Dimensions of Wellness and Health: Understanding What Makes Us Healthy

1. Sept 7, 2016: Entry Task: What words comes to mind when you hear the word Unhealthy???Bring a Calculator TomorrowToday’s Target:Wellness overview

2. Health & Wellness What Makes Us Healthy?

3. 8 Dimensions of Health

4. Function of Body Systems and Processes Body systems function efficiently High level of immunity Get regular check-ups Good nutrition, exercise and sleep patterns Adequate muscular strength and endurance Healthy body composition Avoid abusing/misusing drugs Avoid accidents (seatbelt, helmets, etc.) Physical Dimension

5. Feelings, thoughts, meeting the demands of life , identity. Cope with stress/maintain emotional stability Good self-image (feel good about who you are) Feel good about others Able to express your thoughts and feelings Act independent Accept reality Maintain self-discipline and self-control Accept responsibility for actions Establish and maintain commitments Emotional (Mental) Dimension

6. Interacting with others Have a small group of intimate friends Socializing frequently with friends, relatives, and others Care for others (show genuine interest) Able to make new friends Have friends of all ages Interact with others effectively and in different environments Establish safe and healthy intimate relationships Able to get along with others, regardless of how well you know them Social Dimension

7. Inner strength to live Have hope and the will to live Have courage to take calculated risks and face the unknown Have a purpose Aspire for excellence Have ambition to achieve and accomplish For some, believing in God or a higher power Able to experience love, peace, and fulfillment Spiritual Dimension

8. Ability to process and act on information Able to clarify your values and beliefs Utilize the ability to make healthy decisions Able to take in new information Have good critical thinking skills (question and evaluate information) Set goals and implement plans to accomplish them Handle problems and challenges rationally and in a mature manner Intellectual Dimension

9. Being involved and identifying with the community Contribute to improving community life Involved in school or civic organizations Attend cultural and social events Share artistic talent and abilities with others Accepting responsibility for public office Cultural Dimension

10. Being happy with your work Taking on responsibility for yourself and others Enjoying what you do Being dependable and taking pride in your work Feel secure in your job Benefiting in other areas because of what you do Vocational Dimension

11. Being involved with global/world issues Avoid pollution (air, water, soil) Avoid second hand smoke, radiation, etc. Protect yourself against environmental hazards (weather, violence, etc.) Use safe and healthy products Recycle, reduce, and reuse products Aware of safety (places you go, people you are around, etc.) Environmental Dimension

12. Wellness • Defined as: “purposeful, enjoyable living, or more specifically, a deliberate lifestyle choice characterized by personal responsibility and optimal enhancement…”

13. People Scenario Assignment • For the next five scenario’s, pick out the dimensions that apply, state if the person is positive or negative in that dimension, and then state why! • At the bottom of the worksheet is a wellness continuum, place each person on the continuum according to where you think their overall wellness would be!

14. Karen • Karen, a college student, is underweight, yet she is constantly worrying about how much she eats. She exercises daily until she is exhausted and often has difficulty sleeping at night. Unless she runs, she feels nauseated and cannot think clearly in class. She is extremely critical of her “unfit” friends.

15. Mary • Mary is a compulsive gossip. Cynical and negative, she has little that is good to say about others. She trusts few people and has never been able to maintain an intimate relationship. She jogs daily, watches her diet, and is in excellent physical condition.

16. Bill • Bill is not interested in a committed relationship. He believes that as long as he is open and honest, he can be involved with more then one person with few strings attached. He occasionally uses drugs with a date and overpowers them sexually while they are under the influence. If he knows his date likes him, he believes that they will want to have sex and applies physical pressure to have his way.

17. Jack • Jack is 120 pounds overweight. He has many close friends, is a great listener, communicates effectively, and is very well liked. He donates his free time to the residents of a local nursing home. He admits he would like to have a significant other, but is hiding several addictions and is afraid to get too close.

18. Ellen • Ellen, a paraplegic, eats a balanced diet, occasionally smokes marijuana, but does not drink. She swims three days a week. Ellen is married, and has two children.

19. Who is the Healthiest? • Physical health is important, but doesn’t always indicate the “healthiest” person. Usually when the other dimensions are weak, or “unhealthy”, it will in turn effect the physical dimension. All dimensions effect each other.