Wellness the state or condition of being in good physical and mental health. I would interpret wellness as not only being the state of good physical and mental health but, as genuinely being happy. Wellness is the mind, the body and the soul. Each dimension of wellness is all equally significant to one, if one lacks the others may as well. Each of the dimensions of wellness act and interact in a way that contributes to our own quality of life. There are seven dimensions of wellness. The dimensions include social wellness, emotional wellness, spiritual wellness, environmental wellness, occupational wellness, intellectual wellness and physical wellness. My main focus will be on how social, emotional, spiritual, mental, environmental and physical …show more content…
Being attentive to your thoughts, feelings and behaviors can help boost emotional wellness. In the beginning my knee injury caused me to be emotionally distressed. I was unable to accept the fact that I could not be the normal high school girl playing sports. Many of my friends would play various sports, all I ever wanted was a bond with people going in the same path as myself. It took some time before I could fully accept my "fate". Now being accepting with not being able to play vigorous sports, I learned that I was benefiting my mental …show more content…
After the death of my late grandmother, it took a while but I learned to accept my loss and not blame myself, I gained new found peace. In order for other to believe in you, you must first believe in yourself. I had to learn to believe in my own strength and gain hope within. To enjoy spiritual wellness is to possess a set of guiding beliefs, principles or values that give meaning and purpose to your life. With each aspect of wellness, I have learned to gain strength in each. I have learned my main stress contributors and the different ways they effect my various dimensions of wellness. My major sources of stress in my life would be work, school and family. I worked so hard to get to the position I am in and I feel unappreciated. As a pharmacy technician I am constantly blamed for anything that contributes to medication, I am yelled at for work medication, I am the one who everyone turns to for mistakes and I am even the one who gets the blame for doctor's mistakes that I have nothing to do
Personal health is extremely important to everyone around the world. But it is especially important to citizens of the United States of America. Being one of the leading countries in Health technology and also in food and beverage leaves most people choosing between living a healthy lifestyle and indulging in the varieties of food we offer. Across the country, many people are living with pre-existing conditions, living in food deserts, living below the poverty line and a long list of other factors that either hinders them from eating healthy or force them to eat healthily. When trying to live a healthy lifestyle in this country not only does the promotion of prevention matter, but also the promotion of Career and job opportunities matter just as much. In the United States, Money equals Power and money also equal the opportunity to create and live a healthier lifestyle.
Myers & Sweeney (2008) states, the wheel of wellness is a model that is gear towards the individual’s well-being in which body, mind, and spirit are linked as one so that the client and professional can live life to the fullest within social and natural norms. In addition, resilience for professionals is to know how to cope and come out of a stressful situation without any kind of remorse. Furthermore, prevention is to prevent disastrous of one’s life. For example, an individual needs to re-evaluate his or her life on a daily basis. According to Venart & Pitcher 2007 [Myers & Sweeney (2005] states, Wellness is an aftermath and a system, a primary aspiration for existing, and a way of life.
The six dimensions of health are physical wellness, emotional wellness, intellectual wellness, spiritual wellness, interpersonal and social wellness, and environmental or planetary wellness. Out of these six dimensions my vigorous three would have to be emotional wellness, spiritual wellness, and interpersonal and social wellness. Not being in any particular order I am going to discuss why I feel these are my three strongest dimensions of health.
Healthy People 2020 is an initiation of health programs for the population launched by the Department of Health and Human Services in December 2010.It’s a program that aids in the prevention and promotion of the four Goals – 1. Health 2. Preventative Care 3. Safety from injuries and 4. Premature diseases. A vision to improve all groups, ethnicities and classification free of diseases. A healthy approach to achieve, improve and eliminate differences and improve the social, mental and physical environments with better health quality development and healthy environments through all life stages. Healthy people 2020 has been designed to improve the health of the American Population to provide the best care accessible where almost 1 in 4 Americans don’t have health insurance or a primary care provider to get regular health check-ups. Healthy people 2020 program is renewed with new measures and objectives to understand and communicate with population needs.
When thinking of my overall health, a few aspects stand out that I think I could definitely improve on. When I think my current personal wellness I think it is fairly decent. There are definitely people out there far worse than myself. It could be better because there is always room for improvement. I’m a big fan of personal growth. To me if a person decides to stop growing or wanting to better themselves either mentally, physically or emotiontally. Then whats the real purpose for living? I am a fairly active person. I love to hike, stay fit and eat healthy. Living a healthy lifestyle isn’t hard for me which I think definitely contributes to a wellness.
