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Answer 3

Mental health relates to the mind or brain and it relates to the ability to think and process information. A mentally healthy brain enables an individual to positively form opinions, make decisions and use logic.

Characteristics:
* Low levels of stress and anxiety
* Positive thought patterns

Question 4

Social Health and Wellbeing

Answer 4

Social health relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.

Characteristics:
* Supportive network of friends
* Supportive and well-functioning family

Question 5

Spiritual Health and Wellbeing

Answer 5

Spiritual health is not material in nature, but relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics.

Characteristics:
* Peace and harmony
* Positive meaning and purpose in life

Question 6

Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Answer 6

Emotional health is about the positive management and expressions of emotional actions and reactions as well as the ability to display resilience.

Characteristics:
* Have a high level of resilience
* Expressing appropriate emotions in different situations