Wellbeing
Define wellbeing
- The degree of satisfaction that an individual or group experiences when their needs are met
- Complete state of being comfortable, healthy and happy
- A holistic state of overall happiness and health
What does it mean when referring to group wellbeing?
- The levels of wellbeing of individuals within a group can affect the entire group.
Define a need with an example
- the things necessary for survival and optimal wellbeing
- food, water, clothing, shelter, safety
Define resources
Resources can be defined as anything an individual, group or community can use to survive, accomplish a task, satisfy a need or a want or achieve a goal.
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Fill in the missing words from the syllabus
wellbeing
• defining _______
• ________ affecting wellbeing
– emotional
– economic
– cultural
– ________
– spiritual
– social
Wellbeing
Factors
Physical
Social
Physical
Emotional
Economical
Cultural
Spiritual
Provide 2 behaviours/actions that can improve physical wellbeing
- physical activity
- eating healthy food
- regular health checkups
- taking medication
Define a want
- preferences or desires not required for survival or optimal health
e.g. car, iphone, laptop, expensive clothing, bags
Define human resources
Human resources refer to those resources that human beings possess within them.
Complete the missing words in the syllabus
- describe each of the _______ needs and compare the significance of each to _________ individuals
- specific
- different
Define and describe social wellbeing
- Ability to develop and maintain positive interactions with other people
- companionship, family networks, spending time doing activities
Provide 3 behaviours that can detriment an individuals economical wellbeing
- spending money unnecessarily
- Working casually (job insecurity)
- Unsafe working conditions
- staying in the same role and not progressing
Identify our acronym and terms for our specific needs
Safety and security
Health
Education
Sense of identity
Employment
Adequate
Standard of living
Define non-human resources
Non-human resources refer to those resources that are outside human beings. Non-human resources are tangible things or objects that exist externally of people.
Which topic do these syllabus dot points come under?
– adequate standard of living (food, clothing, shelter) – health
– education
– employment
– safety and security
– sense of identity
Needs and wants
Define and describe cultural wellbeing
- customs, beliefs, values and traditions
- Belonging to a group
- links to religion
- expressing culture through song, art, dance
Provide 4 behaviours that can detriment emotional wellbeing
- bottling up feelings
- poor communication skills
- isolation from family/friends
- dependancy on other people
- not expressing emotions
Identify 4 reasons why specific needs differ among people
- geographical location
- education
- personal preference
- individual circumstances
- health issues e.g. disbilities
- Different age groups
- Different genders
Provide 4specific examples of human and non-human resources
Human
- creativity
- knowledge
- time management
- organisation
- iniative
- motivation
- energy
Non human
- car
- phone
- laptop
- house
- clothes
- money
- Library
Fill in the missing words from the syllabus points
__________ of needs and wants
____ setting
enhancing _________
- satisfaction
- goal
- wellbeing
Provide two scenarios to explain the interactions between the factors of wellbeing
- Having good economic wellbeing, being able to afford resources can result in good physical wellbeing - afford gym memberships, healthy food, health care
- Having good social wellbeing through friendships and networks can result in good emotional wellbeing to have feelings of happiness and inclusion.
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Provide 5 behaviours that improve social wellbeing
- Meeting new people
- using open communication
- partaking in conflict resolution
- Being kind and respectful towards others
- taking time for yourself when needed
- finding friends with similar interests/hobbies
Health = need for all aspects of the dimensions
Education = need to learn, acquire knowledge and skills
Sense of identity = need to understand who you are as a person
Employment = need for activities that generate income
Adequate standard of living = need for basic living conditions e.g. food, shelter, clothing
Explain how interchanging resources can benefit wellbeing with 2 examples
e.g. teacher expertise to exchange for learning and new knowledge within students
e.g. People exchanging money of gym memberships
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Which section of the syllabus does this come under:
- critique Maslow’s hierarchy and debate its relevance and validity after considering contemporary views on human needs
'Students learn about' or 'students learn to'
Students learn to