Personal and Community Health Unit 1 Flashcards

Health and Wellness Concepts

• Health: The culmination of all dimensions of wellness; reflects overall well-being.
• Wellness: A state of being in good health, involving various interconnected aspects of life.

Dimensions of Wellness

• 7 Dimensions of Wellness: Include physical, emotional, intellectual, environmental, social, occupational, and spiritual wellness.

Specific Dimensions Overview

• Physical: Relates to physiological functioning and overall bodily health.
• Emotional: The ability to view the world realistically and manage feelings.
• Intellectual: Involves processing and applying information effectively.
• Environmental: Pertains to external surroundings and their impact on health.
• Spiritual: Encompasses personal beliefs and practices.
• Occupational: Focuses on professional growth and socio-economic development.
• Social: Involves cultural interactions and community engagement.

Goal Setting and Achievement

• Characteristics of Successful Goals: Should be challenging yet attainable, specific, and associated with a timeline.
• SMART Goals Framework: Goals should be Specific, Motivational, Attainable, Results-Based, and Timed.

Models of Change

• Transtheoretical Model of Change: Acknowledges stages including precontemplation, contemplation, planning, action, maintenance, and termination/adoption.

Stress and Its Types

• Eustress: Positive stress that promotes growth and releases endorphins.
• Distress: Negative stress leading to destruction and increased cortisol release.

Stress Response Stages

• Stages of Stress Response: Alarm, resistance, and exhaustion represent the body's response to stressors.
• General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS): The body's method of adapting to stressors.

Sources of Stress

• External Stressors: Influences from the outside world such as work, friends, and traffic.
• Internal Stressors: Personal challenges like homesickness, relationships, and academic pressures.

Stress Management Techniques

• Effective methods include exercise, dietary improvements, deep breathing, laughter, meditation, music listening, and writing.

Psychological Health Assessments

• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Prioritizes needs from physiological, safety, social, esteem to self-actualization.
• Self-esteem: Subjective emotional evaluation of one's own worth.
• Self-concept: The internal image one has of themselves.

Mental Health Statistics

• Anxiety Disorders: Affect 18% of the population; characterized by mental tension.
• Depression: Affects 7%; includes symptoms like lack of motivation and low self-esteem.
• Bipolarism: Affects 26% of individuals; involves cycles of depression and mania.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Affects 1%; involves uncontrollable impulses and compulsive behaviors.
• Schizophrenia: Affects 1%; leads to severe distortions in thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Triggered by traumatic events, causing anxiety and flashbacks.

Optimal Health Definition

• Optimal Physiological Health: Defined by permanence, pervasiveness, and personalization in health management.