Wellness Assessment

Wellness Assessment

Environmental and intellectual wellness were my highest ranked scores and my lowest ranked score was in the occupational domain. Through observing the other domains of wellness I believe that this makes perfect sense in relation to my lifestyle and myself as a whole. The highest scores are due to my interest and satisfaction in these areas. Both environmental and intellectual wellness had factors which I voluntarily partake in my daily life. The lowest ranked score is due to an overall lack of interest and comfort. My wellness scores do not come as a surprise to me and solely offer different viewpoints of what I think properly describes my current health.
The highest score was in environmental wellness. I am extremely aware of the benefits that being environmentally conscious will have on our lives and the lives of the future. This

domain is the highest because it is a daily thought and a passion of mine. There is only on earth in which we live on it should contain breathable air and clean ground. I recycle properly and try to reuse as often as possible. I recently changed all products in my household to not only environmentally friendly but also cruelty free. To pick up some garbage on the commute home to me seems like common sense. If you wouldn’t leave garbage on your kitchen floor why on the grass outside?
The second highest scoring domain was intellectual wellness this being my most confident area. Sometimes I may be too focused in this area of my life, I am an over thinker so the score fits. My friends and family frequently told me when I was younger that I acted too mature. I enjoy being a person who just gets things done, making lists and finishing things way before they need to be done. Intellectual wellness although not my highest score has to be the most important to me just because it embodies the majority of who I am.
Occupational wellness held the lowest score mainly due to the fact that I am new to my field. Any work which I have done in the past after high school has not been because of interest but more of a personal requirement. School was what was on my mind while I answered the questions in this section. Still getting used to college and the course makes it difficult for me to feel any sort of fulfillment in my course work and/or confidence. Not feeling fulfillment or being rewarded for your work can lead to mental and physical health problems (Smith & Polanyi, 2009). Although I know from previous experience that this is the right career choice for me I am finding it hard to feel satisfied with school life as a whole. This has a lot to do with my fear of new things more specifically new people, also known as social anxiety. I tend to strive for perfection and Social anxiety involves “someone who avoids moments of embarrassment and being negatively judged” (Stein, Stein, 2008). People tend to make me extremely uncomfortable a lot of the time I rather be alone then meet new people. This leads to me feeling like I may not be able to handle my specific career field although I am aware that I can guarantee personal improved social behaviours in a work environment.
As a whole my wellness according to the assessment appears to be in a good condition.

As a generalization of all of the areas of wellness. There are things which I will have to gradually continue working on like being more social and getting rid of fear. Contrastingly there are some suggestions I found that I already do which I can increase the amount of frequency. Doing exercise even a small walk can help you destress by putting your thoughts elsewhere (Chaperon, 2013). I have done this to help which both anxiety and my general happiness and it has proven to be accurate. In conclusion for my health to reach its full potential according to the wellness assessment a lot more confidence with the additional of self-finding and putting myself out there would create excellent overall wellness for myself

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