Health Wellness & Illness

Health Wellness & Illness
& Illness
Health defined in terms of the presence or absence of disease. Nightingale, 1969: defined as a state of being well and using every power the individual possesses
The World Health Organization (WHO): defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
Wellness and Well-Being
Wellness is a state of well-being. Basic concepts include self-responsibility; an ultimate goal; a dynamic process; daily decision making in the areas of nutrition, stress management, physical fitness, health prevention, emotional health, and other aspects of health the whole being of the individual.
Hamrick, and Rosato (2003)
Seven components of wellness . To optimal health and wellness, people must deal with the within each component:
* Physical
* Social
* Emotional
* Intellectual
* Spiritual
* Occupational
* Environmental
MODELS OF HEAITH AND WELLNESS
Clinical Model
The narrowest interpretation of health occurs in the clinical model. People are viewed as physiologic systems with related functions, and health is identified by the absence of signs and symptoms of disease or injury. Many medical practitioners use the clinical model in their focus on the relief of signs and symptoms of disease and elimination of malfunction and pain. When these signs and symptoms are no longer present, the medical practitioner considers the individual s health restored.