Health a state of complete physical, mental

and social well-being. Not merely the

absence of illness. (WHO)
We have to take steps to prevent
illness/disease.
Taking steps involve:-
Discovering Body
Using All our mind
Protecting resources soul
family
community
environment
Using the wholistic approach health is
presented as having many components.
These are:
Spiritual
Psychological
Social
Intellectual
Environmental
Physical
Wellness is a broader term which
includes health and happiness.

Wellness purposeful, enjoyable living. It
is a deliberate life style choice which is
characterized by personal responsibility
and optimal enhancement of physical,
mental and spiritual health.
Belief in God and His ability to provide for
life.
Continuous faith in God.
Prayer is very important.


Refers to both emotional and mental
states, i.e. feelings and thoughts
It involves:-
Our awareness
Our acceptance of feelings
Ability to express emotions
Ability to function independently
Coping with stress
This refers to the ability to interact
effectively with other people and the
social environment.
To develop satisfying interpersonal
relationships and to fulfill social roles.
Your ability to think and learn from life
experiences, your openness to new ideas
and your capacity to question and
evaluate information.
Everyday you and I use our mind (brain) to:-
gather, process and act on information
access our values
make decisions
set goals
cope with stress
Refers to the impact that your world has
on your well-being.
It means protection from hazards in air,
water, soil and products.
It also means preservation of the
environment itself.
Nutrition feed our bodies nutritiously
Exercise regularly
Water
Sunshine
Temperance
Air
Relaxation (Rest)
Trust in God
To be physically healthy we have to avoid
harmful substances and behaviour, watch
for signs and symptoms and protect self
from accidents.
Health Education An activity aimed at
informing people about the prevention
of disease and motivating them to make
voluntary health behaviour change.

Health Promotion The combination of
educational and organizational support
to help people reduce negative health
behaviour and promote positive
change.
This is the field concerned with the
development of behavioural science,
knowledge and techniques relevant to
the understanding of physical health
and illness and the application of this
knowledge and these techniques to
prevention, diagnosis, treatment and
rehabilitation.
Psychosis, neurosis and substance abuse
are included only when they contribute
to physical disorders.
Several characteristics of this definition are
particularly important.
(1) The definition recognized the need for
collaboration between physical, biomedical
scientists and behavioural scientists.

(2) The definition stresses the application of
behavioural knowledge to the problems in
physical health, which is traditionally not
stressed in psychology

(3) The definition excludes the more traditional
topics of clinical-abnormal psychology,
psychosis, neurosis and substance abuse
In summary Behavioural medicine is a
collaboration of behavioural and
medical scientists to improve health.
Health Psychology is a diverse field. It is the
application of psychological methods and
principles to the study of health.
For example, health psychology depends
upon research methodologies derived from
statistics, experimental psychology and
psychometrics.
Health psychology since it often involves
changing health behaviours, there is a
significant overlap with social, clinical and
community psychology.
This refers to the effect of social
relationships upon health outcome,
defined either by the number of social
contacts or by the satisfaction with social
relationships.
Prevention (Effectual Hindrance)
before the fact (illness)
There are three (3) levels of prevention:-
(1) Primary prevention
This is the prevention of the problem
before it develops. Used for completely
well people. E.g. controlling weight to
prevent high blood pressure.
(2) Secondary Prevention
In this type of prevention we begin with a
population at risk and develop efforts to
prevent the condition from becoming
worse or developing into a more serious
problem. E.g. using medication to lower
blood pressure.

(3) Tertiary Prevention
For people with developed disease. E.g.
heart disease as a result of high blood
pressure. It involves rehabilitation to prevent
the condition from getting worse.

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