chapter 1a an invitation to health and wellness

7/31/2019 Chapter 1a an Invitation to Health and Wellness

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The First Wealth is Health~Ralph Waldo Emerson


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An Invitation to Health andWellness


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Health and Wellness

s Health: Not merely the absence of

disease or infirmity but a state of

complete physical, mental, and social

well-being ~WHO

s Wellness includes all the elements of

health and implies there are different

levels of health in each category that

combine to create wellness


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Dimensions of Health

s Physical Health

s Social Health

s

Mental Healths Occupational Health

s Emotional Health

s Environmental Health

s Spiritual Health


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ACTIVITY

s Working with the people around you,

write, in your own words, how you

would define each dimension of health:

Physical

Social

Emotional

Spiritual Environmental

Intellectual

Occupational


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Dimensions of Health Cont

s Physical Health

Includes physical characteristics such as

body size and shape, sensory acuity,

susceptibility to disease and disorders,body functioning, and recuperative ability

s Social Health

Refers to the ability to have satisfyinginterpersonal relationships, interact with

others, and adapt to various social

situations and to daily behaviours


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Dimensions of Health Conts

Mental Health Refers to the ability to think clearly, reason

objectively, analyze critically, and use brain

power effectively to meet lifes challenges.

It means learning from successes andfailures and making responsible decisions.

s Occupational Health

Refers to the personal satisfaction peopleget from their careers or stages of career

development. It also involves maintaining

a satisfying balance between work and

leisure.


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s Emotional Health

Refers to the feeling component and the

ability to express emotions whenappropriate and control inappropriate

expressions of emotion. Feelings of self-

esteem, self-confidence, self-efficacy, trust,

and love are included here.


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s Environmental Health

Refers to an appreciation of the external

environment and the role individuals play inpreserving, protecting, and improving

environmental conditions. Environmental

health can include the students personal

study environment.


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s Spiritual Health

Refers to a feeling of unity with the

environment- a feeling of oneness withothers and with nature- and a guiding

sense of meaning or value in life.


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Health Promotion

s Combines educational, organizational,

policy, financial, and environmental

supports to help people changenegative health behaviours

s Health promotion enhances the

likelihood that, once a person decidesto change a behaviour, conditions are

optimal for success


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Health Promotion Example

Goal: Lose weight and eat betters Educational supports- help them learn more

s Organizational supports- provide programs

and services that encourage them toparticipate

s Environmental supports- establish rules

governing their attitudes and behaviours and

supporting their decisions to change

s Financial supports- provide monetary

incentives to motivate them toward healthful

decision making


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Preventions Prevention means taking positive actions now to

avoid becoming sick or less well later

s Primary Prevention- actions designed to keep

you from getting sick or less well

s Secondary Prevention- intervention early inthe development of a health problem to reduce

symptoms or to halt its progression

s

Tertiary Prevention*- treatment or rehabilitationefforts aimed at limiting the effects of the

disease* more costly and least effective in promoting health then any othermethod


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How do Healthy Choices Help?

s Improved quality of lifes Greater energy levels and increased capacity

for and interest in having fun

s

A stronger immune systems Improved self-confidence, self-concept and

self-esteem, and self-efficacy

s Improved ability to control and manage stress

s Improved cardiovascular functioning

s Enhanced environmental sensitivity,

responsibility, and behaviours


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Goal Setting


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Goal-Setting and Behaviour

Changes Goal setting is a critical part of the

behaviour-change process

s Creating realistic short- and long-term goals

provides a target for your efforts


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Short-term vs. Long-term Goals

s Short-term Goal

Something you believe you can achieve in

a relatively short period of time ie. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year

s Long-term Goal

May have several short-term goals thatwork together to help ensure the success

of a long-term goal


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What elements does a goal need toinclude to make it a Good Goal?


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SuPeR SMART

s S - Self-Controllable

s P - Public

s

R - Rewardss S - Specific

s M - Measureable

sA - Adjustables R - Realistic

s T - Time-Based


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SuPeR SMART

s

Self-Controllable The goals you set must be in your control

s Public

Make your goal visible as a constantreminder of what you are trying to achieve,

for both you and others

s Rewards

Reward yourself for accomplishments to

help yourself stay motivated and stay on

track

These should not be counterprodutive


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SuPeR SMART

s Specific

Goals should be clear and precise

s Measurable

sAdjustable

Life can be unpredictable and its okay not

to reach them as long as you get back ontrack


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SuPeR SMART

s Realistic

Factors affecting the realism of a goal:

financial, environmental, physical, andemotional situations

s Time-Based

Goal should include a specific date or time

frame for achievement

Creates accountability for your choices and

actions


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Jens Goals I am going to go to

the gym 3 times perweek at 8am.

s Self-

Controllables Public

s Rewards

s Specific

s Measureable

s

Adjustables Realistic

s Time-Based

s I am going to go to thegym 3 times per week,

doing cardio for 30

minutes and

strengthening activities

for 30 minutes. If Im

successful by the end of

1 month Ill buy myself

new boots.

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