Concepts of Health, Wellness DIMENSION OF WELLNESS

and Well-Being Biologic Dimension

➢ Genetic make up, gender, age and
Health developmental level all significantly
influence a person’s health.
➢ The presence and absence of diease.
➢ A state of being well and using every power
Emotional Dimension
the individual possesses to the fullest
extent. (Nightingale, 1860/1969) ➢ How the mind and body interact to affect
➢ A state of complete physical, mental and body function and to respond to body
social well-being, not merely the absence of conditions also influences health.
disease or infirmity. (WHO, 1948) ➢ Long term stress affects the body systems
➢ A dynamic state of being which the and anxiety affects health habits;
developmental behavioral potential of an conversely, calm acceptance and relaxation
individual is realized to the fullest extent can actually change body response to
possible. (ANA, 1980) illness.

Intellectual Dimension
Wellness ➢ Encompasses cognitive abilities,
➢ It is a state of well-being. educational background and past
➢ It includes the: experiences
○ Self-responsibility ➢ These influence a client’s responses to
○ A dynamic, growing process teaching about health and reactions to
○ Daily decision making in the areas of health care during illness.
nutrition
○ Stress management Environmental Dimension
○ Preventive health care
➢ The environment has many influences on
➢ Most importantly:
health and illness.
○ An ultimate goal
➢ Housing, sanitation, climate and pollution of
○ Physical fitness
air, food and water are aspects of
○ Emotional Health
environmental dimension.
➢ The whole being of the individual.

Sociocultural Dimension
Well-Being ➢ Health practices and beliefs are strongly
influenced by a person’s economic level,
➢ Is a subjective perception of vitality and
like style, family and culture.
feeling well… can be described objectively,
experienced, and measured… and can be
plotted on a continuum. Spiritual Dimension
➢ Spiritual and religious beliefs and values are
important components of the ways the
person behaves in health and illness.
HEALTH-ILLNESS CONTINUUM ➢ The symptoms often appear abruptly and
subside quickly and depending on the
➢ Can be used to measure a person’s cause, may or may not require
perceived level of wellness. interventions.
➢ Health and illness/disease can be viewed as
the opposite ends of a health continuum. Chronic Illness
➢ From a high level of health a person’s
➢ One that lasts for an extended period,
condition can move through good health,
usually 6 months or longer, and often for the
normal health, poor health and extremely
person’s life.
poor health, eventually to death.

5 Stages of Illness Behavior

Stage 1: Symptom Experiences

➢ Person comes to belive that something is
wrong.
➢ The unwell person usually consults others
about the symptoms or feelings, validating
that the symptoms are real.

Stage 2: Assumption of the Sick Role

➢ The individual now accepts the sick role and
seeks confirmation from family and friends.
ILLNESS ➢ Person may excuse from normal duties and
role expectations.
➢ Is highly personal state in which a person’s
physical, emotional, intellectual, social,
Stage 3: Medical Care Contact
development, or spiritual functioning is
thought to be diminished. ➢ When symptoms of illness persist, the
➢ Is highly subjective; only the individual person is motivated to seek professional
person can say he or she is ill. help.
➢ The person ask for:
○ Validation of real illness
DISEASE ○ Explanation of the symptoms
➢ An alteration in the body functioning ○ Reassurance that they will be all
resulting in a reduction of capabilities or right or prediction of what the
shortening of the normal life span. outcome will be.

Stage 4: Dependent Client Role

➢ After accepting the illness, the client
Classification of Illness becomes dependent on the professional for
help.
Acute illness
➢ Characterized by severe symptoms of
relatively short duration.
Stage 5: Recovery and Rehabilitation mind, which correspond roughly to the
➢ During this stage, the client is expected to mental processes of thoughts.
relinquish dependent role and resume
former roles and responsibilities. MAN as Social Being…
➢ Humans are social by nature;
Man however humans are particularly adept at
utilizing systems of communication for
➢ In the development of human beings, all
self-expression, the exchange of ideas and
three factors are very important.
organization.
➢ Man is incomplete if one of the above
➢ Humans create complex social structures
mentioned factors is missing.
composed of cooperating and competing
groups, ranging in scale from small families
“Man as psychological, biological and social
and partnerships to species-wide political,
being.”
scientific and economic unions.
➢ Social Interactions between humans have
MAN as Biological Being… also established an extremely wide variety
of traditions, rituals, ethics, values, social
➢ Humans, or human beings, are bipedal
norms, and laws which form the basis of
primates belonging to the (Latin: “wise man”
human society.
or “knowing man’)
➢ Man co-operates with the social nexus and
➢ Humans have a highly developed brain
gives a certain measures of his own efforts
capable of abstract reasoning, language,
to fulfill the needs of others; in return he
and introspection.
benefits from the efforts of others in order to
➢ Brain is the central part of human body.
fulfill his own
➢ Hypothalamus controls different
mechanisms like secretion of hormones,
motivation and moods and other activities CONCLUSIONS:
within the body.
Human’s personality is basically the
➢ Biological factors include the inherited
characters, that help in the development of combination of all three factors, all go
human beings. PARALLEL to each other, any phenomena
➢ Some characters are inherited in humans cannot occurs separately.
like aggression, feelings, attitudes, behavior,
emotions, height, color and so on… 7 Components of Wellness

MAN as Psychological Being… 1. Environmental.

➢ The human brain perceives the external ➢ The ability to promote health measures that
world through the senses, and each improve the standard of living and quality of
life in the community.
individual human is influenced greatly
➢ This includes influences such as food,
by his or her experiences, leading to a
water, and air.
subjective views of existence and the
2. Social.
passage of time.
➢ The ability to interact successfully with
➢ Humans are variously said to posses
people and within the environment of which
consciousness, self-awareness and a each person is a part.
➢ To develop and maintain intimacy with
significant others, and to develop respect
and tolerance for those with different
opinions and beliefs.
3. Emotional.
➢ The ability to manage stress and to express
emotions appropriately.
➢ Involves the ability to recognize, accept, and
express feelings and to accept one’s
limitations.
4. Physical.
➢ The ability to carry out daily tasks, achieve
fitness (e.g., pulmonary, cardiovascular,
gastrointestinal), maintain adequate
nutrition and proper body fat, avoid abusing
drugs and alcohol or using tobacco
products, and generally practice positive
lifestyle habits.
5. Spiritual.
➢ The belief in some force (nature, science,
religion, or a higher power) that serves to
unite human beings and provide meaning
and purpose to life.
➢ It includes a person’s own morals, values,
and ethics.
6. Intellectual.
➢ The ability to learn and use information
effectively for personal, family, and career
development.
➢ Intellectual wellness involves striving for
continued growth and learning to deal with
new challenges effectively.
7. Occupational.
➢ The ability to achieve a balance between
work and leisure time.
➢ A person’s beliefs about education,
employment, and home influence personal
satisfaction and relationships with others.