HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT UNIT 3
AOS 1 EXAM 2025
Health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The state of an individual's social, emotional, mental,
spiritual and physical being, and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy,
healthy, capable and engaged.
Disease - ✅✅✅CORRECT -A physical or mental disturbance resulting in symptoms, dysfunction or
tissue damage.
Dynamic - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Health and wellbeing is highly sensitive to a variety of internal and
external changes and may be altered frequently and/or drastically based on these conditions.
Subjective - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Health and wellbeing will be perceived and experienced differently by
different people based on their priorities for their health and wellbeing, their age, past experience of
disease, pain threshold and presence of support systems.
Physical health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The functioning of the body and its systems. Relates
to energy levels, immune function, a healthy body weight, physical activity levels, nutrition and the
absence of disease or infirmity. The ability to complete daily tasks and activities. fitness
Social health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The ability to form meaningful relationships with
others and to adapt to different social situations. It involves having a well-functioning family, a strong
support system of friends, effective communication skills and productive relationships with others.
Emotional health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The ability to effectively recognise, understand,
manage and express a variety of emotional actions and reactions and to display resilience.
Mental health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The ability to think and process information, as well
as the current state of the mind and brain. This relates to levels of stress and anxiety, confidence and self
esteem. Thought patterns and internal dialogue.
, Spiritual health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Not material in nature, but relates to the ideas,
beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings. Relates to having a
sense of belonging and purpose in life, a sense of peace and harmony, and may involve belief in a higher
power.
Health and wellbeing as an individual resource - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Promotes life expectancy and
quality of life, increases ability to participate in daily tasks and activities and to pursue passions, creates a
positive cycle of health promoting behaviours, reduces personal healthcare expenditure, reduced risk of
illness and premature death;
Health and wellbeing as a national resource - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Reduced rates of absenteeism,
increased productivity, increased average incomes and government tax revenue, greater levels of civic
engagement, reduced stress and anxiety within the community, reduced reliance on social protection
and healthcare services. Increased life expectancy and quality of life.
Health and wellbeing as a global resource - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Promotes aid efforts and sustainability
focus, positive international relations, reduced risk of global communicable disease epidemics, increased
trade opportunity, social and economic development increases
Prerequisites for health - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Food, shelter, education, income, peace, stable ecosystem,
sustainable resources, social justice, equity,
Peace - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The absence of war or conflict; increases physical safety, preserves
infrastructure and reduces stress and anxiety. Decreases the risk of death, injury and physical harm,
promotes access to food supply, electricity and water.
Shelter - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Protection from the elements, providing privacy, safety, security, reduced
risk of communicable disease and assault, promoting adequate sleep and reducing stress and anxiety.
Education - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Education promotes health literacy and understanding of health
promotion initiatives, increases employment opportunity and capacity to earn an income later in life,
promotes socialisation and feelings of confidence and high self esteem.
Food security - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The state in which all individuals obtain nutritionally adequate,
culturally appropriate, safe food regularly through local, non-emergency sources. Promotes body and
AOS 1 EXAM 2025
Health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The state of an individual's social, emotional, mental,
spiritual and physical being, and is characterised by an equilibrium in which the individual feels happy,
healthy, capable and engaged.
Disease - ✅✅✅CORRECT -A physical or mental disturbance resulting in symptoms, dysfunction or
tissue damage.
Dynamic - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Health and wellbeing is highly sensitive to a variety of internal and
external changes and may be altered frequently and/or drastically based on these conditions.
Subjective - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Health and wellbeing will be perceived and experienced differently by
different people based on their priorities for their health and wellbeing, their age, past experience of
disease, pain threshold and presence of support systems.
Physical health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The functioning of the body and its systems. Relates
to energy levels, immune function, a healthy body weight, physical activity levels, nutrition and the
absence of disease or infirmity. The ability to complete daily tasks and activities. fitness
Social health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The ability to form meaningful relationships with
others and to adapt to different social situations. It involves having a well-functioning family, a strong
support system of friends, effective communication skills and productive relationships with others.
Emotional health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The ability to effectively recognise, understand,
manage and express a variety of emotional actions and reactions and to display resilience.
Mental health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The ability to think and process information, as well
as the current state of the mind and brain. This relates to levels of stress and anxiety, confidence and self
esteem. Thought patterns and internal dialogue.
, Spiritual health and wellbeing - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Not material in nature, but relates to the ideas,
beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the minds and conscience of human beings. Relates to having a
sense of belonging and purpose in life, a sense of peace and harmony, and may involve belief in a higher
power.
Health and wellbeing as an individual resource - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Promotes life expectancy and
quality of life, increases ability to participate in daily tasks and activities and to pursue passions, creates a
positive cycle of health promoting behaviours, reduces personal healthcare expenditure, reduced risk of
illness and premature death;
Health and wellbeing as a national resource - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Reduced rates of absenteeism,
increased productivity, increased average incomes and government tax revenue, greater levels of civic
engagement, reduced stress and anxiety within the community, reduced reliance on social protection
and healthcare services. Increased life expectancy and quality of life.
Health and wellbeing as a global resource - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Promotes aid efforts and sustainability
focus, positive international relations, reduced risk of global communicable disease epidemics, increased
trade opportunity, social and economic development increases
Prerequisites for health - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Food, shelter, education, income, peace, stable ecosystem,
sustainable resources, social justice, equity,
Peace - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The absence of war or conflict; increases physical safety, preserves
infrastructure and reduces stress and anxiety. Decreases the risk of death, injury and physical harm,
promotes access to food supply, electricity and water.
Shelter - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Protection from the elements, providing privacy, safety, security, reduced
risk of communicable disease and assault, promoting adequate sleep and reducing stress and anxiety.
Education - ✅✅✅CORRECT -Education promotes health literacy and understanding of health
promotion initiatives, increases employment opportunity and capacity to earn an income later in life,
promotes socialisation and feelings of confidence and high self esteem.
Food security - ✅✅✅CORRECT -The state in which all individuals obtain nutritionally adequate,
culturally appropriate, safe food regularly through local, non-emergency sources. Promotes body and
