Lesson 1 Health and Wellness

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L E S S O N

Journal Question

What qualities do you possess that you think make you a healthy and well person?

Health and Wellness

Health

A personal state of being characterized by freedom from disease and optimal wellness

Wellness

The positive component of health that is exemplified by a positive sense of well-being and a good quality of life

Components of Health and Wellness

Emotional Wellness

Negative aspect = depressed

Positive aspect = happy

Intellectual Wellness

Negative aspect = ignorant

Positive aspect = informed(continued)

Components of Health and Wellness (continued)

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there degrees of health and wellness?

Yes. For each component of wellness there are degrees of wellness. We all fall

somewhere between illness and wellness for each component.

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Frequently Asked Questions (continued)

Can you be sick and still have wellness?

Yes. A person who has wellness is fulfilled, happy, fit, involved, and informed. A person

will an illness or a disease can still have each of these components.

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Frequently Asked Questions (continued)

Can you be free of illness and not have good wellness?

Yes. If you are not happy, fulfilled, fit, involved, or informed, you are not fully well. A

person can lack one or more of these components of wellness even if he or she

does not have any diseases.

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Frequently Asked Questions (continued)

Can you have good health and wellness if you have a disability?

Yes. A disability may limit one aspect of a person’s life, but it does not automatically

affect all aspects of a person’s overall wellness. A person with a disability can still

be happy, fulfilled, fit, involved, and informed.

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Frequently Asked Questions (continued)

Why aren’t vocation and environmental health part of the health and wellness continuum?

Health and wellness are personal states of being. Vocation and environmental factors are important to health and wellness, but they are

not personal states of being.