I improve my overall wellness by ensuring I am staying connected to God through church, spiritual reading, praying and my accountability partner (spiritual). I also try to stay in good spirits by mentally and physically protecting my self-esteem and self worth. Any time I get negative feelings about myself I refocus my thinking. I also try to find the purpose of both good and bad situations I encounter. I believe everything happens for a reason but it is up to us to discover the purpose (emotional). I also love to work out and being in shape. Sometimes it get hectic with my work and school schedule but I am learning that every bit counts. I work out at least three times a week for 45 min and I am working on making eating a healthy life style (physical). I improve my social wellness by being a positive influence
Health psychology is a relatively new concept rapidly growing and could be defined as the biological and psychological influences affect ones behaviour also bringing in social influences of health and illness (MacDonald, 2013). Biological determinants consider genetic and biological factors of an illness whereas psychological determinants focus on the psychological factors such as why people behave the way they do when dealing with issues such as anxiety and stress. Models such as the Health Belief Model and Locus of Control were developed in attempt to try and explain psychological issues around a chronic illness such as breast cancer (Ogden, 2012). Sociological factors can cause an enormous amount of pressure for one to behave in a certain way for example gender roles in society and religious considerations when dealing with health beliefs. Health Beliefs can be defined as one’s own perception to their own personal health and illness and health behaviours (Ogden, 2012). There are also theories and models used to explain pain and coping with diagnosis such as Moos and Schaefer (1984) Crisis theory and Shontz (1975) cycle of grief people go through when being diagnosed with a serious illness.
healthy is a major component in ones’ overall wellbeing, more so mentally, but being healthy
The second dimension of wellness is emotional wellness, which has a lot to do with you ability to recognize your own thoughts and feelings and deal with them in a healthy way. There are a lot of ways to do this, such as: understanding and sharing your thoughts and feelings with yourself and those around you, and being confident in your self and the decisions you make. Some well known people who I believe have attained emotional wellness include Ellen DeGeneres and Doctor Phil.
There are so many different definition of health making it complicated to have a precise definition for health. It is best described as being able to function physically, mentally and spiritually. Absolute health refers to being whole and requires more than what a person experiences inside and outside of the body. According to Blaxter ‘health can be defined as finding the right balance between supernatural beings, the environment and processes within the body’ (pg.8, 2004). It is also being able accomplish holistically without being restricted in any way.
What it means to be healthy are the ways in which you treat your body positively. This would include emotional, physical, mentally, socially and the foods you consume on a daily basis. In those aspects it would mean to keep your body in good shape, keep yourself emotionally and mentally stable, and having a good relationship with not only the people around you but with yourself. Being healthy to me does not mean that you do not have a disease because, there are people who have diseases but are healthier than some of us who do not have a disease. Being healthy means to give your body the proper nutrition it needs and not stuffing it with processed and unhealthy foods.
If a person well physically, socially, emotionally he will be able to relate freely and maintain positive relationship with friends and family. Positive health give me the ability to face the challenges of life. Wellness will also give me idea to think for my situation accordingly.
Emotional health is not the same as emotional wellness. Emotional health fluctuates by the moment on a continuous basis. Emotional wellness is the peak of that continued emotional health. Emotional wellness is a place you get when you are flowing in constant emotional health. You have lots of healthy positive energy and have peak experiences and peak
A wellness program is the employers’ line of attack to cultivating their employees’ health. Wellness programs can range from a multitude of company- sponsored activities in a wide range of areas. Some of these areas are: dieting, exercise, checkups, quitting tobacco programs, and programs to promote physical fitness. Wellness programs can often offer financial incentives to get their employees motivated in participating in the program. (Alic, 2012)
According to the text, wellness is defined as an "integrated and dynamic level of functioning oriented toward maximizing potential, dependent on self-responsibility. " It involves both preventive health behaviors and a shift in thinking and attitude. Wellness is a lifelong promise to oneself of growth and achievement in each of the seven dimensions: emotional, spiritual, physical, occupational, intellectual, environmental, and social. It means a lifetime of ongoing change and always striving toward higher levels of healthy and successful living. This means, ultimately, that one must live a life that caters to each of those dimensions, both individually and collectively.