Health and Wholeness Flashcards

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Briefly describe the difference between health and wellness*

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Health is considered an objective measure, whereas wellness is a person’s subjective experience of being healthy

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Briefly describe the difference between disease and illness*

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Disease is the physiological deviation from normal and is considered objective & measurable, whereas illness is a person’s subjective experience of living with disease

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Define health*

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A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

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Describe emotional, occupational, and intellectual wellness*

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Emotional - understanding feelings, managing and/or controlling those feelings, appropriately expressing feelings

Occupational - value placed on work, paid vs. volunteer, satisfaction

Intellectual - attainment of knowledge, realization of creative potential, seek stimulating activities to ensure growth of self

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Describe physical, sexual, and spiritual wellness*

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Physical - efforts at sustaining states of health, lifestyle choices, diet/exercise, self-care

Sexual - sexuality, sexual function, intimacy and respectful relationships, safety, cultural context

Spiritual - holistic view of the individual, sense of meaning for life, relationships with self/others/nature/higher beings

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Describe environmental and social wellness*

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Environmental - use of and need for natural resources, clean air/water/land, food security, population, urbanization, industrialization, impacts of climate change

Social - relationships with others, friends, family, roles and boundaries, communities

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