Pedia Notes
HEALTH, WELLNESS AND ILLNESS
Health: Definition * Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (WHO, 1947) * Health is not a condition; it is an adjustment. It is not a state but a process. The process adapts the individual not only to our physical, but also our social environments. (President’s Commission 1953)
Wellness: Definition * Wellness is a state of wellbeing.It means engaging in attitudes and behaviors that enhance quality of life and maximize personal potential. * Wellness is a choice – a decision you make to move toward optimal health. * Wellness is a way of life – a lifestyle you design to achieve your highest potential for wellbeing. * Wellness is a process – a developing awareness that there is no end point but that health and happiness are possible in each moment here and now * Wellness is an efficient channeling of energy – received from the environment, transformed within you, and sent on to affect the world outside. * Wellness is the integration of mind, body, and spirit – the appreciation that everything you do, and think, and feel, and believe has an impact in your state of health.Wellness is the loving acceptance of yourself.
Well-being: Definition * Well-being is a subjective perception of balance, harmony, and vitality (Leddy and (Pepper, 1993)
Six Dimensions of Wellness: * According to Anspaugh et. Al. A. Physical B. Social C. Emotional D. Intellectual E. Spiritual F. Environmental
Models of Health: Overview * Smith’s Models of Health * Leavell and Clark’s Agent-Host-Environment Model/Ecologic Model * Health-Illness Continua * Health Belief Model
Smith’s Models of Health * Clinical Model – People are viewed as physiologic systems with related functions, and health is identified by the absence of signs and symptoms of disease or injury. * Role Performance
Health: Definition * Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (WHO, 1947) * Health is not a condition; it is an adjustment. It is not a state but a process. The process adapts the individual not only to our physical, but also our social environments. (President’s Commission 1953)
Wellness: Definition * Wellness is a state of wellbeing.It means engaging in attitudes and behaviors that enhance quality of life and maximize personal potential. * Wellness is a choice – a decision you make to move toward optimal health. * Wellness is a way of life – a lifestyle you design to achieve your highest potential for wellbeing. * Wellness is a process – a developing awareness that there is no end point but that health and happiness are possible in each moment here and now * Wellness is an efficient channeling of energy – received from the environment, transformed within you, and sent on to affect the world outside. * Wellness is the integration of mind, body, and spirit – the appreciation that everything you do, and think, and feel, and believe has an impact in your state of health.Wellness is the loving acceptance of yourself.
Well-being: Definition * Well-being is a subjective perception of balance, harmony, and vitality (Leddy and (Pepper, 1993)
Six Dimensions of Wellness: * According to Anspaugh et. Al. A. Physical B. Social C. Emotional D. Intellectual E. Spiritual F. Environmental
Models of Health: Overview * Smith’s Models of Health * Leavell and Clark’s Agent-Host-Environment Model/Ecologic Model * Health-Illness Continua * Health Belief Model
Smith’s Models of Health * Clinical Model – People are viewed as physiologic systems with related functions, and health is identified by the absence of signs and symptoms of disease or injury. * Role Performance