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CORE 1 BETTER HEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS SUMMARY NOTES
• What does health mean to individuals? Meanings of Health
Health means different things to different people e.g. to an elderly person health might mean mobility; for a person with a mental illness health might mean having social contact with peers; for a young person health might equate more to physical activity or body image. Definitions of health
In 1946, the World Health Organization defined health as "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
Physical Health
- Body organs functioning efficiently
- Body’s capacity to participate in everyday activities
- Absence of disease. Social Health
- Being able to interact with people in our environment in a way accepted by the standards of the community.
- Sense of connection and belonging
- Able to form/maintain relationships
Mental/Emotional Health
- State of mental wellness
- Ability to cope with stresses/changes in life
- Developing positive self-esteem/self-image
- Ability to display emotions appropriately
- Ability to work productively and acceptably within society
- Ability to resolves conflicts and maintain realistic perspective in different situations. Spiritual Health
- Ability to set realistic goals and have ambitions/aspirations.
- Ability to appreciate the needs/feelings of others
- Being in tune with oneself
Dimensions of health
Relative and dynamic nature of health
Relative
- “In relation to another period in time”
- “In relation to your potential”
- For example, an individual’s may believe they are healthy compared to a patient in a hospital, but unhealthy compared to an elite athlete.
Dynamic
- Constantly changing
- Positioned on a health continuum Perceptions of health
We base our standards of health on our own past and current circumstances, as well as the health of others. Personal perceptions of health
• What does health mean to individuals? Meanings of Health
Health means different things to different people e.g. to an elderly person health might mean mobility; for a person with a mental illness health might mean having social contact with peers; for a young person health might equate more to physical activity or body image. Definitions of health
In 1946, the World Health Organization defined health as "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".
Physical Health
- Body organs functioning efficiently
- Body’s capacity to participate in everyday activities
- Absence of disease. Social Health
- Being able to interact with people in our environment in a way accepted by the standards of the community.
- Sense of connection and belonging
- Able to form/maintain relationships
Mental/Emotional Health
- State of mental wellness
- Ability to cope with stresses/changes in life
- Developing positive self-esteem/self-image
- Ability to display emotions appropriately
- Ability to work productively and acceptably within society
- Ability to resolves conflicts and maintain realistic perspective in different situations. Spiritual Health
- Ability to set realistic goals and have ambitions/aspirations.
- Ability to appreciate the needs/feelings of others
- Being in tune with oneself
Dimensions of health
Relative and dynamic nature of health
Relative
- “In relation to another period in time”
- “In relation to your potential”
- For example, an individual’s may believe they are healthy compared to a patient in a hospital, but unhealthy compared to an elite athlete.
Dynamic
- Constantly changing
- Positioned on a health continuum Perceptions of health
We base our standards of health on our own past and current circumstances, as well as the health of others. Personal perceptions of health