EPHE 142. Midterm 1
Define Health - answerA person's physical, mental and social well-being
The sate of being free from illness or injury
A passive state of homeostatic or balance
Define Wellness - answerMore than freedom from disease. Talking steps to prevent
illness. Purposeful, enjoying living. A deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by
personal responsibility. Optimal enhancement of physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and
growth. Perception of wellness may differ depending on your age, gender, culture, and
environment. Multiple dimensions to wellness and they are interconnected.
Illness-Wellness Contunuum - answerPre-Mature Death:
Treatment Paradigm:
1. Disability
2. Symptoms
3. Signs
NEUTRAL POINT: (No discernable illness or wellness)
4. Awareness
5. Education
6. Growth
High-Level Wellness
Factors Influencing our society's ideas and beliefs of health and wellness -
answerCulture
Research
Life Experience
Friends/Family
Media
Health Vs. Wellness - answerHealth is a passive state of homeostasis or balance,
where as wellness was a dynamic process of continually moving toward one's potential
for optimal functioning. Wellness emphasized a positive state, one that is beyond simply
non-sickness.
WHO: Define Health - answeris a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
National Wellness Institute: Define Wellness - answeris an active process of becoming
aware of and making choices towards a more successful existence.
-Process means we never arrive at a point where there is no possibility of improving.
,-Aware means that we are by nature continuously seeking more info about how we can
improve.
- Choices means that we have considered a variety of options and select those that
seem to be in our best interest.
The history of wellness: Ayurveda - answer3000-1500 B.C.
A holistic system that strived to create harmony between body, mind and spirit. Yoga
and mediation are critical to the tradition.
The history of wellness:
Traditional Chinese Medicine - answer3000-2000 B.C.
Holistic perspective to achieving health and wellbeing, by cultivating harmony in one's
life.
-Acupuncture, herbal medicine, qi gong and tai chi
The history of wellness:
Ancient Greek: Hippocrates - answer500 B.C.
Father of modern medicine and focused on preventing sickness instead of treating
disease.
The history of wellness:
Ancient Greek: Aesculapius - answer500 B.C.
Greek God of Medicine
The history of wellness:
Ancient Greek: Panacea - answerto heal, a remedy for all difficulties; a cure-all treat
illness
The history of wellness:
Ancient Greek: Hygeia - answerHealthy, akin to well and to living conditions or practices
conduce to health teach people how to live well
The history of wellness:
Ancient Roman - answer50 B.C.
adopted the Greek belief that illness was a product of diet and lifestyle. Ancient Rome's
highly developed public health system (sewers)
First Nations Health & Wellness: - answer-the way of good life (Bimaadiziwin)
Balance ourselves through the four aspects of self:
Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
Live the four fundamental values:
Kindness, honesty, sharing and strength
Dr. Halbert Dunn (1977) - answeremphasized wellness as a positive state, one that is
beyond simply non-sickness, elaborating on the WHO definition by emphasizing the
varying degrees of wellness and its interrelated, ever changing aspects
, First Wellness Resource Center - answerfounded in the U.S. in 1975 by Dr. John Travis
Who developed the six dimensions of the wellness model - answerDr. Bill Hettler in the
1970s
Hettler Six Dimensions of Wellness - answer(hexagon)
-occupational
-physical
-social
-intellectual
-spiritual
-emotional
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Physical Wellness - answerThe ability to
recognize that our behaviours have a significant impact on our wellness and adopting
healthful habits while avoiding destructive habits
-being physically active/ avoid harmful substances
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Emotional/Psychological Wellness - answer-
Emotional Wellness means
1. understand and accept your feelings
2. learn to express and cope with your emotions in a respectful and productive manner
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Intellectual Wellness - answerthe degree to which
one engages in creative and stimulating activities, as well as the use of resources to
expand knowledge and focus on the acquisition, develeopment, application, and
articulation of critical thinking.
Intellectual wellness refers to active participation in scholastic, cultural and community
activities
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Spiritual Wellness - answerpersonal matter
involving values and beliefs that provide a purpose in our lives
-it is generally considered to be the search for meaning and purpose in human
existence, leading one to strive for a state of harmony with oneself and others while
working to balance inner needs with the rest of the world.
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Social Wellness - answerability to build personal
connections with others, deal with conflict, and to be apart of a positive social network.
