Definition of HealthDefinition of Health

““Health is a state of complete physical, Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” the absence of disease and infirmity.” World Health Organization (WHO)World Health Organization (WHO)

Definition of Health Definition of Health

Health is the blending of your physical, Health is the blending of your physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual and emotional, social, mental, spiritual and environmental resources as they assist you environmental resources as they assist you in mastering the developmental tasks in mastering the developmental tasks necessary for you to enjoy a satisfying and necessary for you to enjoy a satisfying and productive life”productive life”Hahn & PaineHahn & Paine

6 DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH6 DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH

PhysicalPhysical EmotionalEmotional SpiritualSpiritual SocialSocial Mental/Intellectual Mental/Intellectual EnvironmentalEnvironmental

PHYSICALPHYSICAL

Comprised of strength, coordination, Comprised of strength, coordination, endurance, susceptibility to disease, body endurance, susceptibility to disease, body weight, sensory abilities.weight, sensory abilities.Genetic pre-dispositions.Genetic pre-dispositions.Usual dimension used to define health.Usual dimension used to define health.

EMOTIONALEMOTIONAL

Ability to copy with stress, be flexible in the Ability to copy with stress, be flexible in the face of conflictface of conflict

An awareness and acceptance of a wide An awareness and acceptance of a wide range of feelings for self and othersrange of feelings for self and others

Ability to express emotions rather than holding Ability to express emotions rather than holding them inthem in

SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL

May include religious beliefs and practicesMay include religious beliefs and practices

Includes relationship to other living thingsIncludes relationship to other living things

Your willingness to serve othersYour willingness to serve others

Implies a belief in some meaning or order in Implies a belief in some meaning or order in the universe, a higher power that provides the universe, a higher power that provides greater significance to individualsgreater significance to individuals

Identifying your basic purpose in lifeIdentifying your basic purpose in life

SOCIALSOCIAL

Ability to interact effectively with others and Ability to interact effectively with others and the social environmentthe social environment

Our relationships with people, culture, politicsOur relationships with people, culture, politics

Ability to develop satisfying relationships and Ability to develop satisfying relationships and fulfill social rolesfulfill social roles

Participating and contributing to your Participating and contributing to your community and living in harmony with community and living in harmony with neighborsneighbors

MENTAL/INTELLECTUALMENTAL/INTELLECTUAL

Ability to process and act on information, Ability to process and act on information, clarify values/beliefs and exercise decision-clarify values/beliefs and exercise decision-making skills.making skills.

Ability to learn from life experiences and Ability to learn from life experiences and develop critical thinking skills.develop critical thinking skills.

Openness to new ideas and perspectives.Openness to new ideas and perspectives.

ENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL

The impact your world has on your well-being The impact your world has on your well-being and the impact you have on the world around and the impact you have on the world around youyou

Protecting yourself from dangers in food, air, Protecting yourself from dangers in food, air, water, soil and products you use.water, soil and products you use.

Employment satisfaction directly related to your Employment satisfaction directly related to your healthhealth

Your commitment to preserve and protect the Your commitment to preserve and protect the environment.environment.

Changing Personal BehaviorsChanging Personal Behaviors

PhysiologicalPhysiological PsychologicalPsychological CulturalCultural And social factors influence behavior And social factors influence behavior

changechange

7 Dynamics of Change7 Dynamics of Change

Feel AwkwardFeel Awkward

What do we have to give up?What do we have to give up?

We feel aloneWe feel alone

We can’t handle changeWe can’t handle change

Different levels of readinessDifferent levels of readiness

We don’t have enough resourcesWe don’t have enough resources

Revert to old behaviorsRevert to old behaviors

Models of Behavior ChangeModels of Behavior Change

Social Support TheorySocial Support Theory

One of several ecological approaches to One of several ecological approaches to personal behavior change whereby the personal behavior change whereby the positive impact of social networks on positive impact of social networks on individual wellness is acknowledgedindividual wellness is acknowledged

Transtheoretical Model (Stages Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change, Stage of Readiness)of Change, Stage of Readiness)

This model integrates both the processes and This model integrates both the processes and principles of change from across theories principles of change from across theories represented aboverepresented aboveStages of Change (Prochaska, J.O. & Velicer, W.F. The Stages of Change (Prochaska, J.O. & Velicer, W.F. The transtheoretical model of health behavior changestranstheoretical model of health behavior changes . Am J . Am J

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Based on the premise that people move through Based on the premise that people move through a series of stages in their attempt to change a a series of stages in their attempt to change a behavior.behavior.

