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Notes: Chapter 1
I. Putting Your Health in Perspective
A. The definition of health has evolved throughout history.
1. Early definition of health was the opposite of sickness.
2. The discovery of microorganisms was the motive for defining health as good hygiene, which included sanitation and other behaviors.
3. Today, scientists recognize that health is more than the absence of disease and includes the physical, social, mental, environmental, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual elements of life.
4. Quality of life is considered as important as the number of years lived.
5. Statistics used to measure health include mortality and morbidity rates.
a. Morbidity rates describe illness rates.
b. Mortality rates describe death rates.
6. René Dubois defined health as “a quality of life, involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptations to the environment.”
7. Eventually, the term wellness became popular and implied that there were levels of health within each dimension that are dynamic and ever-changing. (See Figure 1.1)
a. Physical health refers to such aspects as body size and shape, body functioning, susceptibility to disease and disorders, sensory acuity and responsiveness, physical fitness, and recuperative abilities. Newer definitions also include our ability to perform normal Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
b. Social health refers to the ability to have satisfying interpersonal relationships, including interactions with others, adaptability to social situations, and appropriate daily behaviors in society.
c. Intellectual health refers to the ability to think clearly, reason objectively, analyze critically and use brain-power effectively to meet life’s challenges.
d. Emotional health refers to the ability to express emotions when it is appropriate, controlling them when it is not, and avoiding expressing them inappropriately. This includes
I. Putting Your Health in Perspective
A. The definition of health has evolved throughout history.
1. Early definition of health was the opposite of sickness.
2. The discovery of microorganisms was the motive for defining health as good hygiene, which included sanitation and other behaviors.
3. Today, scientists recognize that health is more than the absence of disease and includes the physical, social, mental, environmental, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual elements of life.
4. Quality of life is considered as important as the number of years lived.
5. Statistics used to measure health include mortality and morbidity rates.
a. Morbidity rates describe illness rates.
b. Mortality rates describe death rates.
6. René Dubois defined health as “a quality of life, involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual, and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptations to the environment.”
7. Eventually, the term wellness became popular and implied that there were levels of health within each dimension that are dynamic and ever-changing. (See Figure 1.1)
a. Physical health refers to such aspects as body size and shape, body functioning, susceptibility to disease and disorders, sensory acuity and responsiveness, physical fitness, and recuperative abilities. Newer definitions also include our ability to perform normal Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
b. Social health refers to the ability to have satisfying interpersonal relationships, including interactions with others, adaptability to social situations, and appropriate daily behaviors in society.
c. Intellectual health refers to the ability to think clearly, reason objectively, analyze critically and use brain-power effectively to meet life’s challenges.
d. Emotional health refers to the ability to express emotions when it is appropriate, controlling them when it is not, and avoiding expressing them inappropriately. This includes