Topic 1 - Understanding health and wellbeing

Question 1

Cognitive

Answer 1

the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience and the
senses

Question 2

Contraception

Answer 2

any method or device that prevents conception and, therefore, a pregnancy

Question 3

Emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 3

the ability to recognise, understand and effectively manage and express emotions as well as
the ability to display resilience

Question 4

Emotional intelligence

Answer 4

an individual’s ability to recognise and respond to either their own or others’ emotions

Question 5

Health

Answer 5

a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing; it is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 6

Health and wellbeing

Answer 6

the state of a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence, characterised by an
equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged

Question 7

Infirmity

Answer 7

the quality or state of being weak or ill; often associated with old age

Question 8

Mental health and wellbeing

Answer 8

relates to the state of a person’s mind or brain and the ability to think and process information.
Optimal mental health and wellbeing enables an individual to positively form opinions, make decisions and use logic, and is associated with low levels of stress and anxiety, positive self-esteem, as well as a sense of confidence and optimism.

Question 9

Physical health and wellbeinhg

Answer 9

relates to the functioning of the body and its systems; it includes the physical capacity to
perform daily activities or tasks

Question 10

Self-esteem

Answer 10

reflects a person’s overall subjective emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgement of oneself as
well as an attitude toward the self.

Question 11

Social health and wellbeing

Answer 11

the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or
adapt appropriately to different social situations

Question 12

Spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 12

relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human
beings. It includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection on a person’s place in the
world. Spiritual health and wellbeing can also relate to organised religion, a higher power and prayer, values, a sense of purpose
in life, connection or belonging

Question 13

Subjective wellbeing

Answer 13

refers to how people experience the quality of their lives and includes both how they feel about their
lives and what they think about their own personal circumstances

Question 14

Wellbeing

Answer 14

a complex combination of all dimensions of health, characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels
happy, healthy, capable and engaged