10 Questions
What is a key aspect of social justice that promotes health and wellbeing?
Equal access to essential services
What is the primary goal of equity in relation to disadvantaged groups?
To improve the quality of life for disadvantaged groups
Which of the following is a benefit of a socially just Australia?
Equal access to essential services
What is essential for promoting physical and mental wellbeing?
Adequate shelter and social security
What is a key aspect of a socially just society that promotes social connections?
Community participation and social connections
What do plants and animals provide for human use?
Food, employment opportunities, and energy
What is the main goal of sustainability in relation to health and wellbeing?
To meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What is essential for agriculture to produce reliable food and water supply?
Both fertile land and fresh water
What is a benefit of adequate heating and cooling in schools?
It can promote productivity and emotions such as contentment
How long can it take for energy production resources like oil, gas, and coal to regenerate?
Millions of years
Study Notes
Five Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing
- Physical Health: current state of the body, absence or presence of disease, fitness levels, injuries, and operation of body systems
- Examples: ideal body weight, freedom from illness, adequate energy, appropriate fitness, ability to complete physical tasks, strong immune system, well-functioning body systems and organs
- Mental Health: current state of mind, feelings about self, and coping with situations
- Examples: sense of belonging to a community group, positive thought patterns, recognising difference between embarrassment and anxiety, experiencing sadness at appropriate times
- Emotional Health: ability to recognise, understand, and express emotions, and display resilience
- Examples: recognising a range of emotions, possessing ability to recover from misfortune, adequately responding to and expressing emotions
- Social Health: current state of relationships with others
- Examples: supportive network of friends, supportive family, productive relationships with people at work/school
- Spiritual Health: ideas, beliefs, values, and ethics that arise in the mind and conscience
- Examples: concepts of hope, peace, guiding sense of meaning or value, reflection on one's place in the world
Prerequisites for Health
- Income: increases ability to afford resources, increases government capacity to provide social services
- Impacts: physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing
- A stable ecosystem: balanced ecosystem allows resources to regenerate as quickly as they are used
- Impacts: physical and mental health and wellbeing
- Sustainable resources: ensuring resources are available for future generations
- Impacts: physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing
- Social justice: equal rights for all, regardless of personal traits
- Impacts: mental, emotional, and social health and wellbeing
- Equity: fairness and social justice, targeting disadvantaged groups
- Impacts: physical, mental, emotional, and social health and wellbeing
Examples of Interactions between Dimensions
- Having adequate levels of energy promotes physical and mental health and wellbeing
- Education can promote physical and social health and wellbeing by increasing empowerment and reducing stress and anxiety
- Sustainable resources promote physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing by ensuring resources are available for future generations
This quiz assesses knowledge on various aspects of mental health, including emotional well-being, relationships, self-esteem, and communication skills. It also touches on physical health, such as asthma attacks. Test your understanding of these essential life skills.
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