dimensions of wellness
Caring for your body to stay healthy now and in the future, one of the 8 mutually interdependent dimensions of wellness.
The physical dimension
Describes how people make behavioral changes.
Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM)
The first stage of change.
Pre-contemplation
Being healthy in many dimensions of our lives.
Wellness
This dimension involves participating in activities that provide meaning and purpose and reflect our personal values, interests, and beliefs, including employment.
The occupational wellness dimension
Finding purpose, value, and meaning in your life with or without organized religion, and participating in activities that are consistent with your beliefs and values. One of the 8 mutually interdependent dimensions of wellness.
The spiritual dimension
Decisional balance and self-efficacy.
The two markers of change
Termination
The final, or last, stage of change
There are this many dimensions of wellness.
Eight
Sharing your beliefs, values and principles with others as a means of deepening relationships and expanding your world view is a way to improve this dimension.
The spiritual wellness dimension
Self-regulation and habits
There are this many processes of change.
10
A "slip" or full return to previous behavior patterns.
Relapse
On average, it takes this many days to form a new habit.
66 days
This dimension involves being able to be safe and feel safe, such as occupying pleasant, stimulation environments.
Our ability to direct our behavior and control our impulses so that we meet certain standards, achieve certain goals, or reach certain ideals.
Self-regulation
The process of change that involves creating a plan.
Commitment
Someone in this process of change would say, "I find other things to do that are good substitutes for my old behavior".
The countering process of change.
This dimension involves things such as debt, income, and savings, as well as a person's understanding of financial processes and resources.
The financial wellness dimension
A behavior that is recurrent, is cued by a specific context, often happens without much awareness or conscious intent, and is acquired through frequent repetition.
Habits
In this stage of change, people are not thinking about change at all.
The pre-contemplation stage
Individuals engaged in this process of change actively seek out interactions with individuals they have identified as able to provide support, caring, understanding, openness and acceptance for the individual and the behavior change being made
The helping relationships process of change
This dimension can involve looking at different perspectives of an issue and taking them into consideration.
The intellectual wellness dimension
Ways to improve this dimension include looking for support groups, getting out and meeting new people, and setting aside quality time to spend with family and friends.
The social wellness dimension