8 Dimensions of Wellness
What is wellness?
Wellness involves taking care of different areas of your life that contribute to overall health and well-being.
What does WRAP stand for?
Wellness Recovery Action Plan
What is a coping skill?
A strategy used to manage stress, difficult emotions, or challenging situations.
True or False: Self-care only means doing enjoyable activities.
False. Self-care can also include meeting responsibilities, setting boundaries, getting enough rest, asking for help, and taking care of basic needs.
What is a wellness toolbox?
a personalized collection of coping strategies, activities, and resources that help you maintain your mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
Which dimension focuses on relationships, friendships, and connection with others?
Social wellness
What is the purpose of a WRAP?
To create a personalized plan for maintaining wellness, recognizing changes, and identifying coping skills.
Why is it helpful to have more than one coping skill?
Different situations call for different strategies, and not every skill will work equally well in every situation.
Name one healthy way to manage stress:
Examples include taking a break, exercising, practicing relaxation, talking to someone, organizing tasks, or using coping skills.
True or False: Your wellness toolbox should only include strategies you use when you're in crisis.
False. The toolbox can include strategies for maintaining wellness every day as well as managing increased stress.
Someone creates a budget and starts organizing their bills. Which dimension of wellness are they addressing?
Financial wellness
Why should a WRAP include multiple wellness tools rather than relying on just one?
Different situations may require different strategies, and having options increases flexibility.
What is the 54321 grounding technique?
a mindfulness exercise that calms anxiety by guiding you to notice five things you see, four things you feel, three things you hear, two things you smell, and one thing you taste.
What is one sign that your stress level may be getting too high?
Changes in sleep, mood, concentration, irritability, energy, behavior, or relationships.
Name one person or type of support that could be part of someone's wellness toolbox.
A trusted friend, family member, therapist, or another supportive person.
What are the 8 dimensions of wellness?
Emotional, physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, financial, or environmental.
What are early warning signs?
Changes in thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that may indicate that someone is becoming less well.
What is TIPP?
a distress tolerance skill that uses Temperature change, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, and Progressive muscle relaxation—to quickly lower extreme emotional arousal during a crisis.
Why can taking a break actually be productive?
A short, intentional break can help reduce stress and restore attention so you can return to the task more effectively.
Why is it helpful to identify coping strategies before you need them?
It can make it easier to access a strategy when you're stressed rather than having to figure out what to do in the moment.
A person wants to improve their overall wellness but says, “I don't know where to start.” What is one helpful first step?
Assess the different dimensions of wellness and identify one area that could benefit from a small, realistic change.
Someone's stress is increasing, but they are still functioning and recognize their usual warning signs. What is the advantage of using their WRAP now rather than waiting until they feel overwhelmed?
They can intervene early and potentially prevent things from becoming more difficult.
A person is experiencing intense anger after an argument, what should they do?
Use a coping skill to regulate first and then address the situation when they are calmer.
How can neglecting self-care affect a person's ability to cope with stress?
When basic wellness needs are neglected, stress can build up and make it harder to manage emotions and handle responsibilities.
What are three different types of items you might include in a Wellness Toolbox?
Coping strategies, activities that support wellness, and people or resources that provide support.