PrecontemplationPrecontemplation

individual is not doing target behavior and individual is not doing target behavior and is not intending to move to the new is not intending to move to the new behaviorbehavior

individual is uniformed about the long-individual is uniformed about the long-term effects of current behaviorterm effects of current behavior

ContemplationContemplation

individual is considering changeindividual is considering change

may stay in this stage for more than 2 yearsmay stay in this stage for more than 2 years

when individual substitutes thinking for action when individual substitutes thinking for action = chronic contemplator= chronic contemplator

ambivalent about changing: see pros and ambivalent about changing: see pros and cons of sustaining the risk behavior as equalcons of sustaining the risk behavior as equal

central element: serious consideration of central element: serious consideration of problem resolutionproblem resolution

PreparationPreparation

defined by making small changesdefined by making small changes

have a plan of action or have made some have a plan of action or have made some behavior changebehavior change

do not yet have a preset behavior criterion do not yet have a preset behavior criterion to reach action stageto reach action stage

immediate intention to engage in the immediate intention to engage in the behaviorbehavior

not a stable stagenot a stable stage

contains people who are more likely to contains people who are more likely to progress than contemplators or progress than contemplators or precontemplatorsprecontemplators

combines the criteria of intention and behaviorcombines the criteria of intention and behavior

ActionAction

individual actively engages in the new behaviorindividual actively engages in the new behavior

overt behavior change has occurred in the last overt behavior change has occurred in the last 6 months6 months

individuals change their behavior, experiences, individuals change their behavior, experiences, or environment in order to overcome their or environment in order to overcome their problemsproblems

modifications are highly visible and receive modifications are highly visible and receive greatest recognition from othersgreatest recognition from others

MaintenanceMaintenance

individual is sustaining the change over individual is sustaining the change over timetime

period of continued change because period of continued change because individual is working to prevent relapse individual is working to prevent relapse and consolidate the gains attained and consolidate the gains attained during the action stageduring the action stage

TerminationTermination

may be the absolute absence of temptation to may be the absolute absence of temptation to engage in old behavior and 100% self-engage in old behavior and 100% self-efficacy in engaging in the new behaviorefficacy in engaging in the new behavior

when considering exercise, formerly when considering exercise, formerly sedentary individuals seem to always be at sedentary individuals seem to always be at risk for relapse and must work to stay in risk for relapse and must work to stay in maintenance stagemaintenance stage

SMART ObjectivesSMART Objectives

SpecificSpecific

MeasurableMeasurable

Achievement-orientedAchievement-oriented

RelevantRelevant

Time-boundTime-bound

FITTFITT

Frequency Frequency

IntensityIntensity

TimeTime

TypeType

What Should You do?What Should You do?

Pay attention to the food pyramidPay attention to the food pyramid

How many colors did you eat today?How many colors did you eat today?

Make Exercise a habitMake Exercise a habit

Fit it in!Fit it in!

Be aware of all dimensions of healthBe aware of all dimensions of health

My prescription for a successful first My prescription for a successful first year of college:year of college:

Keep and open mind about everyone and Keep and open mind about everyone and everythingeverything

Introduce yourself to your professorsIntroduce yourself to your professors

Use a planner and learn time management Use a planner and learn time management NOW!NOW!

Study in small blocks of time with study groupsStudy in small blocks of time with study groups

Don’t work more than 10 hours/weekDon’t work more than 10 hours/week

ExerciseExercise

Eat a colorful dietEat a colorful diet