S1 1 - What is health?

Question 1

Which 6 concepts affect health?

Answer 1

social situation
cultural situation
experiences
knowledge
values
expectations

Question 2

How did WHO define ‘health’ in:

a) 1948
b) Now

Answer 2

a) a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
b) health is the ability to adapt continually to constantly changing demands, expectations and stimuli

Question 3

What is physical health?

Answer 3

most obvious dimension of health

Concerned with the mechanistic functioning of the body

Question 4

What is mental health?

Answer 4

Ability to think clearly and coherently

Question 5

What is emotional health?

Answer 5

Ability to recognise and express them appropriately

Coping with stress, anxiety and depression

Question 6

What is social health?

Answer 6

Ability to make and maintain relationships with others

We could try to make more of the elderly socialise to help their health

Question 7

What is spiritual health?

Answer 7

Personal creeds, principles of behaviour, peace of mind and being at peace with oneself i.e religious beliefs and practices

Question 8

What is societal health?

Answer 8

Health of an individual is related to everything around them
Can’t be healthy if denied food, clothing, shelter and human rights

Question 9

How might all of the elements of health affect your engagement with health promotion?

Answer 9

Not always going to remember all the other aspects if your grounded in one element of health
Spiritual and physical must both be acknowledged
Eating well and being physically healthy is needed to be spiritually healthy
But being physically well it may require helping to improve their spiritual health
Health professionals involve filling in health elements missing

Question 10

List factors that affect health

Answer 10

Stage and availability of education 
Employment
Daily routine 
Age  i.e. immunity
Gender
Media 
Resources you have access to
Environment
Race
Ethnicity
Genes
Height 
Innate characteristics/personality
Relationships  family & friends with security and self-belief, friends can be sensible or more reckless 
Climate 
Democracy/dictatorship
Political environment  i.e. if bombed to pieces 
Natural disasters
Country 
Economic environment 
Pre-conceived stereotypes	
Taboos/stigmas 
Allergies  result of environment
Natural microbes
Era of birth/life i.e. health promotion etc…