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Wellness for Life

Wellness for Life. Chapter 15. Developing Successful Interpersonal Relationships. Forming relationships Self-concept and self-esteem are key Friendship Companionship Respect Acceptance Help Trust Loyalty Mutuality Reciprocity . Developing Successful Interpersonal Relationships.

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Wellness for Life

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  1. Wellness for Life Chapter 15

  2. Developing Successful Interpersonal Relationships • Forming relationships • Self-concept and self-esteem are key • Friendship • Companionship • Respect • Acceptance • Help • Trust • Loyalty • Mutuality • Reciprocity

  3. Developing Successful Interpersonal Relationships • Forming relationships • Choosing a partner • Most people choose partners like themselves • Acceptance and communication are key to dealing with differences • Traditional dating versus socializing in groups

  4. Communication • Communication skills • Self-disclosure • Listening • Feedback • Conflict resolution 1. Clarify the issue 2. Find out what each person wants 3. Identify alternatives 4. Decide how to negotiate 5. Solidify agreements 6. Review and renegotiate

  5. Successful Relationships, Successful Families 1. Commitment 2. Appreciation 3. Communication 4. Time together 5. Spiritual wellness 6. Coping with stress and crisis

  6. Using the Health Care System Intelligently • Managing medical problems • Knowing when to see a physician • Severe • Unusual • Persistent • Recurrent • Self-treatment: many options • Nondrug options like massage, neck exercises • Lifestyle options like sleep, exercise • Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs

  7. Getting the Most out of Medical Care: Paying for Health Care • National Center for Health Statistics: Many Americans do not have health insurance

  8. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) • Therapies or practices that do not form part of conventional or “mainstream” health care and medical practice • Most people use CAM therapies in addition to conventional medical treatment • Considerations: • Safety • Effectiveness • Timing • Cost

  9. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

  10. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

  11. Environmental Health • Encompasses all the interactions between humans and the environment and the health consequences of those interactions • Longstanding concerns = clean air and water, food inspection, waste disposal • Newer concerns = protecting the environment from the by-products of human activity

  12. Environmental Health: Population Growth

  13. Environmental Health: Pollution • The greenhouse effect, or global warming • Caused by burning of fossil fuels • Thinning of the ozone layer • Caused by release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) • Acid precipitation • Caused by pollutants produced by coal-burning electrical plants

  14. Greenhouse Effect

  15. Effects of Climate Change

  16. Fit and Well for Life • Adopt a wellness lifestyle • Behavior change basics • Choose one behavior • Maintain motivation and commitment • Five-step program • Monitor • Analyze • Set goals • Develop a plan • Make a personal contract • Rewards • Involve others • Expect success • Forgive lapses

  17. Recommended Readings Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BODHsU3hDo4

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