health and wellbeing

Question 1

define health and wellbeing

Answer 1

Health and wellbeing relates to a person’s physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual existence, and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy, healthy, capable and engaged.

Question 2

dimensions of hwb

Answer 2

physical, mental, social, emotional, spiritual

Question 3

physical health and wellbeing

Answer 3

Physical health and wellbeing relates to the functioning of the body and its systems and it includes the physical capacity to perform daily activities or tasks.

Question 4

examples of physical hwb

Answer 4

healthy body weight, adequate fitness levels

Question 5

social health and wellbeing

Answer 5

Social health and wellbeing relates to the ability to form meaningful and satisfying relationships with others and the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.

Question 6

examples of social hwb

Answer 6

well-functioning network of family and friends, able to adapt to different social settings

Question 7

mental health and wellbeing

Answer 7

Mental health is the current state of wellbeing relating to the mind or brain and it relates to the ability to think and process information. A mentally healthy brain enables an individual to positively form opinions, make decisions and use logic.

Question 8

examples of mental hwb

Answer 8

confidence in yourself and your abilities, low levels of anxiety and stress.

Question 9

emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 9

Emotional health relates to the ability to express feelings in a positive way. Emotional health is about the positive management and expression of emotional actions and reactions, as well as the ability to display resilience.

Question 10

examples of emotional hwb

Answer 10

able to display resilience, able to recognise and understand a wide range of emotions others.

Question 11

spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 11

Spiritual health is not material in nature, but relates to ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings. Spiritual health includes the concepts of hope, peace, a guiding sense of meaning or value, and reflection on your place in the world.

Question 12

examples of spiritual hwb

Answer 12

having a sense pf meaning and purpose in life, having a sense of belonging.

Question 13

define dynamic

Answer 13

refers to something that is constantly changing or can change quickly.

Question 14

define subjective

Answer 14

refers to something that can be viewed differently by different people.

Question 15

what is the difference between illness and disease

Answer 15

Illness is different to disease, as illness relates to how someone feels about or experiences having a disease.

Question 16

optimal hwb in individuals allows someone to:

Answer 16

attend school and work, play sport, spend time with friends and family, sleep well, work towards purpose in life

Question 17

importance of optimal hwb nationally

Answer 17

more people can attend work (contribute to tax revenue), engage in community groups, less people in health system, less people relying on social security

Question 18

importance of optimal hwb globally

Answer 18

work together on global issues, more likely to be able to attend work, reduces rick of disease transmission between countries