HE100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Chemotherapy, Conceptual Framework, Hyperglycemia
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World health organizaion (1947) : health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or inirmity . Can be seen as a capacity or resource for a vital and meaningful life, rather than a state. Health: the dynamic, ever changing process of trying to achieve individual potenial in the physical, social, mental, occupaional, emoional, environmental and spiritual dimensions. Wellness: achieving ones potenial in each of the health components. Spiritual health- having a sense of meaning and purpose in one"s life, strength and hope. Physical health- body size, shape, funcioning, suscepibility to disease, ability to perform aciviies of daily living (in an aging populaion: mobility, get out of bed, get out of chair, eaing, feed yourself) Social health- capacity for saisfying relaionships, successful interacions, communicaion. Everyone"s expectaions will be diferent, especially for an introvert/extrovert. Intellectual health- ability to think clearly, reason objecively and make responsible decisions.
