Wellness and Decision-Making Lesson 3 Five Areas of Wellness Wellness and Decision-Making Lesson 3

Review: What Is Wellness? The quality of life that results from a person’s health status

Five Areas of Wellness Physical Personal choice to maintain health (self-care) Improve health, prevent disease, manage conditions, and restore health Examples: Maintain physical fitness and good health Using self-medications to treat and prevent illness Manage health after tertiary health care

Five Areas of Wellness Mental/Emotional An individual’s emotional and psychological well-being Feeling capable and competent Able to handle normal levels of stress Maintain satisfying relationships Lead independent life Resilient

Five Areas of Wellness Social The social conditions in which a person lives Income and social status Social support networks Education and health literacy Employment/Working conditions Social environments Physical environments Personal health practices and coping skills Healthy child development Heredity Health services Gender Culture

Five Areas of Wellness Spirituality A belief in another higher spirit A sense of connection to a much greater whole Based on personal experience, culture, religious beliefs and views