Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing
A state of wellbeing that relates to the functioning of the body and its systems, and which a person is able to perform their daily tasks and physical fitness.
What is physical health and wellbeing?
This refers to the total number of "new" cases of a condition at a given time.
What is incidence?
This is one of the leading influences when it comes to developing emotional intelligence, resilience, learning to communicate with others and deal with stress.
What is Family?
This is a traditional Indian culture medicine that relates to the human beings in all dimensions and aims to achieve balance in all these three areas.
What is Ayurveda?
Physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
What is the definition of health and wellbeing?
Can be defined as ideas, beliefs, values and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience of human beings.
What is spiritual health and wellbeing?
A measure of the impact of diseases and injuries, specifically it measures the gap between current health status and an ideal situation where everyone lives to an old age free of disease and disability.
What is burden of disease?
This is a sociocultural factor which includes indoor air pollution, safety and can influence youth health behaviours and health status in both positive and negative ways.
What is housing?
Acupuncture, herbs and food are used in this culture/medicine to restore health in the body.
What is Traditional Chinese medicine?
This refers to the total number (or proportion) of cases of a condition present at a given time.
What is prevalence?
Refers to the state of a person's mind or brain and relates to the ability to think and process information.
What is mental health and wellbeing?
This refers to ill health - including disease, injury and disability in an individual, and the level of ill health in a population.
What is morbidity?
This sociocultural factor is highly influential during youth, impacting health behaviours and health status.
What is peer group?
According to research, males have a less holistic view of their health compared to females and tend to fixate more on the physical aspects of health and wellbeing.
How do males and females differ in their perspectives on health and wellbeing?
Unpleasant feelings and emotions that have an impact on an individual's level of functioning.
What is Psychological distress?
If someone has good physical health and wellbeing, they generally have high functioning of their body systems and high energy levels. This can, in turn influence social health and wellbeing because they will have the energy to socialise and interact with others. This influences social health and wellbeing.
How do physical and social health and wellbeing interrelate?
An individual's own perception of his/her health and wellbeing. People are asked to rate their level of health and wellbeing. Responses range from excellent, very good, good, fair and poor.
What is self-assessed health status?
This sociocultural factor can influence youth health behaviours. For example, participating in a team sport often involves costs such as uniforms and membership fees.
What is income?
This age group places increased importance on relationships and peer acceptance. Awareness of harmful practices is common in this stage as well.
What are characteristics of 16- 25 years of age?
An indication of how long a person can expect to live if current death rates do not change.
What is life expectancy?
If someone has poor mental health and wellbeing, they may not have the confidence to participate in physical exercise therefore lowering their physical health and wellbeing.
How do mental and physical health and wellbeing interrelate?
An individual's or populations overall health (And wellbeing), taking into account various aspects such as life expectancy, amount of disability and levels of disease risk factors.
What is health status?
Characteristics include:
- exercise less
- more likely to smoke
- Consume fewer fruits and vegetables
What are characteristics of low SES?
Illness prevention is a focus in this age bracket, as well as maintaining mental health and wellbeing and dealing with new emotions such as welcoming grandchildren.
What are characteristics of 65+ years of age?
Refers to deaths (particularly at a population level)
What is mortality?