Intro to Health and Wellness Flashcards

1
Q

What does it mean to be healthy

A

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and
social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity”

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Deficit-based approach:

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“What is wrong with you?”
 Disease, dysfunction, depression, etc

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Downstream

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Focus on alleviation of symptoms
 Neglect root causes of problem

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Strengths-based approach

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“What is right with you?”
 Identify and utilize strengths, minimize liabilities

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Upstream

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Focus on root problem that causes symptoms
Examples?
 Encouraging physical activity you like
 Limiting junk food by teaching cooking skills

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MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL OF WELLNESS

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Individual wellness is holistic
 Multiple dimensions make up our overall health and
wellness
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and
social wellbeing…”

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MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODEL OF WELLNESS
Dimensions

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Dimensions interact with and influence one another
Your financial wellness impacts:
 How physical fit/healthy you are
 Your social opportunities
 Your emotional wellness

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SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL MODEL

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The various dimensions of our health are influenced by
personal and environmental factors

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Ecosystem analogy:

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: The health of everything in the
ecosystem is linked together

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Microsystem

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Your immediate surroundings
Ex. Family, friends, school, etc.

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Exosystem

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Larger social systems beyond immediate surroundings
Ex. Healthcare, education system, parental workplace

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Macrosystem

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The larger values, customs, norms of society
Ex. Structural issues limit resources available to mothers

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13
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What is the role of leisure in all this?

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Leisure can:
 Be a part of an overall upstream/strength-based
approach
 Influence multiple dimensions of our overall health
 Act as a part of the microsystem, exosystem, and
macrosystem

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