HEALTH AND WELLNESS - NBHWC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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3.1. Wellness and well-being topics
Health is more than absence of disease, wellness includes all aspect of physical,
psychological, spiritual, and social well-being, multi-dimensional/holistic. Self directed
and evolving. Some programs use wheel
3.1.1 Wellness and well-being concepts
Health related quality of life & well-being, Well-being concepts, Travis Illness-Wellness
Continuum
Travis Illness-Wellness Continuum
Wellness is a process, comparison of the wellness paradigm to the treatment paradigm.
There is a neutral point and can travel on the continuum left or right. Arrow illustration.
Travis also has the iceberg model
3.2 Chronic Disease
Competencies include client self-management, identifying risk factors, understanding
measurement standards and screening procedures, knowing basic information
regarding prevention and behavioral treatment, and recognizing imminent danger.
Coach should have basic understanding of chronic common diseases and
conditions such as
hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cv disease, high cholesterol, symptoms of metabolic
syndrome. (inflammation and disease)
Metabolic syndrome put you at risk for
Heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and some cancers
What is one of the key pathophysiological processes that underlie most chronic
disease
Inflammation
WHO definition of health?
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not just the absence of disease or
infirmity
NBHWC definition of wellness
Wellness includes all aspects of physical, psychological, spiritual and social well-being.
multi-dimensional/holistic
Self directed and evolving
National Wellness Institute definition wellness
Wellness is the process of becoming aware of and making choices towards a more
successful existence
Travis iceberg Model
State of health is just the tip of the iceberg, to understand what creates our current state
must look underneath to see lifestyle and behavioral level, physiological and
motivational level, and spiritual/being/meaning level
Wellness Energy System
We are all energy transformers connected to the whole universe, our wellness depends
on how we manage energy
ANSWERS .Buy Quality Materials!
3.1. Wellness and well-being topics
Health is more than absence of disease, wellness includes all aspect of physical,
psychological, spiritual, and social well-being, multi-dimensional/holistic. Self directed
and evolving. Some programs use wheel
3.1.1 Wellness and well-being concepts
Health related quality of life & well-being, Well-being concepts, Travis Illness-Wellness
Continuum
Travis Illness-Wellness Continuum
Wellness is a process, comparison of the wellness paradigm to the treatment paradigm.
There is a neutral point and can travel on the continuum left or right. Arrow illustration.
Travis also has the iceberg model
3.2 Chronic Disease
Competencies include client self-management, identifying risk factors, understanding
measurement standards and screening procedures, knowing basic information
regarding prevention and behavioral treatment, and recognizing imminent danger.
Coach should have basic understanding of chronic common diseases and
conditions such as
hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cv disease, high cholesterol, symptoms of metabolic
syndrome. (inflammation and disease)
Metabolic syndrome put you at risk for
Heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and some cancers
What is one of the key pathophysiological processes that underlie most chronic
disease
Inflammation
WHO definition of health?
complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not just the absence of disease or
infirmity
NBHWC definition of wellness
Wellness includes all aspects of physical, psychological, spiritual and social well-being.
multi-dimensional/holistic
Self directed and evolving
National Wellness Institute definition wellness
Wellness is the process of becoming aware of and making choices towards a more
successful existence
Travis iceberg Model
State of health is just the tip of the iceberg, to understand what creates our current state
must look underneath to see lifestyle and behavioral level, physiological and
motivational level, and spiritual/being/meaning level
Wellness Energy System
We are all energy transformers connected to the whole universe, our wellness depends
on how we manage energy
