Health and Wellness

Define health according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

• Health is how well your body is on a normal day.

• Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

• Health is not being sick and being able to do normal activities.

• Health is the relationship between the brain and the body.

The definition of wellness is:

• Wellness is feeling fantastic physically.

• Wellness is physical activity done for the purpose of getting physically fit.

• Wellness is optimal health and vitality, encompassing physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, interpersonal, social, and environmental well-being.

• Wellness is a pattern of behavior or ways an individual typically lives.

The maintenance of the body and its overall wellness is called:

• Physical Health

• Psychological Health

• Environmental Health

• Social Health

How a person interacts with the area they live in and how we avoid hazards in it is called:

• Intellectual Health

• Physical Health

• Environmental Health

• Occupational Health

Jamie has been feeling irritated and moody and has been having outbursts of anger at random times. Which aspect of his health is suffering?

• Mental Health

• Emotional Health

• Physical Health

• Intellectual Health

John is an excellent soccer player, but at his last game, he severely injured his right knee and has to sit out for several weeks. Which aspect of her wellness is suffering?

• Social Health

• Physical Health

• Environmental Health

• Emotional Health

All of the following are healthy lifestyles behaviours EXCEPT

• Learning first aid

• Eating expensive food

• Being an informed customer

• Protecting the environment

Intellectual wellness includes which of the following?

• Learning mistakes and moving forward

• Using eco-friendly products

• Focusing on your skills and learning new ones

• Being aware of your feelings

A person who is free from illnesses or conditions that severely limit functioning in society, including antisocial pathologies is

• Socially healthy

• Plysically healthy

• Emotionally healthy

• Spiritually healthy

Physical activity done for the purpose of getting physically fit is known as

• Illness

• Healthy lifestyle

• Exercise

• Wellness