Topic 1 AOS 1 - concepts of H&W

Question 1

Health and Wellbeing

Answer 1

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

Question 2

dynamic

Answer 2

H & W - always changing

Question 3

H & W - Subjective

Answer 3

viewed in many different ways

Question 4

Physical health and wellbeing

Answer 4

Is a state of physical wellbeing that relates to the functioning of the body and its systems, and in which a person is able to perform their daily tasks without physical restriction.

Question 5

Mental health and wellbeing

Answer 5

The state of a person’s mind or brain and relates to the ability to think and process information.

Question 6

Emotional health and wellbeing

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Social health and wellbeing

Answer 7

The ability to form meaningful relationships with others as well as the ability to manage or adapt appropriately to different social situations.

Question 8

Spiritual health and wellbeing

Answer 8

Ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human beings.

Question 9

Characteristics of Physical H & W

Answer 9

• Healthy body weight
• Free from ilness, disease and injury
• adequate energy levels
• ability ro complete daily tasks adequately
• appropriate levels of fitness
• strong immune system
• well functioning body, systems and organs

Question 10

Characteristics of mental H & W

Answer 10

• positive thought patterns
• use logic to make decisions
• process information to solve problems
• positive self-esteem
• high levels of confidence
• low levels of stress and anxiety

Question 11

Characteristics of spiritual H & W

Answer 11

• postive meaning and purpose in life
• peace and harmony
• acting according to values and beliefs
• sense of belonging and connection of the world
• developed personal values and beliefs

Question 12

Characteristics of social H & W

Answer 12

• manage and adapt to social situations
• effective communication with others
• supportive network of friends
• productive relationships with others
• supportive and well-functioning family

Question 13

Characteristics of emotional H & W

Answer 13

• experience appropriate emotions
• effectively respond to and manage emotions
• high levels of resilience
• recognise and understand the range of emotions

Question 14

What is a perspective?

Answer 14

somebodys point of view or attutude towards health and wellbeing

Question 15

What is a priority?

Answer 15

greater importance is placed on some aspects of health and wellbeing than others

Question 16

What are youth perspectives of H & W?

Answer 16

• youth people have different perspectives of health and wellbeing and prioritise different aspects of H & W than others
• become more holistic with age
• they consider more than the physical component as an influence on their health and wellbeing
• generally very healthy as they do nt suffer from a wide variety of sickneses that older people will develop
• associatev h + w with absense of ilness
• associate h+ w with their everyday life and how they function
• youth have strong awarness of positive and negative influences on their H + W and relise that being able to maintain an optimal state of wellbeing requires effort and consideration of these influences

Question 17

What topics allow for variations on health perspectives and priorities

Answer 17

• Socioeconomic status
• Age
• Culture
• Religion
• Gender

Question 18

Socioecomic status health perpectives and priorities

Answer 18

1. education
2. employment
3. income

• individuals can have differing access to knowledge, recources and expectation

Question 19

Low socioeconomic perspectives and priorities

Answer 19

perspectives:
- Lower level of health literacy
- Less informed opinions on healthy and unhealthy behaviours
- More likely to smoke cigarettes and become less concerned about health implications

priorities:
- Health is not a major priority, as food, shelter, education and employment is viewed as more important
- Often wait until disease has progressed before seeking treatment

Question 20

High socioeconomic groups persectives and priorities

Answer 20

Perspectives:
- Aware of health implications
- high levels of health literacy

Priorites:
- Seek help and treatment when suffering from an illness
Low smoking levels
- Keeping active
-Well maintained body-weight
- Low blood pressure

Question 21

Religion perspectives and priorities

Answer 21

• For many people, their religion can have a significantly positive impact on their health and wellbeing, thereby influencing their perspective and the importance they place on these resources for living.

Question 22

What is it?
Age priorities and perspectives

Answer 22

• An individual’s perspective on health and wellbeing changes as they age
• There can also be changes in the values people have as they age
• These changes can cause a variation in priorities relating to health and wellbeing.

Question 23

Children perspective and priorites

Answer 23

persective:
-diet, nutrition, healthy food, sports fitness & personal hygiene
- Their views about health & wellbeing stem from what makes a healthy body and focusing on growing up and being safe.

priorites
Priorities are set up by parents at this age eg: reduce salt and sugar intake
social H&W becomes important - new connections

Question 24

youth 12-17 perspective and priorites

Answer 24

persective
- body image
- phyaical appearance

priorites
- regular physical activty
- physcal leath and wellbeing - weight, diet etc)
- peer acceptance
- risk taking behaviour

Question 25

Early adulthood 18-39 years perspective and priorites

Answer 25

persective - fitness (body is at physical peak priorites - fitness - weight control - body image

Question 26

Middle adulthood 40-64 years perspective and priorites

Answer 26

persective - illness prevention (chronic diseases will often present themselves) - being free from illness and disease. priorites - health preventative practices (Due to the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and cancers at this age)

Question 27

Late adulthood 65+ perspective and priorites

Answer 27

persective Mental stimulation & mental h & w increase in importance Social h & w is also prioritised - (grandparents) Grandparenting provides opportunity for mental, emotional and physical h & w to be enhanced. priorites - physically active in order to maintain mobility - Independence - Preventative health practices eg: breast and prostate cancer checks

Question 28

Whatis it? Gender perspective and priorites

Answer 28

- Gender refers to the characteristics that make us male or female, based on cultural and societal norms. - Gender is therefore influenced by culture, and thus many of the differences in perspectives on health and wellbeing.

Question 29

Females perspective and priorites

Answer 29

persective F- emales typically more health conscious than males - Females tend to have a more holistic view of h&w, considering all 5 dimensions - Women generally would consider themselves at a higher risk of illness or injury than males priorites - Females open up more about their feelings and are likely to problem solve - Mental health tends to be a greater priority for females as they seek assistance more often than males.

Question 30

Males perspective and priorites

Answer 30

persective - Young men often associate h&w with physical fitness levels - Men generally view and describe h&w as remaining physically fit, eating nutritional foods, and maintaining an appropriate body weight and shape priorites - Social media seems to be changing the priorities of young males

Question 31

culture perspective and priorites

Answer 31

Culture is often strongly linked with a person’s recognised ethnicity and for, many people, can be interconnected with religious beliefs & geographical location.

Question 32

Men and Women priorites

Answer 32

priorites - Social health is commonly an equal priority for both male and female - Although females have tended to put weight loss and clean eating first in the past, new studies show that males have been prioritising this

Question 33

Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander perspectives on health and wellbeing

Answer 33

- view health in a holistic mannor focusing on health and community as a whole, rahter than that of an individual - connection to land is essential and is seen as a major contribulter to overall good health and wellbeing - Social and emotional wellbeing is based on an Aboriginal and Torres Straight Isander connection to: 1. land 2. culture 3. ancestry 4. spirituality 5. family and community