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HSS1010: Health Services Foundations

Training Room 1: Defining Health and Wellness

 

Dimensions of Health and Wellness

 

One way to describe health and wellness is to refer to the dimensions of wellness. The dimensions represent different influences on your total health and well-being, including physical, psychological, social, emotional, and spiritual aspects. The dimensions are interdependent—they are constantly interacting with each other.

 

There are many versions of a wellness wheel. Explore this interactive Wellness Wheel.

 

 

This play button opens Wellness Wheel.


Self-Quiz

 

Develop a self-quiz for assessing personal wellness. Follow these guidelines:

  • Your quiz should have at least ten questions and should allow participants to assess their wellness according to dimensions of wellness.
  • You may or may not choose to use the same dimensions of wellness that were described above. You can use the questions in the interactive Wellness Wheel as a guideline.
  • Your questions may be similar to the ones in the interactive Wellness Wheel, but you should use your own words and ideas.
  • The self-quiz should lead to understanding of what makes up wellness.

There are many ways you could create your quiz. Check out Self-Quiz Sample.

 

course folder Save your self-quiz in your course folder. You will need your quiz to complete Training Room 1 Project.

 

After you develop your quiz, answer the questions yourself to start formulating your own definition of wellness.

Discuss icon

Discuss the following questions with a friend, family member, or classmate.

  • Is it realistic to think that your wellness wheel will always be round?
  • What happens if you are physically sick?
  • How would illness affect the other dimensions of your wheel?
  • How much influence do outside factors, such as family, school, work, or social environment, have on the balance in your wellness wheel?