Social wellness is getting along with others and willing to express one's feelings, needs,
opinions
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Occupational Wellness - answerFinding
enrichment through our work can enhance our well-being
- a "well" occupation is consistent with personal values, interests, and beliefs
Define Health - answerA person's physical, mental and social well-being
The sate of being free from illness or injury
A passive state of homeostatic or balance
Define Wellness - answerMore than freedom from disease. Talking steps to prevent
illness. Purposeful, enjoying living. A deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by
personal responsibility. Optimal enhancement of physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and
growth. Perception of wellness may differ depending on your age, gender, culture, and
environment. Multiple dimensions to wellness and they are interconnected.
Illness-Wellness Contunuum - answerPre-Mature Death:
Treatment Paradigm:
1. Disability
2. Symptoms
3. Signs
NEUTRAL POINT: (No discernable illness or wellness)
4. Awareness
5. Education
6. Growth
High-Level Wellness
Factors Influencing our society's ideas and beliefs of health and wellness -
answerCulture
Research
Life Experience
Friends/Family
Media
Health Vs. Wellness - answerHealth is a passive state of homeostasis or balance,
where as wellness was a dynamic process of continually moving toward one's potential
for optimal functioning. Wellness emphasized a positive state, one that is beyond simply
non-sickness.
WHO: Define Health - answeris a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
National Wellness Institute: Define Wellness - answeris an active process of becoming
aware of and making choices towards a more successful existence.
-Process means we never arrive at a point where there is no possibility of improving.
,-Aware means that we are by nature continuously seeking more info about how we can
improve.
- Choices means that we have considered a variety of options and select those that
seem to be in our best interest.
The history of wellness: Ayurveda - answer3000-1500 B.C.
A holistic system that strived to create harmony between body, mind and spirit. Yoga
and mediation are critical to the tradition.
The history of wellness:
Traditional Chinese Medicine - answer3000-2000 B.C.
Holistic perspective to achieving health and wellbeing, by cultivating harmony in one's
life.
-Acupuncture, herbal medicine, qi gong and tai chi
The history of wellness:
Ancient Greek: Hippocrates - answer500 B.C.
Father of modern medicine and focused on preventing sickness instead of treating
disease.
The history of wellness:
Ancient Greek: Aesculapius - answer500 B.C.
Greek God of Medicine
The history of wellness:
Ancient Greek: Panacea - answerto heal, a remedy for all difficulties; a cure-all treat
illness
The history of wellness:
Ancient Greek: Hygeia - answerHealthy, akin to well and to living conditions or practices
conduce to health teach people how to live well
The history of wellness:
Ancient Roman - answer50 B.C.
adopted the Greek belief that illness was a product of diet and lifestyle. Ancient Rome's
highly developed public health system (sewers)
First Nations Health & Wellness: - answer-the way of good life (Bimaadiziwin)
Balance ourselves through the four aspects of self:
Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual
Live the four fundamental values:
Kindness, honesty, sharing and strength
Dr. Halbert Dunn (1977) - answeremphasized wellness as a positive state, one that is
beyond simply non-sickness, elaborating on the WHO definition by emphasizing the
varying degrees of wellness and its interrelated, ever changing aspects
, First Wellness Resource Center - answerfounded in the U.S. in 1975 by Dr. John Travis
Who developed the six dimensions of the wellness model - answerDr. Bill Hettler in the
1970s
Hettler Six Dimensions of Wellness - answer(hexagon)
-occupational
-physical
-social
-intellectual
-spiritual
-emotional
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Physical Wellness - answerThe ability to
recognize that our behaviours have a significant impact on our wellness and adopting
healthful habits while avoiding destructive habits
-being physically active/ avoid harmful substances
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Emotional/Psychological Wellness - answer-
Emotional Wellness means
1. understand and accept your feelings
2. learn to express and cope with your emotions in a respectful and productive manner
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Intellectual Wellness - answerthe degree to which
one engages in creative and stimulating activities, as well as the use of resources to
expand knowledge and focus on the acquisition, develeopment, application, and
articulation of critical thinking.
Intellectual wellness refers to active participation in scholastic, cultural and community
activities
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Spiritual Wellness - answerpersonal matter
involving values and beliefs that provide a purpose in our lives
-it is generally considered to be the search for meaning and purpose in human
existence, leading one to strive for a state of harmony with oneself and others while
working to balance inner needs with the rest of the world.
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Social Wellness - answerability to build personal
connections with others, deal with conflict, and to be apart of a positive social network.
Social wellness is getting along with others and willing to express one's feelings, needs,
opinions
Hettler's Six Dimensions of Wellness: Occupational Wellness - answerFinding
enrichment through our work can enhance our well-being
- a "well" occupation is consistent with personal values, interests, and beliefs
