Introduction to Health and Wellbeing

Health can be defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

The Western perspective on health emphasizes the physical and biological aspects of health, focusing on the absence of disease and the maintenance of bodily functions.

The Health-Illness continuum represents a range of states from optimal health to severe illness, with various degrees of health or illness in between.

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<p>The objectives are to discuss the concept and definition of health, explain the perspectives of health, and describe the Health-Illness continuum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of stress as a nonspecific response of the body to any demand or challenge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By the general adaptation syndrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eustress and distress</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By causing mind–body changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A nonspecific response of the body to any demand or challenge</p> Signup and view all the answers