Health and Wellness Flashcards
“State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Health
According to ___, Health is a destination that we reach to help us become productive in life.
World Health Organization (WHO)
It is a constant stay of health, which means the ability to keep on striving to improve ourselves to maintain our health status.
Wellness
A dimension that is related to body structure and its physiology. It refers to normal functioning of all organs and systems of body resulting in harmonies functioning of the body.
Physical Dimension
A dimension that is related to the mind and refers to normal functioning of mind not merely the absence of mental illness.
Mental Dimension
A dimension that is defined as the quality and quantity of individual’s interpersonal ties and the extent of involvement with the community.
Social Dimension
A dimension that refers to believe in the super natural aspects of universe which help individual to seek meaning and purpose in life, to resolve internal as well as external conflicts.
Spiritual Dimension
A dimension that is Understanding and respecting your feelings, values, and attitudes. Appreciating the feelings of others
Emotional Dimension
A dimension Preparing for and participating in work that provides personal satisfaction and life enrichment that is consistent with your values, goals, and lifestyle
Vocational/Occupational Dimension
A dimension that promote health measures that improve the standard of living and quality of life in the community, including laws and agencies that safeguard the physical environment.
Environmental Dimension
A factor are in determinants of health: influences physical characteristics and intellectual potentials of an individual. Person with desirable physical characteristics and intellectual potentialities receive positive interaction and re- enforcement from people around him.
Genetic Inheritance
A factor are in determinants of health: affects illness susceptibility as well as behaviour. Infants and elderly persons are more susceptible to infection.
Age
A factor are in determinants of health: affect health because of different culture values and attitudes e.g sickle cell anaemia is more common in Africans.
Racial Factors
A factor are in determinants of health: implies individual self perception of his or her physical, intellectual and social abilities.
Self Concept
one of the extrinsic factor which influence health and wellness of human beings it may be referred to as micro and macro
Environment
it refers to the personal environment.
Micro Enviromment
it refers to the external environment which is outside the home environment.
Macro Environment
An environment components comprised of housing and building structures and wide variety of physical substances that affect health. These includes atmosphere, gravity, light, temperature, humidity, solar radiation etc.
Physical Environment
An environment component comprised of plant and animal kingdom which help in maintaining ecosystem and thereby health of individual.
Biological Environment
An environment components includes other people and social institution, sociocultural events, religious beliefs, moral and ethical values and social rules and regulations.
Social Environment
A determinants of health that is composite of daily living activities, behavioural and cultural practices including customs and traditions.
Life Style
are directly concerned with the improvement of health status of people. If the health services are available and accessible then it puts a great impact on the health status of the community.
Health Services
A health and health alied resources that includes economic status, education, occupation and living standard.
Socioeconomic conditions
a very strong role in health promotion of people. Decisions pertaining to health policy, allocation of funds, programmes, infrastructure and delivery of health services are made by the ruling party.
Political System
